Jay Adrick, a 44+ year veteran of the broadcast industry, is a leader in the design and integration of digital broadcasting systems.
In his current position at Harris, he is leading the development of the MPH In-Band Mobile DTV system, providing strategic guidance for the development of new broadcast products and representing Harris in the world of broadcast standards.
Earlier in his career at Harris, Jay led the teams that designed and built many of the leading broadcast facilities including The Golf Channel, The Weather Channel, The Discovery Channel, National Public Radio, The Voice of America, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Iraqi Media Network and many other broadcast facilities. He also led the product development for the Harris FlexiCoder, MasterPlus and MonitorPlus products during the US digital rollout as well as leading the technical team that designed the Harris/PBS DTV Express.
In addition to his Harris duties, Jay is member of the board of directors and former Vice Chairman of the Advanced Television Systems Committee and is currently a board member of the ATSC Forum. In addition, he has served on both of the FCC Media Security and Recovery Councils.
A member of the Society of Broadcast Engineers, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers and the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers, he has authored and presented a large number of technical papers and chaired various technical presentations. Prior to joining Harris, he was a professor of Communications at Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio) for eight years and also taught broadcasting courses at the University of Cincinnati. While at Xavier, he served as the director of radio and television and was a founder of public radio station WVXU-FM. His broadcast career began in radio engineering in Cincinnati and he has worked for several radio and television stations in the Cincinnati market, serving in various engineering, production, on air and management roles.
Mr. Adrick holds a Bachelor of Science degree in communication arts and a Masters degree in educational communications from Xavier University.
Anthony Caruso is a professional Engineer and Director of New Broadcast Technologies at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. . In 1982, Mr. Caruso joined the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as RF Spectrum Engineer, and was later promoted to Senior Standards Engineer responsible for the development of CBC specifications and standards, and thereafter to Director of New Broadcast Technologies. Mr. Caruso has been actively involved in writing and presenting original scientific papers on new developments on broadcast technologies to the various international conferences namely IBC, NAB, SMPTE, and making substantial contributions to international standards and standards organizations, such as ITU, SMPTE, AES, WBU. Since the early 90’s he had been involved with the ATSC and HDTV organizing the first HDTV satellite transmission between Tokyo and Ottawa. He was an active member of the Canadian DTV (former CDTV) group and ABSOC (Advanced broadcasting systems committee) working in the early development of HDTV in Canada. Caruso represents the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation at the Engineering Committees at SMPTE, ATSC, NABA, WBU and other international organizations. He is currently Chair of the Digital Mobile TV Group in Canada, and the Vice-Chair of the North American Broadcasting Association - Technical Committee (NABA-TC). Furthermore, Mr Caruso is the Editor-in Chief of the “CBC Technology Review Magazine”, a semi-annual online magazine that showcases CBC developments and innovations in broadcast technology.
Lynn Claudy is Senior VicePresident of Technology for the National Association of Broadcasters. He joined NAB in 1988 as a staff engineer and held positions of Director of Advanced Engineering and Technology and Vice President before assuming his present position in February 1995.
Prior to joining NAB, he was employed by Hoppmann Corporation, a communications systems integration firm where he held a variety of technical and management positions. He also was a part-time professor in the Physics Department at the American University in Washington, DC, where he taught courses in acoustics and audio technology. Previous to that, he was a development engineer at Shure Brothers Inc., a manufacturer of audio equipment. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oberlin College, a B.S.E.E. from Washington University in St. Louis and an M.S.E.E. degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He is a member of IEEE, SMPTE, SBE and AES.
Mark Eyer is the Director of Systems for the Technology Standards Office of Sony Electronics. He represents Sony in standards committees including ATSC, CEA, and SCTE. Eyer earned his BSEE (1973) and MSEE (1978) from University of Washington, and has participated in ATSC since 1994; as chair of S8 Transport Specialists group since 2002. He is the author of McGraw-Hill book PSIP: Program and System Information Protocol and was awarded the 2005 ANSI Finegan Standards Medal. In 2007, he was awarded the Excellence in Standards Award by SCTE and the Bernard Lechner Outstanding Contributor Award by ATSC. His most recent work in ATSC includes contributions to ATSC 2.0 NWIP, as co-chair of PC-4, and the Non-Real-Time services standard.
John Godfrey, Board of Directors Chairman is Vice President of Government and Public Affairs for Samsung Information Systems America, the U.S. R&D subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea. Based in Washington, D.C., he represents Samsung in external relations with government and industry, focusing on technical regulations related to digital television, wireless spectrum, broadband, accessibility, environment, and other areas.
In January 2011, Godfrey was elected chairman of the Board of Directors of the Advanced Television Systems Committee, the standards developing organization for digital television broadcasting in North America.
An active participant in the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), Godfrey is a member of CEA’s Board of Industry Leaders, Division Executive Board (as past chair), Video Division Board, and Government Affairs Council, among others.
Prior to joining Samsung, Godfrey was vice president of government affairs for Pioneer North America; and previously, he was director of government affairs for Sony Electronics, also in Washington. Earlier, he was with the Information Technology Industry Council, a trade association of leading information technology companies; the National Research Council, the policy research arm of the National Academies of Science and Engineering; and SRI International.
Godfrey has a Master’s degree in Telecommunications from George Washington University, a Master’s degree in East Asian Studies from Stanford University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Government from the University of Texas.
Brett Jenkins is the VP and CTO at LIN Media. Prior to joingin LIN, Brett was the Vice President of Technology at ION Media Networks. In that role, he supported ION’s development and evaluation of advanced television business models and oversaw the direction and implementation of several digital television and mobile programs. Before joining ION, Brett spent 15 years at Thomson/Comark where he held a variety of management, business development and engineering positions. Brett has been active in broadcast industry groups involving DTV, and is currently the chair of S4-3. Over the past three years, he has been very active in the OMVC’s Technical Advisory Group focusing on issues involving Mobile DTV.
James Kutzner is Chief Engineer at PBS where he oversees engineering and technical projects within PBS, including technical planning, development, and support of current and future operational systems. Kutzner is a member of the ATSC Board and is the Vice Chair of the ATSC Planning Committee. He is also Vice Chair of the OMVC’s Technical Advisory Group. He holds a Masters degree in Engineering Management from George Washington University and a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Minnesota. He is a Fellow of SMPTE and a member of the IEEE.
Brian Markwalter is Vice President of Technology and Standards for the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), a trade association with more than 2200 members representing the $161 billion U.S. consumer technology industry. Mr. Markwalter is responsible for overseeing CEA's ANSI-accredited standards development operation and provides key engineering support to the association and its membership groups. Under Mr. Markwalter's direction, CEA hosts more than 70 committees, subcommittees and working groups that produce standards used in millions of consumer devices. CEA standards are referenced by EPA, FCC and other government agencies. In addition, CEA was awarded a Technology Emmy for its closed caption standards that help millions of hearing impaired viewers. Mr. Markwalter represents CEA's technical interests in industry and international venues related to digital television, spectrum management, standards and intellectual property, and energy efficiency. Mr. Markwalter has participated in joint U.S.-China development programs on standards and presented at FCC workshops on a variety of subjects.
Mr. Markwalter has a long history of standards activities, including participation in ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1 SC 25 on home electronic systems and IEC TC100 on Multimedia Systems. CEA administers the U.S. Technical Advisory Group for IEC TC100 on Multimedia Systems. Mr. Markwalter also participates in standards activities in the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers, and Advanced Television Systems Committee. Mr. Markwalter is currently on the ATSC Board of Directors.
Prior to joining CEA, Mr. Markwalter worked as Director at Intellon Corporation, a semiconductor company specializing in power line communications. In this role, he helped develop and launch the technology adopted by the HomePlug Powerline Alliance for data networking over residential power lines and holds several patents in this area. Mr. Markwalter holds BS and MS EE degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology and is a licensed professional engineer.
Glenn Reitmeier, is Vice President of Technology Standards, Policy & Strategy at NBC Universal. Since joining NBC in 2002, he was involved in the creation and launch of NBC's high-definition cable channel, Universal-HD, and the NBC Weather Plus DTV multicast channel. He currently leads NBC Universal's team that contributes to industry standards committees, provides technology input on policy issues and handles the technical aspects of the company's commercial agreements. Glenn is also the Chairman of the Board of the ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) and actively involved in its activities to create standards for DTV broadcasting to mobile and handheld devices. He is also a Board member of NABA (North American Broadcasters Association) and a Vice-Chair of NABA's Technical Committee.
Prior to joining NBC Universal, he spent 25 years in digital video research and development at Sarnoff Labs. Glenn is widely recognized as a pioneering visionary, creator and architect of digital television. Early in his career, he was instrumental in establishing the ITU 601 component digital video standard, which is currently in worldwide use as the backbone of modern television broadcasting and production facilities. During the competitive phase of HDTV standardization, Glenn lead the Sarnoff-Thomson-Philips-NBC development of Advanced Digital HDTV, which pioneered the use of MPEG compression, packetized transport, and multiple video formats. Glenn was a key member of the Digital HDTV Grand Alliance, taking a leadership role in its formation and in all of its all technical decisions, communications with government and industry, and interoperability efforts that lead to establishing the ATSC digital television standard.
Glenn is the recipient of the SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) Progress Medal and the Leitch Gold Medal, and is an inaugural member of the CEA's (Consumer Electronics Association) Academy of Digital Television Pioneers. He holds over 50 patents in digital video technology and is recognized in the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame.
Andy Scott is Vice President of Engineering for the National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA). NCTA is the principal trade association for the U.S. cable industry. Its members provide video programming, broadband Internet access, wireline and wireless phone, and other services throughout the United States. Mr. Scott is responsible for analyzing and evaluating technical and engineering issues on behalf of the industry that arise in federal regulatory and legislative proceedings. Mr. Scott also represents the industry in standards and specifications development organizations in furtherance of public policy objectives, particularly in the areas of cable system architecture and design, field engineering and operations.
Mr. Scott joined the cable industry in 1978, where he has held a number of positions in engineering and deployment of advanced communications services to residential, business, and governmental cable customers.
Mr. Scott has served as NCTA representative to the National Reliability and Interoperability Council (NRIC) and the Media Security and Reliability Council (MSRC). He presently serves on the Communications Sector Coordinating Council and the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee's Industry Executive subcommittee (NSTAC IES).
Mr. Scott also serves on the Board of Directors of the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) and the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) Engineering Committee. Mr. Scott holds an MS degree in Computer Science.
Peter Symes, SMPTE
Peter Symes gained his Bachelor of Science degree with honors in 1967 and began his career in television in the engineering department of the British Broadcasting Corporation. He worked in product management for Philips and Central Dynamics before joining Grass Valley. From 1983 to 2007 he held a number of positions with responsibilities that include strategic planning, intellectual property, and technological liaison. He represented Grass Valley in many organizations including the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) where he served two terms as Engineering Vice President and one as Financial Vice President. In July 2007 he left Grass Valley to join SMPTE staff as Director of Standards & Engineering.
Symes holds patents and is the joint recipient of Emmy awards for the architecture of the digital picture processor. He is a Senior Member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEEE), and a Fellow of SMPTE.
He has written and presented numerous papers at industry conferences, and is the author of Video Compression (1998), Video Compression Demystified (2001), and Digital Video Compression (2003), all published by McGraw Hill. He has also contributed to other books, including Understanding Digital Cinema (Focal Press, 2004) and two editions of the NAB Engineering Handbook.
John I. Taylor is Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications for LG Electronics USA, Inc. Active in ATSC activities for many years, Taylor also currently serves as Chairman of the ATSC Communications Committee in addition to his role as a member of the ATSC Board of Directors. Taylor represents LG Electronics on the Board of Industry Leaders and Video Division Board of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). He is Chairman of the CEA Communications Committee and a member of the CEA Foundation Board. In addition to chairing the Plasma Display Coalition, Taylor serves on the boards of directors of the Open Mobile Video Coalition Manufacturers’ Forum and Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, and on boards of trustees of The Media Institute and the Library of American Broadcasting.
Taylor’s industry experience includes serving as Chairman of the Digital HDTV Grand Alliance public affairs group, past Chairman of the CEA Video Division and former Chairman of the CEA HDTV Promotion Committee. Previous experience also includes the boards of the Digital TV Transition Coalition, the ATSC Forum and the Museum of Broadcast Communications. Active in digital television since 1988, Taylor is a charter member of the Academy of Digital Television Pioneers (and recipient of its highest honor, the Industry Leadership Award).
Since 2000, he has served as LG’s senior U.S. industry relations and government affairs executive. Taylor represents the company before the U.S. government and in industry organizations. He also is chief media spokesman and public relations strategist for LG Electronics in the United States. Taylor joined Zenith in 1981 and was named the company’s senior public affairs executive in 1987 and a corporate officer in 1993. (Zenith merged with LG Electronics in 1999.) He earned an M.S. degree from the Medill Graduate School of Journalism, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., and a B.A. from DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind.
Craig Todd's involvement with multichannel sound spans more than 25 years, beginning with his initial work on Dolby Surround sound in 1977. Since 1992 he has focused his efforts on bringing multichannel digital audio to the consumer. He was instrumental in establishing Dolby Digital in DTV, CATV, and DVD formats, and has most recently made major technical contributions to the technology strategy and systems architecture of Dolby's Digital Cinema system.
A holder of more than 20 patents, Craig has participated in standards-setting activities for the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), the Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) project, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), the International Telecommunications Union (ITU-R), the Audio Engineering Society (AES), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). He is a Fellow of both the AES and SMPTE, and in 2002 was awarded the SMPTE Samuel L. Warner Memorial Medal for contributions to motion picture sound.
Craig holds a BS degree in physics from the California Institute of Technology.
Yiyan Wu is a Principle Research Scientist with the Communications Research Centre in Ottawa, Canada. He has been involved in the DTV research and standards development since early 1990s. He is an IEEE Fellow, the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting, and the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society representative to the ATSC.
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