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Expert has been working in the field of Broadcast Communications since the early 1980s. He has written six books, including the first book ever written on the topic of color correction. He has also written numerous articles for the top trade magazines in the industry and served as a consultant to Fuji, Tektronix, Avid, Turner Networks, Comcast, FOX32, Whole Foods and others. He edited The Oprah Winfrey Show for a decade including winning an EMMY for Outstanding Editing as part of the editing team. He has also edited or consulted on the editing of feature films, including the Sony/TriStar feature "Courageous" and "War Room." He operates a successful production company whose clients include Sony, Universal, DreamWorks, NBC, FOX32, Jim Henson Home Entertainment, WGN, The Chicago Cubs, CBN, HIT, Wilson Sporting Goods, PEAK Antifreeze and others. He was among the first 19 editors in the world to be named an Avid Master Editor. His proficiencies include waveform monitors, color correction, on-line finishing, off-line editorial, and post production workflows. His understanding of many other editing systems - including Avid Media Composer, Avid Symphony, Sony Xpri, Apple FinalCutPro, Adobe Premiere and Quantel EditBox - gives him a unique perspective on the state of the art of editing. His extensive writing and interviews with many feature film, prime time drama and comedy editors, colorists, DPs and assistant editors has provided him with a singular, world-class knowledge of current best practices in the motion picture and broadcast television world.

Expert consults on a regular basis for Tektronix, which is one of the world's largest electronics manufacturers. He provides them with in-depth consumer knowledge of how their products are viewed and used in the marketplace and how to better market and design them. He also provides training information to the company and their users, which solidifies the consumers' loyalty to the product. In addition he consults on new features.

Expert consulted for Fujifilm on a classified project. The generalities are that his expert knowledge about color correction and film finishing allowed them to develop new products, introduce them and market them to the industry.

Expert consults for FOX32 in Chicago on improving their workflows to create efficiencies and quality improvements and to suggest new purchases, avoid mistakes and assist in the procurement of creative talent. He also helped develop a new show for them, including naming it and determining the style, production method look and workflow.

Expert has developed technical writing materials and white papers that help Avid editing customers realize the largest value for their investments and consults on new features.

Expert has consulted on the editing of several feature films.