Clear-Com has appointed Marco Lopez as VP of Engineering, to ‘spearhead innovation across key strategic areas related to product development’, including advancing its IP-based intercom solutions.
Lopez brings 30 years of experience in the broadcast market to his new role, having assisted in the transformation of analogue to digital signals with Miranda Technologies and helped develop the Active Format Description (AFD) standard that defined aspect ratio control between standard and high-definition broadcasting, and which was adopted by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). Later, he helped bring IP standards to the broadcast world through his work with the AIMS (Alliance for IP Media Solutions) initiative, laying the groundwork for what is today SMPTE 2110. After Miranda Technologies was acquired by Belden, Lopez was appointed president, and tasked with leading the acquisition of Grass Valley, where he eventually managed the company’s Live Production business unit.
‘Marco brings a wealth of technical expertise as well as an intrinsic understanding of the needs of our broadcast users from his years in the industry, a unique and valuable combination for the business,’ says Clear-Com CEO, Mitzi Dominguez. ‘He shares our enthusiasm for customer service and the drive for innovation leading our next generation of products.’
‘Clear-Com offers me an incredible opportunity to learn about the audio side of the business, from a team of some of the most experienced engineers in the intercom field,’ Lopez says. ‘I am eager to bring my experience in virtualisation of the broadcast workflow to the team’s deep expertise in voice communications.’
Lopez holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Engineering from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, and is based at the Clear-Com Engineering office in Montreal.
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