Arjun Ramamurthy Email & Phone Number

Glendale, CA, US

• Improving the Digital Supply Chain, Bringing Cloud Native SaaS based media orchestration to Post-Production, Mastering and Distribution.
• Responsible for Engineering, Product Management, PMO, QA and operations of our cloud native SaaS digital distribution platform that enables two distinct products, CONNECT - a media distribution solution to deliver.
• Deployed innovative AI and ML tools to drastically reduce the storage and quality check costs by de-duplication of like assets, resulting in dramatic savings in time and money for multi-region delivery of content.
• Developed targeted audience analysis on smart TV and mobile applications enabling greater library monetization
• Led the overhaul of the UI/UX of the platform, introducing a new player for content review, new workflow development and monitoring tools as well as business intelligence for forecasting and billing.
• As part of the C-suite team, advise on the company’s M&A strategy and collaborate with the board.

Technical Advisor to Barco - On HDR ProjectionTechnical Advisor to AMPD Technologies - On Virtual ProductionTechnical Advisor to PSG Equity - On their M&A efforts

Helping the Microsoft Azure M&E team with strategies for Media Production in the Cloud

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Oversee strategic projects for the Film Studio in Production and Post-Production, Collaborative Feature Editing, High Frame Rate, Higher Dynamic Range and Wide Color Gamut Mastering, Media Encoding and processing and.
• Spearheaded the development of multiple Immersive Experiences to demonstrate workflows for utilizing real time game engines in Virtual Production, Pre-visualization and for migrating Feature film assets to VR/AR.
• Developed studio roadmap for 4K productions, with touch points including upscaling, VFX etc.
• Work closely with Feature Post Production and the Visual Effects departments as a technical advisor and also helped to establish the Fox Standard practices for onset, DI, VFX, archive and final delivery for feature.
• Represent Studio at Industry Technical and Trade organizations such as SMPTE, AMPAS, and HPA.

• As a key member of the studio’s Digital Transformation teamo Engineered and operationalized a facility for encoding, transcoding and delivery of motion picture and television assets to Electronic–Sell–Through partners.
• Developed processes and workflow for HDR mastering for Theatrical and Home Video pipelines – which has resulted in over 100 titles released in HDR by Fox.
• Developed a studio workflow and strategy for multi-language/version asset assembly and repurposing – which led to the industry standard referred to as Inter-Operable Master Format (IMF). This is the format for all.
• Established the color pipeline for the studio, developed on-lot Final VFX Review capability on DCI Compliant projectors, enabling Directors and VFX supervisors to final shots on the studio lot.
• Worked closely with industry alliances such as UHDA (Ultra-HD-Alliance) and HDR10+ to develop out the ecosystem for High Dynamic range, from mastering, authoring, and distribution to consumption.
• Led the team in evaluating and recommending HEVC encoders, wrapping and specifications, for all 4K files.

• Designed and oversaw development of an Asset Management and Digital Intermediate Production Workflow and Tracking system for motion picture production. System improved efficiency and provided dramatic cost savings for.
• Engineered a pipeline and developed tools for Digital Cinema (DCI Compliant) mastering, JPEG2000 encoding and MXF wrapping.
• Innovated current production and post-production workflows increasing efficiency, reducing costs, and creating new business opportunities, such as on-set color correction, Digital Dailies and Previews.

• Developed and implemented a Digital Intermediate (DI) production pipeline for motion pictures that was successfully used on the first 4K DI – “Catwoman” (2004)
• Refined a Color Management System for Live Action production, saving approximately $4.5 Million.
• Implemented a Digital Dailies system for Feature productions, incorporating cutlist-parsing, optical effects etc.
• Developed flicker reduction algorithms for aged negative and applied these algorithms in film restoration.
• Patented mechanisms for image compression, digital media distribution and thwarting digital piracy
• Designed and implemented a Color Management System for animation, ensuring color fidelity across various imaging devices, resulting in savings of over 5000 man-hours/picture. This was the first system in the industry.

Chatsworth, CA

• Responsible for design and development of a stereoscopic 3D imaging system for the in-line adjustment and color calibration of display monitors and large screen consumer TVs.
• Developed imaging algorithms and firmware for product line consisting of spectro-radiometers and filter-based photometers and colorimeters- specifically the PR-650 and the PR-704.

• Lead Engineer in developing and deploying in-line Non-Contact Paint Inspection systems at multiple automotive assembly plants. System is based on Moiré fringe pattern analysis and Modulation Transfer Function of.
• Developed Reflective Moiré Fringe pattern analysis for 3D gauging of LCD and glass panels.

Master Of Science (Ms), Computer Engineering

Be, Electronics And Instrumentation