Neil Blake

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Director EAME / Global Integration Manager @ axle ai
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Chesham, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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I’m an industry professional with substantial global experience covering many different roles in both production and post production. I am accustomed to delivering to deadlines and working under pressure to successfully complete projects. My international experience has taught me how to work well with many diverse cultures to get the most out of local teams, whilst making many long term friends in the process. My move to work for Pinnacle Systems in Product Management allowed me to help increase sales of Pinnacle’s existing products and also work through the entire product lifecycles. This included the launch and sales growth through to product sustaining and the EOL of products. The move to Avid through acquisition was not only successful, but rewarding, leading to the roles described below. While at Avid I had a dynamic and high profile Solutions Development role responsible for Avid's EAME Archive business which grew from $2M to being worth over $8M in less than a year. This an exciting time in this sector, with shrinking advertising revenue, customers need to maximise the revenue potential of their media assets. I provide the tools to help them realise this goal.My other key role was managing Avid's 3rd party relationships in EAME. This wide ranging role offered the chance to work with many different companies to help provide Avid's customers with best of breed solutions and the most optimal workflows available. This role was becoming more and more proactive as Avid sought out new and exciting partnerships.Experienced broadcast product marketing manager, excellent communicator, likes nothing better than pitching to customers in highly competitive situations. Focusing on the customer’s needs to tailor product presentations for the customer, with focus on workflow and ROI.Specialties: Constantly adding value to the operation, enabling sales, systems design, problem solving, solutions provider, flexible yet predictable process designer....fixer!

Neil Blake's Current Company Details
axle ai

Axle Ai

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Director EAME / Global Integration Manager
Neil Blake Work Experience Details
  • Chesham Fringe Festival
    Technical Lead
    Chesham Fringe Festival Jul 2024 - Present
    I will plan the technical requirements and organise the technical staffing for all of the Music and comedy venues for the 2025 event.
  • Axle Ai
    Director Eame & Global Integrations
    Axle Ai Jan 2013 - Present
    Boston, Ma, Us
    Working to build the business in EMEA for axle video's radically simple MAM. Working with our existing partners while identifying and signing new partners across Europe and beyond. Axle's product changes everything! Providing affordable media asset management for anyone working with moving images and graphics.
  • The Elgiva
    Technical Operations
    The Elgiva Mar 2019 - Present
    Chesham, Buckinghamshire, Gb
    Typically running the digital cinema system, ingesting DCP films, chasing trailers for future films and ensuring the system is running smoothly and film rundowns are configured correctly.
  • Waterside Media Limited
    Entrepreneur / Director
    Waterside Media Limited Aug 2012 - Present
    Waterside Media limited is a brand new enterprise, bringing a fresh perspective to broadcast and post production media management, backup and archiving. Partner management, connecting companies together to provide customers with significant workflow benefits through collaboration while removing the risk and research time by prequalifying candidate partners.
  • Buryfields Chesham'S Festival Of Music & Comedy
    Technical Manager / Stage Manager
    Buryfields Chesham'S Festival Of Music & Comedy Jun 2013 - Present
    Management for the 'Acoustic Stage' at BURYFields Summer festivals, making sure the acts are on time, on stage, sound checked and ready to go on schedule. Technical setup and system design for the Acoustic Stage PA and monitoring system.Sound engineering for the acoustic stage. Front of house mix for many of the bands. Lighting design and operation for BURYFields Winter Sessions at the Elgiva Theater in Chesham.Designing and setting the lights for the indoor shows as well as driving the light show during the event.
  • Marquis Broadcast
    Business Development Manager
    Marquis Broadcast Mar 2017 - Oct 2018
    Reading, Berkshire, Gb
  • Object Matrix
    Channel Business Development Manager
    Object Matrix Dec 2015 - Jun 2016
    Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Gb
    Helping the amazing team at Object Matrix build their business around Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Working with partners old and new, reengaging with many old friends in the business and enjoying meeting new partners.
  • Cambridge Imaging Systems
    Partner Manager
    Cambridge Imaging Systems Feb 2013 - Aug 2015
    London, Gb
    Building the channel sales in Europe for Imagen by identifying new partners and supporting our existing channels as well as working with key systems integrators to ensure CIS are their first choice in projects requiring web publishing and media management.
  • Avid Technology
    Technology Partner Manager
    Avid Technology Nov 2011 - Aug 2012
    Burlington, Ma, Us
    An experienced partner manager with a gift for interactional work, connecting the right people within Avid and our external partners. Working with partners to provide our projects and sales teams 3rd party products which are included in Avid projects. Negotiating the price, discounts and terms with the partners, growing a business which is worth around $4,000,000 a year. This includes taking care of the due diligence of a new partnership opportunity by weighing up the risk and reward ratios of the relationship, sometimes falling back on a gut instinct which has been nurtured over my 28 years in the industry. I also act as a gate keeper to moderate partnership requests to embrace the optimal partners and provide others with a single point of contact within Avid.
  • Avid Technology
    Solutions Development Eame
    Avid Technology Aug 2005 - Dec 2011
    Burlington, Ma, Us
    European Digital Backup and Archive for Post and Broadcast Workflow Specialist, 3rd party integration & relationship management and API licence applications in EAME.Also help with the design, planning and implementation of a new demo stock control process which streamlined the purchase, loan and logistics of Avid’s EMEA demo inventory which resulted in a saving of over $800,000 in operating costs over 3 years.
  • Pinnacle Systems
    Vision Mixer And Dve Product Manager
    Pinnacle Systems May 1999 - Aug 2005
    Mountain View, Ca, Us
    PM for DveXtreme, and DVEXCEL for EAME, which included the launch of the DVEXCEL in EAME. Luanched the PDS and PDSi range of vision mixers in EAME region for Pinnacle Systems. Worked with customers and resellers to develop fluid workflows and integration of other Pinnacle products in the customer's Studios.
  • Video & Broadcast Consultancy
    Director
    Video & Broadcast Consultancy Sep 1990 - May 1999
    Another diverse evolving position, editing services, world wide operational training, systems design and installation.
  • Ampex
    Demo Artist / Reseller (Scotland)
    Ampex 1989 - 1993
    Successfully introduced Ampex equipment in to the Scottish market. Increasing sales in a competitive market. Including the ACE25 editor, ADO100 DVE and the incredible VISTA vision mixer. As well as the range of betacam VTRs and cameras.
  • In Video Broadcast
    Operator/Engineer/Editor
    In Video Broadcast Jan 1984 - Sep 1990
    Diverse position, covering all aspects of production and post production. Along with supporting the other editors and camera staff in an technical support roll.

Neil Blake Skills

Digital Asset Management Broadcast Digital Video Video Streaming Media Avid Broadcast Television Broadcast Engineering Post Production Digital Media Product Management Television Video Production Vod Iptv Hd Video Business Strategy Management Product Development Strategic Partnerships Problem Solving Tapeless Workflow Business Development Sound Avid Media Composer Networking Media Archive Workflows Integration Digital Tv Media Production Mpeg Entrepreneurship Event Planning Multimedia Product Marketing Digital Signage Video Editing New Media Enterprise Software Web Video Partner Management Dvb Mobile Devices Transcoding Go To Market Strategy Set Top Box Camera Encoding Av Channel Partners

Neil Blake Education Details

  • Jewel & Esk Valley Collage
    Jewel & Esk Valley Collage
    Electrical And Electronics Engineering
  • Broughton High School, Edinburgh
    Broughton High School, Edinburgh

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Neil Blake's current role is Director EAME / Global Integration Manager.

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Neil Blake attended Jewel & Esk Valley Collage, Broughton High School, Edinburgh.

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