Thomas Edwards

CEO

Los Angeles, California, United States30 yrs 10 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led Emmy Award-winning technology initiatives.
  • Expert in cloud solutions for media and entertainment.
  • Pioneered standards in broadcast engineering.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Media & Entertainment technology leader with expertise in cloud solutions and broadcast engineering.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cloud ComputingAmazon Web Services (aws)Media & EntertainmentBroadcast EngineeringTechnology EvangelismFile-based WorkflowsStandards DevelopmentInterconnection EngineeringVideo EngineeringStreaming MediaProduct ManagementVideo ProductionWeb Development

Other Skills

Solutions ArchitectureEmerging TechnologiesBroadcast TechnologiesStandardizationTechnical ChallengesLive IP ProductionIP-over-Satellite TechnologyVideo File TransferSupply Chain AutomationFile TransferMulticast DistributionOnline Video ProductionStreaming TechnologyStreaming Media ApplicationsArtificial Intelligence (AI)

About

Media technologist with background in video encoding, IP networking, file-based workflows, cloud, digital television, satellite transmission, and engineering standards development. Opinions are my own.

Experience

30 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 4 mos
Average Tenure
5 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Amazon web services (aws)

2 roles

Senior Manager, Solutions Architecture

Promoted

Aug 2024Present · 1 yr 9 mos · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

  • Managing a team of media and entertainment specialist solution architects covering the Americas, and working with key customers on strategic technology efforts.
Cloud ComputingAmazon Web Services (AWS)Solutions Architecture

Principal Solutions Architect - Media & Entertainment

Jan 2021Aug 2024 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

  • Responsible for educating customers, system integrators, and strategic consultancies on emerging technologies and solutions that are transforming the Media & Entertainment industry.
Cloud ComputingEmerging TechnologiesMedia & Entertainment

The walt disney company

VP Engineering & Development

Mar 2019Sep 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Analyze new broadcast technologies, including lab PoCs; Advise the business about new technologies; Standardize technologies if appropriate; and Evangelize technologies internally and to the industry when needed; support technical challenges in on-air operations.
Broadcast TechnologiesStandardizationTechnical ChallengesBroadcast EngineeringTechnology Evangelism

Fox (film, tv & sports)

VP Engineering & Development

Oct 2007Mar 2019 · 11 yrs 5 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

  • VP at FOX Networks Engineering & Operations Advanced Technology Group, performed research, testing, evaluation, PoC development, standards development, and technology evangelism for file based workflows, live IP production, FOX's Emmy Award-winning HDTV satellite distribution system, encoding/transcoding, 4K/HDR/HFR, VM/cloud solutions, and Internet streamed video. Received Emmy Award innovator statue for work on VSF TR-03 which lead to SMPTE ST 2110. Represented FOX NE&O in SMPTE, VSF, IEEE, ATSC, Ultra HD Forum, UHD Alliance, and Streaming Video Alliance.
File-Based WorkflowsLive IP ProductionTechnology EvangelismBroadcast Engineering

Pbs

Sr. Manager, Interconnection Engineering

Mar 2002Oct 2007 · 5 yrs 7 mos

  • Engineering manager of the PBS Next Generation Interconnection System (NGIS), an expansion of the satellite video interconnection to include non-real-time video file transfer using IP-over-satellite technology, and terrestrial IP transfer of contribution video files from producers to automate and simplify supply chain. Represented PBS at SMPTE and AMWA, contributed to NAB Engineering Handbook 10th Edition.
IP-over-Satellite TechnologyVideo File TransferSupply Chain AutomationInterconnection EngineeringVideo Engineering

Cidera

Streaming Media Product Manager

Jan 2000Jan 2001 · 1 yr

  • Responsible for file transfer and streaming products for IP over satellite company. Created live streaming multicast satellite "overnet" distribution for customers like Yahoo! Broadcast to Cidera's ISP customers.
Streaming MediaFile TransferMulticast DistributionProduct Management

The sync

President

Jan 1997Jan 2000 · 3 yrs · Washington DC-Baltimore Area

  • Start-up Internet streaming video producer and distributor, first to stream a modern full-length feature film online. Built "cyberstudio" for online video productions.
Online Video ProductionStreaming TechnologyVideo ProductionStreaming Media

Digex / intermedia communications

Web Developer/Webcast Engineer

Jan 1994Jan 1997 · 3 yrs

  • Developed web commerce sites for clients such as Cathay Pacific Airlines. Later specialized in streaming media technology applications, and created ISP-TV, a network of linked streaming servers from multiple ISPs to provide for large-audience video webcasts.
Web DevelopmentStreaming Media ApplicationsStreaming Media

Education

University of Maryland

MS — Electrical Engineering

Jan 1991Jan 1993

The Johns Hopkins University

BS — Electrical Engineering

Jan 1987Jan 1991

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