Justine Adelizzi is a Public Affairs Specialist in the Office of the Secretary at the U.S. Department of Transportation. Her responsibilities include new media development, event planning, and press support for U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. She is the creator and producer of the "Faces of Distracted Driving" and "On the Go with Ray LaHood" video series. Justine received her undergraduate degree in political science and journalism from New York University and earned a master's degree in political management from The George Washington University.

Mr. Butts has more than 40 plus years of business experience in voice/data communications, finance, sales and marketing, business development and strategic alliance relations. He has been instrumental in the development of more than 50 successful business ventures for clients and has been involved in three IPO and numerous PPM offerings.

Mr. Butts is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Military Comm Networks, Inc. Military Comm Networks provide many programs including Wounded Hero, In-Harms Way and Gold Star Families. Military Comm Networks offer programing on Education and Medical featuring content from leading associations and subject matter experts. Military Comm Networks Video 2 Video platform allows troops, veterans and their families to connect with up to 50 people with full interactive video to video (everyone see and talks to everyone) anytime from anywhere. MCN was developed to fully support the past, current and future veterans.

Mr. Butts is also the Developer and Co-Host of the Television Show After Action Report a thirteen episode series where the major topics that affect the troops, veterans and their families are discussed by leading subject matter experts. After Action Report is air on TV World Wide and on syndication to cable in 2012.

Robbie Carman is part of the first generation of certified Apple Final Cut Pro instructors. Currently, he is certified to teach Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Aperture, Motion, and Color. Robbie is the co-author of several books and has served as technical editor for others including: Final Cut Pro Workflows: The Independent Studio Handbook with Jason Osder, Final Cut Studio On The Spot 3rd Edition with Richard Harrington and Abba Shapiro, Color by David Gross and Michael Wohl, The Encyclopedia of Color Correction Filed Techniques Using Final Cut Pro by Alexis Van Hurkman. Recently, Robbie also completed Color Essential Training for Lynda.com.
Robbie is partners with Jason Osder at Amigo Media, a consultancy with the motto: Relate, Educate, Create where he specializes in online editing and color correction on standard and high definition projects.

Sean Casella is an Apple Certified Pro Apps Trainer, Digidesign Pro Tools HD Certified Expert and an Adobe Certified Instructor for After Effects, Premiere Pro and Encore DVD. His applications of expertise are DVD Studio Pro, Motion, Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro and Pro Tools HD. Sean has been working in the entertainment and training industries for over 15 years, and has a large list of high profile clients. He has produced many TV shows, DVD's and Music projects worldwide. Sean was the Technical Editor for the Official Apple Certified Courseware for DVD Studio Pro versions 1- 3, published by Peachpit Press. Furthermore, for 8 years he served as the Lead Instructor for the International Academy of Design-Tampa, in the Digital Media Production Department. Sean has taught many technical and certification conference sessions at the NAB Post|Production World, Post|Production New York, DigitalMediaDC and the DV Expo LA. Sean holds an Associate's Degree in Music and Video Business from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Florida Metropolitan University.

Arun Chaudhary was the first Official White House Videographer, a position created for him at the beginning of the Obama administration. He traveled extensively with the President, capturing public events and behind-the-scenes moments as well as producing and packaging presidential tapings for the Internet and broadcast television. Chaudhary is the creator and architect of "West Wing Week," the first-ever online video diary of the White House. During his tenure, he wrote, produced, shot and edited over 63 episodes of West Wing Week, documenting the President through his rigorous weekly agenda. He also directed many tapings of the Weekly Address. Chaudhary was a key member of Barack Obama’s New Media team during the 2008 campaign. As the New Media Road Director, Chaudhary oversaw the team responsible for capturing the day-to-day life of the future president in video and stills. He and his team set a new standard in documenting history, delivering crucial images to the public from the road in real time. Before joining the Obama team, Chaudhary worked in film in New York and was part of the NYU Graduate Film Department faculty. He got his MFA in Filmmaking from NYU and his BA in Film Theory from Cornell University. He has been profiled by the New York Times, the BBC, National Journal, Politico, Fortune, and many political websites, and led a Frog design mind seminar at NYU with Fast Company’s Ellen McGirt. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and son.

Steve is responsible for implementing product marketing and development strategies for Panasonic's professional P2 family of 1080p HD camcorders (including the upcoming AG-3DP1 P2 3D camcorder), P2 memory cards, recorders and workflow tools. Steve also manages Panasonic's new AVCCAM Recorder and POVCAMs (point of view) camera, as well as production monitors, including 3D models. Steve has launched some of Panasonic's most innovative products and technologies, including the P2 HD VariCam® cinema camcorders and P2 Mobile. He also drove marketing strategy on the AVC-Intra 100 compression codec (H.264 High 10 / High 4:2:2 Intra Profile), which provides master video quality, along with the efficiency of a file-based P2 workflow. He has worked closely with leading film, broadcast, post production and multimedia organizations in finding the perfect blend of cost / workflow efficiency and high quality. Steve serves as a speaker and presenter on panels at film festivals, broadcast and media industry events. He graduated from California State University-Northridge with a Bachelor of Arts in Television and Film and he has a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.

Jan is Panasonic Broadcast’s Product Line Business Manager for the company’s growing line of AVCCAM camcorders, including two of the most highly anticipated camera introductions of recent years, the AG-3DA1 3D HD camcorder and the AG-AF100, the first professional micro 4/3-inch video camcorder optimized for high-definition video recording. An industry veteran of 35 years and a Panasonic employee since 1986, Jan has been instrumental in the launch of many of the company’s most successful products including the popular AG-HVX200, the industry’s first solid-state handheld professional video camcorder; and more recently the AG-HPX500 shoulder-mount, AG-HPX170 handheld and the AG-HPX300 shoulder-mount P2 HD camcorders. Jan currently serves as a speaker and presenter on panels at numerous filmmaking and video production industry events, and participates as an expert on various professional video blogs and websites. She graduated from Ferris State College with a Bachelor of Science in Learning Resources Management & Systems Utilization.

Amy DeLouise has more than 20 years experience in social marketing, branding, and video content for issue advocacy. She is focused on helping nonprofits and public sector agencies succeed in their mission through strategic messaging. Ms. DeLouise’s clients include the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Children’s National Medical Center, the Centers for Disease Control, Community Health Charities of America, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the World Bank. Her video content—more than 500 productions—has appeared at national conferences, on websites, on DVDs, on television, and on You Tube and Facebook. She has received more than 40 top national awards for creative excellence. She blogs at Amy’s Brand Buzz (www.amydelouise.com) on issues in branding and marketing. Ms. DeLouise received her B.A. with Distinction in English from Yale University.

Luis E. Estrada is solution marketing manager for Harmonic, Inc. based in Atlanta, Georgia. In his 30-year career, Mr. Estrada spent the first ten as an Information Technology professional for IBM Corporation. He was responsible for large applications and systems development, network architecture, project management, and IT consulting. In 1991, IBM assigned Mr. Estrada to the Olympic Games project. Through the various Olympic Games between 1991 and 1998, he was responsible for the development and deployment of IT technologies to support the World’s broadcasters, international sports federations and the Press. He held various positions within the Olympic organizing committees and relocated to the countries where the Games were conducted.

Editing since the mid 90s, he has worked on numerous corporate/industrial projects, regional and national commercials, music videos and supervising editor on a 35mm independent feature length films His work has been in festivals, on DVD and on television. Editing and instruction clients include all three major networks, Letterman, Conan O'Brien, ESPN, all four branches of the military and many Fortune 500 clients. Teaching both nationally and internationally for Future Media Concepts, he specializes in post production, focusing on subject such as: Editing, High Definition, Standard Definition, DV, DVD Production, Workflow, Color Correction, Compression and Graphic Compositing. Some of the solutions he's certified to teach include products from Apple, Avid, Adobe and Autodesk. Jeff is a entertaining and energetic seminar instructor, speaking on average over fifty sessions a year at various shows. For the past four years he has taught and chaired technical Tracks at NAB's Post Production World, Post Production World New York, the Avid Government Training Symposium, and the Consumer Electronics Show. Additionally, he is the Program Manger for the Editor's Retreat, a yearly exotic getaway, focusing on editing (both aethetics and technology.) Jeff does some technical writing, having contributed to a number of books and magazines. He has Tutorial DVDs on Avid, Marquee and Color, available from Vasst.com Feel free to drop him a line with any questions to: JeffG@FMCtraining.com

A certified instructor for Adobe, Apple, and Avid, Rich is a practiced expert in motion graphic design and digital video. His producing skills were also recognized by AV Multimedia Producer Magazine who named him as one of the Top Producers of 2004. Rich is a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals Instructor Dream Team, and a popular speaker on the digital video circuit. He is also an instructor at the American University in Washington, D.C. As both an on-camera trainer, and a writer for major magazines such as DV, Photoshop User, and Layers, Rich is on the forefront of the digital video revolution. Rich is an internationally published author. His book, Photoshop for Video, was the first of its kind to focus on Photoshop's application in the world of video. He is also a contributing author for Final Cut Pro On the Spot, After Effects On the Spot, Broadcast Graphics On the Spot, After Effects at Work, and Understanding Adobe Photoshop. A Masters Degree in Project Management fills out Rich's broad spectrum of experience.

Jim Kerkhoff is executive producer of the “American Veteran,” a half-hour feature magazine program produced by the VA for the Pentagon Channel and American Forces Radio and Television. Jim has been a staff producer at the VA since 2008. Prior to that he owned and operated Kerkhoff Communications, working as an independent writer-producer-director himself for more than 20 years.

Laura Loredo is an HP World Wide Product Marketing Manager for LTO Tape Marketing, located at the HP Nearline development lab in Bristol, UK. Laura is a Computer Engineering graduate of the University of Oviedo, Spain, and holds an MBA in Technology Management. Laura joined HP in 1995 and has worked in the R&D engineering group on the development of LTO technology since conception, starting as a firmware engineer, and in recent years she has moved to product marketing where she is now responsible for worldwide HP LTO products and the LTO Program.

Danny Peters is Creative Services Director for Quantel, based in Los Angeles. He is a trained Television Producer and Editor – a graduate of Plymouth College of Art & Design, and University of London. He has spent most of his career helping to introduce new non-linear technologies for broadcast and Post – Production workflows. His main focus for the last three years has been helping Quantel to successfully implement 3D Post-Production in North America with the Pablo toolset. More recently his attention has been on new global Broadcast workflows with the introduction of Quantels’ QTube a cloud-based solution for remote production. Prior to his current position, he was on the Marketing Team at Pinnacle Systems, a Director at Visible World Inc., and Head of Worldwide Editing at Quantel UK. He is a member of the Royal Television Society, The Sports Video Group and on the Education Committee of the International 3D Society.

Ian Robinson is an instructor, designer and photographer. In his years of experience as a broadcast designer, he has worked with such clients as Discovery Communications and National Geographic International. His design experience translates directly into his courses. He has authored multiple titles on Motion and Cinema 4D for Lynda.com and teaches video game design and animation at George Mason University. Specializing in motion graphics, he has just co-authored "Motion Graphics with Adobe Creative Suite 5 Studio Techniques" with Richard Harrington. Ian credits his sharp eye for composition and timing by staying true to his roots as a photographer. Ian and his wife Lisa are co-founders of SoftBox Media LLC and they stay busy shooting events and pushing the boundaries of digital photography.

Ken Ryland 25 Years video production experience, United States Senate, HHS/National Institutes of Health, Presidential campaigns-92 Bush/Quayle, 00 Gore/Lieberman. Currently Supervises NIH government and contract staff working on 1,100 video projects annually, Documenting Clinical trials, Patient care, Scientific/Medical Conferences and Lectures. In support of the NIH’s mission in the collection, dissemination, and exchange of information in medicine and health. Ken expertise is in video production (Studio, Remote, ENG/EFP) and video distribution. BA Radio, Television and Film from University of Maryland. Video Achievements design and build out of the NIH Television Operations Center, Produced first live webcast of Scientific events by a federal agency, Produced/Directed NHGRI’s Billion Base Pair Celebration Live interactive broadcast connecting (5) Genomic Centers , Produced/ Directed NIMH/NAMI first "live" interactive video tour of NIH laboratories, Instrumental in the creation of the HHS Television Network.

Abba Shapiro is an award-winning writer/producer/director with over 25 years' experience in video and film production. His production company, Shapiro Video & Multimedia, works in every format from DVCAM to HD to 35 mm film. Abba has done work for a wide range of commercial, corporate, and federal clients, including USA Today, The Associated Press, NASA, The CW, and the Department of Defense.
In addition to doing production work, Abba is a lead instructor for Apple's Pro Video Applications Certified Training Program. He is a coauthor of the advanced editing tips and tricks book, Final Cut Studio on the Spot. He also teaches scriptwriting, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Color, Motion, and Photoshop for video at venues such as NAB, Macworld, Government Video Expo, ShowBiz Expo, and DV Expo.

Douglas Spotted Eagle is a giant in the video and audio industries, having received Grammy, Emmy, DuPont, Peabody, and many other awards. His music is heard in a wide range of films from "Last Samurai" to "Star Wars-Ewok" cartoons. His biggest project of 2005 is his musical compositions for PBS monster "The War that Made America," and in 2006 contributed several score pieces to "Lost Landscapes, another PBS full-run, which has been nominated for an Emmy. Spot may also be found in the various forums as a host on subjects from compositing, HDV, Sony Vegas, to audio engineering. He also has won many awards for his documentaries, including "Toubat: A Journey of the Native American Flute" and "The Way of the Powwow." His Azee' Choo'nii'gii' is the first film produced in the Dine' language. Douglas has authored several books, the first of which was published world-wide when he was 18 years of age. His technical books include subjects such as Apple's Soundtrack, Sony's Vegas, Adobe's Encore, and DV Basics, and author of the industry best-selling "HDV: What You NEED to Know," and "Instant Vegas." As a VASST trainer, Douglas has been around the world several times over. Training in areas as diverse as Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Guatemala, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Sweden, Russia, England, Germany, France, Holland, Israel, Canada, Japan, he has gained a powerful understanding of what people want to know, and how they'd like to best learn it. A dynamic speaker, an inspiration to the industry, and a doer rather than a talker, Douglas simply is wonderful to experience. Catch this guy where you can, because he never stays in one place very long. Douglas is also an aerial camera operator, and has produced training videos on skydiving/aerial camera work. He is one of the first skydivers to fly HD camcorders. Spot trains in the Sound Forge, ACID, Vegas, HDV, Power Production Techniques, Now Hear This Audio sessions, and Streaming VASST classes. You can view more training provided by Douglas at VASST.com

Yossy studied Film and Television at Tel-Aviv University. He started his editing career cutting film on a Steenbeck, then migrated to Online A/B Roll suites, and moved on to Non-Linear Editing on Avid, Final Cut Pro & Premiere. His editing experience spans from documentaries, to TV shows, and Corporate videos.
He served as one of the editors, and Associate Producers for 'Unsettled', the film which received the Grand Jury Award for best documentary at the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival awards. His work for television includes, 'The Best of Nature', color correcting the 25th Aniversary Show of the 'Nature' program, that aired on PBS, as well as editing segments for BetterTV, and comedy shows and news magazines aired on Israeli TV channels. His corporate experience includes working for clients such as NYSE, CIT, Tiffany's, and Salvation Army.
Based in NY, he is certified by Apple and Avid, and teaches all levels of Avid Media Composer, and Final Cut Pro as well as Sountrack Pro. Yossy presents regularly at conferences including NAB's Post|Production World, Post|Production New York, Digital Media DC, and the Avid Government Training Symposium, and has written articles for Videography Magazine.
He is fluent in both Spanish and Hebrew.

Andrew obtained a BAA from the Ryerson University RTA program in 1989 while working at the House of Commons Broadcast Centre in Ottawa. He spent 10 years with Patterson-Partington Productions doing audio, switching, editing, mounting cameras on race cars, designing a 16 camera fiber-optic production truck and technical producing large multi-camera sporting events. He helped launch CTV (now Rogers) Sportsnet in 1998, an HD channel in 2005, an HD file based facility in 2008, the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and most recently is working on extending remote file based production and implementing a BMS system for Rogers TV properties. He also participates on the Advisory Board for the Television Broadcast Program at Loyalist College and is a manager of the Toronto section of the SMPTE.

Paul has more than 13 years of experience in social media and online marketing. As a self-proclaimed, clear-eyed optimist, he believes in the power of the Internet to change markets...and change the world.

In the course of his career, he has taken on prominent communications, marketing and business development roles as founder, along with his wife, Gretchen, of the wildly popular show, MommyCast, whose prominent tag line is: “Holding the World Together, One Child at a Time.”

MommyCast has won the “Best Family & Parenting Site,” in 2007 & 2008, and was voted Top Podcast by Apple iTunes in 2008. Paul and MommyCast, in 2010, have launched their new show, MommyCast Latina. Paul is also responsible for the MommyCast representation by The Wm. Morris/Endeavor Agency, working with new media funding organization, Believe Entertainment, and is on the board of directors of International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), and the International Association of Web TV (IAWTV).

He is an expert in online marketing, affiliate program management and web 2.0 strategies, an industry speaker for trade show and panel discussions, and has been quoted in major publications such as BusinessWeek, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, MSNCB, Bloomberg, Crain's Business News, Variety Magazine, Hollywood Reporter and ClickZ. Paul blogs at numerous sites, and also twitters compulsively. Paul’s background also includes a significant role in the US Federal Government where he was Special Assistant to the Secretary of Treasury, overseeing digital efforts and outreach. While at Treasury, Paul authored several articles on privacy, use of new media by government, and financial services in social networking. Before the Internet Industry came along, Paul worked with organizations focused on public policy and he holds a Masters in Business Administration, and currently focuses his time on new media consulting for business and government. Paul speaks frequently at industry events, having spoken as the keynote, New vs. Traditional Media, at 2007, 2008, 2009 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). William Morris/Endeavor Agency, Beverly Hills, California, represents Paul.

Brad has been working in the film and broadcasting industries since 1979. Having started his career as a program director with a regional cable provider, he rapidly moved into broadcasting with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) as a technical director, and then a director of news. During his tenure at both CBC and Global Television, Brad has worked in almost every position possible, learning all roles in production of broadcast, commerical and film production along the way. During his experience with broadcasting, Brad quickly learned that his true love resided in editing and special effects. His introduction to the special effects genre generated over a decade of experience on effects platforms such as Shake, AfterEffects, Flame and Inferno. During his time as a freelance effects artist, Brad has completed hundreds of special effects shots, along with hundreds of television commercials. Near the turn of the century, Brad moved to New York and focused his efforts on working with New York production company, Studio 57, where he not only worked on a variety of short and long form material, but also finished hundreds of television commericials including the special effects supervision of the Nike commercial "Tronathon". Brad continued to hone his skillset with the addition of 3-D editing, effects and stereography with Quantel as a Senior Product Specialist. In this role, Brad had regularly contributed to projects through consultation and training including assisting with the completion of the Kenny Chesney feature concert film "Summer In 3-D", released through Sony Pictures. As of August 2011, Brad has turned his focus to sharing his understanding of workflows and technology with customers as Vice President of Sales for Quantel. In this role, Brad works with current and future customers of Quantel in building amazing workflow and technology solutions in both broadcast and post-production environments.

Luisa Winters is an internationally celebrated instructor, presenter, and musician. An accomplished videographer, editor, 3D animator and graphics designer, she has created and edited scores of broadcast video and web projects for corporate, government, and educational, commercial and private clients.
An accomplished violinist, Luisa was, at the age of 13, a full-time member of the National Symphony Orchestra in the Dominican Republic. While attending the legendary Peabody Conservatory (in Baltimore, MD), Luisa learned from master musicians: Henryk Szeryng, Berl Senofski, Aarond Rosand, Charles Libove, and Leon Fleisher, among others.
Expressing her art in digital form, Luisa became an editor and motion graphics artist in 1985, and has been performing both arts full-time since that point in time. Luisa was the Adobe Premiere Pro Technical Chair for the Post-Production Conference at the 2008 NAB convention in Las Vegas.
Luisa is the author of Total Training for Adobe After Effects CS4 - Essentials (DVD), Absolute Training Premiere Pro Essentials (DVD), Adobe Premiere for Videographers (DVD) and Scores of magazine articles on Adobe Production Premium techniques (in English and Spanish).