Tim Felstead Email & Phone Number

Basingstoke, England, United Kingdom

My focus is live, remote and IP production markets including video and audio processing such as hardware/software/cloud based switchers as well as management layers such as network orchestration, scheduling, broadcast control, signal management, operational management. Cloud services for live related secondary OTT broadcast, social media clipping/fan engagement are also key parts of current live production environments. I am the person responsible for revenue management throughout Europe for the associated product lines, including associated forward planning for market and product development, new product introductions, thought leadership and other forms of marketing intelligence. An amazingly dynamic technology and business area in which to work!

Weybridge, England, United Kingdom

Brilliantly delivering world class automation, playout and management solutions to the broadcast communityA brilliant little company filled with excellent people. I thoroughly enjoyed this short contract and my time working at Pebble, and it was both a happy and sad day when telling them I was moving to Sony.My time was spent creating the following:-Several thought leadership items as diverse as SCTE triggers for digital ad insertion over complex multi-tier networks, API interfacing for both automation and channel processing solutions, cloud and IP transitions for customers.A variety of web and data sheet content updates for all solutions components, including Pebble Control and Web Monitoring and Control.Close work with Sales and Engineering leadership to vision and document the cloud customer pathway for Pebble customers including the related communications items for presentations and pitches.Close work with graphics sub-contractors to enable the accurate creation of diagrams to support all of the above.Several press and other related items.A provocative opinion piece that may never see the light of day but was great fun to write!A wonderful company and a thoroughly enjoyable experience. I would highly recommend this company to anyone thinking of making an application to join them.

Munich Area, Germany

Business analysis and market intelligence offering data support to all lines of business throughout the Division for the benefit of senior management, product line leaders, product managers and sales / marketing functions. Preparation of competitive studies, shares, trends with continuous interface to financial controlling. Management of the business planning process and preparation of materials supported by quantitative and qualitative information. Technical Partner Program Management.

Munich Area, Germany

 Transformational management opportunity to turn an engineering led company to a market and customer oriented in a highly dynamic market (software to hardware, capex to opex, products to solutions/SaaS etc) Focus on transforming working practices in business management, product management, process and human resource selection/development. Full marketing budget responsibility (approx. €1m) Tight working relationship with Product Management across the division and all product lines. Corresponding central role in Division management team. Responsible for all aspects of business planning  M&A activity o Led the strategic acquisition of a SaaS company to enable a change of direction and company transformation. Reporting directly to the Head of Division (approx. 10% of R&S Corporate in revenue terms)

Newbury Uk

 Leadership of the product marketing team to re-launch the company at IBC 2015 as SAM Responsible for major and minor show activities (NAB and IBC, Broadcast Asia, CABSAT…) Drove the wholesale re-write of company collateral to new brand Sales activity support worldwide White paper and opinion piece generation to promote key company technologyo Examples – IP and transition strategies, media server technology and development, replay and editing workflows, Playout and the move to cloud provision for OTT streaming, live events in linear playout environmentso Multiple press articles and opinion pieces, blogs Member of AIMS (Alliance for Interoperable Media Solutions) marketing group since inception Worldwide segment marketing focus in 2017 on Sports and Live Production o Stimulate lead generation across all product lines o Promote all live production related products across the company to sports markets

Uk

Develop UK sales for R&S Broadcast and Media products in the UK

Letchworth Garden City

Objective - drive the success of ATG forward and further leverage the incredible competencies and skills at this leading International Broadcast Systems Integrator.

Winnersh

Business team leader for all transmission, contribution and distribution products across EMEA.

My role was to manage all Thomson Systems SBU product lines sold to BSkyB in the UK, plus to manage our Set Top Box relationship with Sky Italia. Businesses included Broadcast production and management (Grass Valley), Set Top Boxes and IP systems such as home gateways. This was a relationship ownership role.

Ownership of the sales and revenue performance for the Grass Valley business with Thomson in the area. Leadership of the 60+ staff based in the UK. Development of the business bringing 20% growth year on year over the 3 years tenure.

Responsible for process development and implementation, systems development for the worldwide sales group (Siebel, SF.com), reporting and analysis running a small team of reporting to WW Sales Director.

Market Research, sizing for product groups, feedback and guidance to product groups, acquisition/merger due diligence, high level presentations, marketing activities - Primarily focus on Broadcast Production and Acquisition Market

Mba

Msc, Computing And Communications

Master'S Degree, Information Technology

Bsc, Applied Chemistry