Project management services for AV systems build outs including financial and technical oversight. Consulting services for media industry clients including business strategy, M&A, technology assessment and planning, review or preparation of product or project proposals, market research, marketing plans, collateral and PR materials. Specializing in facility and playout automation and monitoring, workflow automation and management, file-based workflows, video servers and the integration of IT and Broadcast technologies. Recent projects include deployment of large scale, IP-based video systems for a major company in the financial services sector.Interested in full time opportunities at the senior management or executive level.

Part of the corporate business development team, identified acquisition candidates leading to two successful acquisitions. Identified and managed relationships with a dozen key strategic partners important for growth and the companies' product strategy, Maintained relationships with over 100 development partners critical to the server product line.

Oversees technology strategy and management of a $65M engineering budget for Broadcast and Media Solutions business coordinating activities across 6 business units and 14 sites worldwide. Started industrial design program to define a common design language across all products to deliver a common identity and to improve usability of products and GUI's. Expanded the coordination and development of cross product line functionaity to all Thomson business units including centralized device/facility monitoring and software license management. Established new quality and project management processes and reporting systems. Responsible for standardization activities, R&D quality and several business wide, process improvement initiatives.

Coordination of strategic marketing and cross-product line development initiatives including standards for monitoring and remote diagnostics and software license management. Also consulted for management on technical aspects of proposed acquisitions. Executive-level client presentations and representation at industry bodies and forums.

Introduced the revolutionary Tektronix Profile Video server in 1995 with responsibility for developing the marketing strategy. Built a community of over 50 developers supporting the product in the first two years. Profile quickly became the leading video server for the broadcast market ramping to over $100M in sales annually within 3 years. Assumed responsibility for Product Management for the server group and later for the entire Grass Valley product portfolio. The division was acquired by a private investor in 2000 and was rebranded Grass Valley Group.

Responsible for guiding product line development including market requirements, review of technical specifications and marketing strategy. Established Odetics as a key competitor in the cart machine marketplace winning business from many key groups against Sony and Panasonic.Defined system specifications for the first TCS2000 and later developed the concept of "caching" spots to video servers to increase reliability and address multi-channel playout requirements..Had direct sales responsibility for the Northeast region of the US during first 3 years with the company and gained substatial market share from entrenched competitors.

Managed launch of BetaCart and Library Management Systems in the US. Worked on all aspects of the product including software definition with engineers in Japan and the go to market planning with the worldwide marketing team. Established relationships with all key traffic and automation partners to drive key strategic relationships that would quickly establish the product as the market leader and defacto standard for spot replay.Worked with the founder to create a US based company to serve local market needs for early media management system, later become Louth Automation.