About the Author
Al Kovalick has worked in the field of hybrid AV/IT systems for the past 16 years. Previously, he was a digital systems designer and technical strategist for Hewlett-Packard. While at HP, he was a principal researcher and architect for a new product-class of signal synthesizer. Additionally, he was the principal architect of HP’s first VOD server. Following HP, from 1999 to 2004, he was the CTO of the Broadcast Products Division at Pinnacle Systems. Currently, he is with Avid Technology and serves as an Enterprise Strategist and Fellow.
As a founding member of the ProMPEG Forum, Al contributed to the MXF professional file format. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA).
Al is an active speaker, educator, author and participant with industry bodies including SMPTE. He has presented over 50 papers at industry conferences worldwide and holds 18 US and foreign patents. In 2009 Al was awarded the David Sarnoff Gold Medal for "Meritorious Achievement in Television Engineering" from SMPTE. Al has a BSEE degree from San Jose State University and MSEE degree from the University of California at Berkeley.
He is a life member of Tau Beta Pi, IEEE member and a SMPTE Fellow.