• Ref# 1237206466
• General Manager / EVP in New York

Summary:

Executive Management professional with over (26) years of experience in Entertainment & Media, Digital Cinema, Digital Media, Broadband, Broadcast, Film, Post Production, Cable, Mobile, Wireless, Professional Audio, Home Entertainment, and Consumer Electronics Markets.
Extensive Executive Management experience in Business Development, Sales Management, Technology Management, and Marketing Management, generating over $400 million dollars in new entertainment technology and digital media business for leading Entertainment & Media companies.

Experience Summary:

General Manager / EVP

• Manage $120 million dollar entertainment & media division generating over 30% CAGR. Manage operations, marketing, sales, strategy, service, product support, and systems integration programs for digital cinema projector and server product lines, focused on the six (6) major studios, 3-D, post production, digital cinema (2K/4K), and digital intermediate (DI) markets. Manage a direct staff of ten (10). Report to the President.
• Develop global strategic alliance agreements for global sales and service support programs, forming the basis for the global strategic alliance and operations merger in North America.
• Direct business development with Walt Disney Studios, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Deluxe Laboratories, DreamWorks SKG, Warner Brothers, EFILM, Dolby Laboratories, Regal, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), Panavision, NBC/Universal, Post Logic Studios, Encore, Technicolor, SGI-Silicon Graphics, and Ascent Media Group.
• Create new business and technology opportunities for projects like Disney Digital's Chicken Little in 3-D. Manage business development with leading 3-D technology companies. Support 3-D post production business development with companies including Dolby Laboratories, Lucasfilm, and Skywalker Sound.
• Build North American organization from start-up through profitability, establishing business in Top-10 exhibition, Tier-2 exhibition, post production, and digital intermediate markets.
• Manage business plans and financing models in conjunction with the Board of Directors, GE Commercial Finance, and Wall Street Financial Firms, developing business models which move digital cinema adoption rates forward.
• Create award winning global advertising programs in leading entertainment industry trade publications. Contribute to industry expert articles in The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and Forbes. Participate on industry leading panel discussions. Responsible for NAB, ShoWest, IBC, CinemaExpo, InfoComm, and ShowEast.
• Develop end-to-end content solutions across multiple digital platforms including digital cinema distribution via satellite incorporating security, DRM, scheduling, and back office systems.
• Develop strategic business plans and strategic marketing programs. Manage digital cinema premieres for leading studios including DreamWorks SKG's Shrek2 at Global Film Festivals including Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival.

Education:

MBA, Master of Business Administration
BSME/BSEE Bachelor of Science in Mechanical & Electrical Engineering