Digital Archiving Progress in 2011

Rob Kobrin is chief technology officer of Integrated Media Technologies, Inc., the fastest growing systems integration company in the industry, with offices in North Hollywood, San Jose, and New York. He began his career in 1975 as an apprentice to director John G. Avildsen on Rocky. In 1986 Kobrin focused on editing, with an emphasis on emerging technologies, and in the 1990s performed the first digital editing on studio feature films for Columbia and Paramount. He was instrumental in the development of the first file-based workflow technologies including Oracle Managed Files (OMF) and shared storage for Avid Technologies. From 1999 to 2003, Kobrin served as senior vice president world-wide product marketing at Avid. He continues to consult with media enterprises regarding business and media practices, and participates extensively in standards bodies, trade organizations, and academic institutions. Kobrin can be contacted at rob@imtglobalinc.com.