Sean Coughlin was president and founder of Cinetech, which became the world leader in film preservation and restoration — with an estimated 35% of the market — under his watchful eye and hands-on management style.Sean's career in the film service industry began in 1980 when he joined Cinema Services, a small specialty film laboratory in Northern New Jersey. There he mastered the intricacies of working with film and the special care required in handling, restoring, preserving and archiving classic films.In 1990, he moved to California where he founded Cinetech. With his strong dedication to customer service, many East Coast-based customers followed him to Cinetech and continue to work with him today. He founded Image Protection Services (ImagePro) as successor to Cinetech in 2015.Coughlin has also consulted on several projects of historical significance where his film knowledge and keen eye have proven of value. During his early years in the industry, he was personally involved in the restoration of such film classics as Intolerance, Birth of a Nation, Napoleon, and early Thomas Edison films.ImagePro currently works on film from many major film libraries around the world. MGM/UA, Warner Bros., Paramount and Sony Pictures Entertainment regularly entrust their most prized classic films to Cinetech. Special Collections work has included projects on the Frank Capra Collection, the Library of Congress, UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Museum of Modern Art.To encourage the next generation of film technicians, Sean is a strong supporter of AMIA, the Association of Moving Image Archivists, the professional association focused on the preservation and restoration of film, and a member of SMPTE, Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers.