Experience

Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE)

• United Kingdom

• Director Standards Development

  • May 2018 - Present

  Head of the standards department at SMPTE, a global standard developing organization in the field of media and entertainment technology.• Leading the SMPTE standards business and its global standards development efforts• Responsible for engagement with SMPTE’s standards members for customer satisfaction and development needs• Developing strategic direction for future standards (incl. cloud infrastructure, software, and opensource projects)• Representing SMPTE in global standards and industry organizations with frequent on-stage presentations at international industry events • Participating in various industry efforts as SMPTE representative to inform about SMPTE’s mission and projects• Responsible for SMPTE’s online platform development and maintenance including AWS and AZURE infrastructure• Leading SMPTE’s IT infrastructure cloud migration utilizing online platforms, automation (AZURE, AWS, Github, MS 365, Power Platform), and restful HTTP API • Led multiple platform migrations (1000+ members) for SMPTE’s online standards collaboration tool, enabling significant cost savings• Heading the development efforts to customize the current online collaboration tool• Managing standard support team, department budget, and KPIs Show less

• Society of Motion Picture and Televison Engineers (SMPTE) TC/SG Chair/Fellow

  • Mar 2006 - May 2018

  I am a long-term participating member in SMPTE. Honored with SMPTE fellowship for outstanding contributions to the society.I am an active member in various SMPTE Technology Committees (10E Essence, 24TB Television and Broadband, 30MR Metadata and Registers, 31FS File Formats and Systems, etc.). I have held a 2-year term as Co-Chair 35PM Media Packaging and Interchange, 2-year term as Co-Chair 31FS File Formats and Systems. I was the Chair of 24TB Study Group (SG) on UHDTV Ecosystem (successfully completed), Co-Chair of SG on HDR Ecosystem (successfully completed) and Chair of the Study Group on Flow Management in Professional Media Networks (ongoing). Show less



Open Media Consulting

• Spain

• Owner/Managing Consultant

  • May 2017 - May 2018

  Founded a consulting business supporting the development of open standards for media application and worked with various industry organizations (SMPTE, VSF, AIMS, NABA) on Media over IP efforts. • Chaired the now concluded SMPTE Study Group on Flow Management in Professional Media Networks • Organized a cross-organizational (SMPTE, VSF, AIMS, NABA) workshop on Media over IP, AMWA NMOS, and SMPTE ST 2110 • Chaired the NABA Media over IP Subcommittee to investigate IP technologies and produced its report • Co-creator and subject matter expert for the SMPTE online course on SMPTE ST 2110 Show less



NBCUniversal, Inc.

• United States

• Director Advanced Digital Media Technology

  • Mar 2013 - Jan 2017

  I worked as an expert member of the Advanced Engineering Department; working closely with the executive team. I coordinated internal teams and vendors on streaming and file-based workflows, including cloud encoding. My role provided technical support for United States and European facilities including conducting research and evaluation for emerging technology (MoIP, DASH, ATSC 3.0, HEVC, UHDTV, HDR, HFR, 3DTV, ACR). I represented NBCU in various standards development efforts and observed developments in industry organizations (AIMS, VSF, NABA, DECE, W3C, IETF, IEEE, WAVE, DASH IF).• Supported the strategic discussion for next-generation technology and its adoption• Managed projects, updating NBCU executive management and training technical teams.• Organized quality assessment reports of compression system in cooperation with vendors’ teams, ensuring compliance test reports of encoding/transcoding systems in file-based and streaming workflows.• Enabled digital distribution or streaming digital supply chain by developing and operationalizing systems for content production/distribution (IMF, MXF, ABR, HLS, DASH).• Supported operational teams, ensuring quality and standards compliance.• Led and supported external research efforts (ACR, 3DTV, Content Identification, and Metadata) that resulted in guidance for business development and thread prevention.• Influenced technology development and protected NBCU’s interests by representing NBCU in international standards and trade organizations (SMPTE, NABA, AIMS, VSF, etc.), becoming Chair of Technology Committee; chaired 3 study groups on next-generation technology.• Informed industry about challenges or requirements by speaking at national and international technology events (SMPTE, NABA, WBU, IBC, EBU), supporting the adoption of standards.• Received NBC Universal Ovation Award, Co-Inventor on 7x patents.• Honored with SMPTE fellowship for outstanding contributions to the society. Show less

• Digital Video Engineer

  • Oct 2008 - Feb 2013

  Working within the Advanced Engineering department reporting into the executive team, I was responsible for Research and Development efforts in file based workflows. I was considered a specialist for all major file formats and codec’s. Other areas included conducting external product evaluation and recommendations for improvement. Also SMPTE white paper submissions as well as Support for US and European facilities.



Universal Pictures (London)

• Digital Video Engineer

  • Jul 2007 - Oct 2008

  I supported the expansion of NBCU's digital media business across Europe in conjunction with the Universal Picture International team. • Supported the strategy discussion about NBCU's international digital media supply change • Communicated with and consulted technical and non-technical departments on digital media systems with regard to encoding, transcoding, and distribution of the system, raising awareness for digital distribution, and helping establish digital workflows for content delivery. • Analyzed and evaluated digital media system for usage in NBCU, ensuring workflows for content creation and distribution to NBCU international customers were accurate. Show less



NBC Universal (Los Angeles)

• Digital Video Engineer

  • Jan 2006 - Jul 2007

  Digital Video Engineer for workflow designs within the digital media business strategy group. Development of the internal encoding department. Process implementation for EST and VOD products in the Network Operations Center. Product evaluation and recommendations for improvement. SMPTE participant for NBC Universal. Support for metadata collection and management. Planned, established, and cultivated Encoding Department for NBCU postproduction facility as well as initial encoding projects and business. • Facilitated business development that led to expansion of fresh and innovative Electronic Sell Thru (EST), Video-On-demand (VOD) projects and establishment of web content portals. • Coordinated with NBCU Network Operation Center, merging Broadcast and EST / VOD workflows (ingest, transcoding delivery) for cost-effective new media content creation and delivery. • Facilitated content creation and delivery to mobile platforms by working with operational teams, enabling file-based delivery of NBCU content to costumers. • Ensured standard operating procedures were understood and utilized as per design specifications by managing employees and following standard troubleshooting procedures. Show less



Ascent Media Group (Los Angeles)

• Operations Manager Encoding

  • Feb 2001 - Jan 2006

  Consultant and post production supervisor for content delivery to the German film market. Manager for compression, digital asset management and content delivery operations. Planned, established, and cultivated Encoding Department. Led and supervised Encoding Department with staff of 3 people in overseeing day-to-day operations and training implementation. • Created new business and made existing business more profitable by providing business development support through research and implementation of new encoding projects. • Improved efficiency in digital distribution workflows by overseeing Digital Asset Management (DAM) operation (ingest, metadata annotation, and transcoding). • Reduced rejection rate and improved quality of movie products by serving as consultant and postproduction supervisor to European markets, specifically in Germany; created client awareness of issues in film production. • Minimized customer stress levels and ensured high level of quality for product by troubleshooting and fixing technical problems. • Implemented, operated, and evaluated projects on time and within budget. Show less



Cologne Broadcasting Center

• QC Manager

  • Mar 1996 - Feb 2001

  Quality Control Manager and Sound Assistant. Publication of a technical newspaper. - Performed technical quality control for international TV series and feature films - Supported efforts to define delivery specifications for multiple costumers - Was the point of contact for multiple customers to capture requirements - Led the team of up to 10 QC operators and approved all technical QC reports - Wrote a technical newsletter for customers to educate on the QC process and findings - Worked with and trained at international post house to understand the content production process Show less



Self-employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Database Development

  • 1996 - 2001

  Development of a multilingual QC database and a database for storage and work order management. - Worked with clients on requirements documents to reflect and channel their needs - Designed user interfaces for efficient data entry and dashboards for information visualization - Performed quality assurance and performance optimization - Served as customer support for product updates and troubleshooting - Developed data models for relational databases Development of a multilingual QC database and a database for storage and work order management. - Worked with clients on requirements documents to reflect and channel their needs - Designed user interfaces for efficient data entry and dashboards for information visualization - Performed quality assurance and performance optimization - Served as customer support for product updates and troubleshooting - Developed data models for relational databases



BHF Prod. / Studio V8 / WDR (West German Television), Cologne, Germany

• Freelance Camera Assistant/Editor

  • Jan 1993 - Oct 1997

  Freelance Camera Assistant in industrial films, studio and field productions (mainly talk shows and music events with broadcast truck), as well as an AVID editor. Realization of a CD-Rom project. - Worked in studios and facilitated the camera setup and maintenance - Worked on OB trucks for field production and facilitated camera setup and maintance Freelance Camera Assistant in industrial films, studio and field productions (mainly talk shows and music events with broadcast truck), as well as an AVID editor. Realization of a CD-Rom project. - Worked in studios and facilitated the camera setup and maintenance - Worked on OB trucks for field production and facilitated camera setup and maintance



Ingenieur Buero Ewalds

• Germany
• Travel Arrangements

• Software Developer

  • Feb 1991 - Dec 1992

  Software development in several programming languages (C, Pascal, Fortran, and Assembler) on UNIX operation systems for the nuclear industry, car manufacturers, and pharmaceutical industry. - Led efforts to create requirements documents, flowcharts, and software documentation - Interfaced with customers to translate their needs into efficient software and processes - Led the software development process from conception to documentation, implementation, quality assurance, and final delivery to the client - Main point of contact for support and trouble shooting Show less