Rich Phillips Email & Phone Number

London

Co-founder, director and CTO. Designing and building London's newest and largest film studio with an emphasis on technology enabled production. Created UK's first permanent ICVFX Virtual Production stage.

London, United Kingdom

Cinteq offers commercially-focussed technology consulting at CTO level to businesses of all sizes- Interim/Fractional CTO/CIO services- Team building and Mentoring- Technology due diligence for investments & acquisitions- Software product and development process analysis and digital transformation advice- Solutions architecture consulting- Operational structure and process improvement consulting- Product strategy development- Systems implementation- Technology vendor selection / negotiation- Failing project recovery

Park Circus is a film distributor based in the United Kingdom, and operating internationally, specialising in the distribution of classic and back catalogue / repertory films for theatrical exhibition.

London

Bailey & Associates are a group of seasoned IT experts with a track record of successfully directing the IT Strategy for hundreds of businesses across the UK

London, United Kingdom

Arts Alliance Media is the global leader in cinema automation software and support services• Key member of Senior Leadership Team responsible for completing the successful sale of AAM to Luxin Rio of China in 2017• Led software development division from 2015 to 2018 resulting in transformation of product quality and productivity through staffing and management restructure and business-wide championing and implementation of agile methodologies and DevOps culture• Envisioned, negotiated and successfully delivered the world’s first truly automated fully managed cinema security key delivery service in partnership with Deluxe Technicolor Digital Cinema• Drove a cloud transformation strategy to transition products and services to a true scalable multi-tenanted SaaS model through embracing AWS cloud services and DevOps methodologies including infrastructure as code, microservices architecture and CI/CD• Represented AAM externally as ambassador through trade press articles, public speaking and industry networking, helping to build AAM’s credibility and success• Key customer influencer instrumental in securing major software contracts with some of the world’s largest cinema circuits, including AMC, Cineworld, Cinepolis and Wanda

• Hired in early start-up stage to lead all technical operations and solutions development• Co-wrote AAM’s response to the UK Film Council’s innovative “Digital Screen Network” RFP and delivered successful proof of concept to win the £15M project against goliath competitors including IBM, BT, Kodak, Technicolor and Dolby• Led all technical aspects of the Digital Screen Network project including vendor selection, integration design, installation processes, support processes and content mastering & delivery system implementation, ensuring that this ground-breaking project was delivered on time and on budget• Responsible for all technological elements of AAM’s Virtual Print Fee cinema digitisation programme, successfully deploying over 5000 screens across Europe, South Africa and Latin America• Championed the creation of AAM’s class leading Theatre Management System software “Screenwriter”, now the most widely deployed TMS across the world and the backbone of AAM’s software and services business• Represented AAM as principle technology expert with customers, suppliers and partners, helping to secure commercial deals, partnerships and to build AAM’s global credibility

• Designed, built and delivered broadcast and media facilities including studios, editing suites, sound suites, broadcast chains and central technical facilities for clients including the BBC, Channel 4, ITN and MPC