Kaif Pape | IT Leader, Game Developer, Author, Creator

About

I keep the systems running. Then I build worlds.

Kaif Pape, arms folded, in a black shirt — Kaif Pape Senior IT Media Administrator

By day I lead the broadcast infrastructure behind Television Jamaica at RJRGLEANER Communications Group: the storage, servers, networks and people that keep live TV on air. I have spent 15 years in broadcast and print media IT, rising from the help desk to Senior IT Media Administrator.

The rest of the time I make things. A voxel action RPG called Deeper Than Memory. Jamaican folk horror, cozy fantasy and Scottish Highland romance, all as Kaif Pape. Trailers, motion graphics and films for my YouTube channel. Same mind, same discipline: plan it, build it, ship it.

Day job: Senior IT Media Administrator, RJRGLEANER
Based in: Jamaica
Studying: BSc Technology Management, Vector Technology Institute
Making: A game, novels, a channel

01 IT Leadership

Systems that
keep news on air.

IT infrastructure and systems leader with 15 years in broadcast and print media. I keep live TV and corporate systems stable under deadline pressure and take upgrades from proof of concept to go-live.

15^yrsBroadcast and print media IT

500⁺Staff supported

40⁺Live events run

1^PB+Broadcast storage

10⁺Vendors managed

Oct 2023 – Present

Senior IT Media Administrator

RJRGLEANER Communications Group, Kingston

Lead Television Jamaica's broadcast infrastructure (1 PB+ storage) and IT support for 500+ staff.
Led the upgrade of TVJ's Media Asset Management (MAM) system, significantly reducing downtime and improving speed, reliability and scalability.
Led IT for major live coverage: General Election 2025, World Champs, National Trials and the Olympics.
Manage 10+ vendors and technical support partners on system upgrades and SLA commitments.
Manage Check Point and WatchGuard firewalls and VPNs; co-manage the Darktrace AI security platform.
Run proofs of concept for new solutions, including cloud storage and LTO archive upgrades.

Aug 2021 – Oct 2023

IT Media Systems Administrator

RJRGLEANER Communications Group, Kingston

Supported TVJ's broadcast systems; administered Entra ID (Azure AD) and Active Directory.
Maintained physical and virtual broadcast servers and endpoints, keeping on-air systems stable.
Served as primary technical support for outside broadcasts.

Dec 2014 – Aug 2021

Junior Technical Support Specialist

The Gleaner Company (Media) Ltd., Kingston

Supported business applications, virtual servers, Active Directory and IP PBX telephony.
Ran backup and restore procedures; configured, diagnosed and repaired PCs, printers and devices.

Jul 2011 – Dec 2014

Help Desk Assistant

The Gleaner Company Ltd., Kingston

Promoted to Junior Technical Support Specialist in 2014.

Highlight

TVJ Media Asset Management upgrade

Led with the vendor from proof of concept through to go-live. The new MAM significantly reduced downtime and made Television Jamaica's broadcast environment faster, more reliable and ready to scale.

Core skills

Windows ServerVMwareVeeamRack serversMAMLTO Microsoft Entra IDActive DirectoryMicrosoft 365Cloud storage Cisco Catalyst & NexusCheck PointWatchGuardDarktraceIP PBX Project managementStaff trainingVendors & SLAsLive broadcasts

Education

BSc, Technology ManagementVector Technology Institute, expected 2027

AS, Computer Systems TechnologyVector Technology Institute, 2023

Supervisory Management TrainingRJRGLEANER Communications Group, 2022

Request my resume → LinkedIn ↗

02 Game Development / Kaif Pape presents Deeper Than Memory

The ground opened like a book, and every page was a kingdom. Now the Gloam is rising and the world is forgetting. An isometric voxel action RPG about memory, light and what waits below.

In developmentComing soon to Steam Early Access

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Four heroes

The Warrior, the Paladin, the Mage and the Archer, each with their own weapon, six skills and way to fight. Play as a man or a woman, and Ascend at level 50 to unlock new powers.

The Great Well of Lanternhold glowing at night

02 / 04

The Depths

Beneath every town lies a Well, and beneath every Well, the Depths. They reshape themselves every time you descend. Mark Waystones, burn a Wayfire Ember to carry treasure home, and face a Legend of the Old Light on every tenth Depth.

03 / 04

The world above

Cross the land on foot through ancient forests, frozen lakes, desert dunes and fields of fire, and five towns, each with its own Well.

04 / 04

Beyond the hundredth Depth

The Sunward Galleon to Port Lignum, the Endless Depths, and rare wings and companions few will ever find. How deep will you go?

Watch the trailers ↗ Steam page coming soon

03 Author

Every genre.One name.

Duppy stories told after dark, a warm island where the bread knows what you need, and the glens of the eighteenth-century Highlands. Every book is written as Kaif Pape. Choose a cover to read the story, or find the full catalogue on Amazon.

Jamaican folk horrorStandalone thrillers

Old spirits, family debts and the nine nights of a Jamaican wake. Available on Amazon.