Media Systems, Control Services (34CS)

John Footen began his work in television 30 years ago. He attended New York University where he received degrees in film and TV production, as well as computer science. He quickly combined the disciplines and played leadership roles in multiple manufacturing companies in developing products that used computers in media applications such as nonlinear video editing, video servers, and more. During this period, the teams he led received patents and two technical Emmys for their work. Over the past ten years, Footen has moved into systems integration and consulting where he has an opportunity to address many of the real-world workflow issues seen across many types of media companies. He has pioneered the use of SOA (Service Oriented Architectures) in media, giving numerous educational talks and articles on the subject and originally co-chairing the FIMS (Framework for Interoperable Media Services) effort by the Advanced Media Workflow Association (AMWA) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Footen has authored a book on SOA in Media and is a SMPTE member as well as a Senior Member of IEEE.