Steven Allen

Current

• Director at Joost Technologies

Past

• Manger/Project Manger for Digital Media Strategy at Nordisk Film A/S
• Director/Owner at Multi-M Production
• Technical Manager at Angel DVD

• Project Manager at Oslo Kommune
• Director/Owner at S.J.A. Akustikk

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Steven Allen’s Experience

• Director

  Joost Technologies

  (Privately Held; Online Media industry)

  June 2006 — Present (3 years 2 months)

  Responsibilities include:
  * Archive and transcoding technology, process, systems & operations
  * Video R&D business development & team management
  * Business support team management
  * End user support team management
  * Product development & project management

• Manger/Project Manger for Digital Media Strategy

  Nordisk Film A/S

  (Privately Held; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  May 2004 — July 2006 (2 years 3 months)

  Developed new digital media business strategies for Nordisk Film including:
  * Nordisk Film/TV2 Sputnik - Project managed, developed & implemented Denmark's first Film/TV video on demand joint venture, TV2 Sputnik.
  * Nordisk Films pan Nordic Digital Media Department - Project managed, recruited, trained personal & set up inclusive layout & acoustic treartment.
  
  Tasks performed by digital media facility:
  * Archiving process/systems for storage/retrieval of HD video assets
  * Transcoding of video for Sputnik & other Nordic VOD partners
  * HD/SD DVD authoring, preproduction & mastering
  * Motion graphics/3D
  * Surround sound audio mastering & transfer services
  
  Noteworthy:
  * Point person for NF in World wide HD DVD alliance, in the development of tools for HD DVD & BluRay.
  * Built & maintained 3rd party business alliances. Adobe systems, HP, Cineform, Sonic Solutions to name a few.
  * Award from The Danish eBusiness Association on past project - TV2 Spuntik Film http://www.ehandelsprisen.dk/ehandel06/2006/#5
  * 2005 Encoded, designed, handcoded the Nordic regions first HD DVD (WMV) with Norwegian film Naboer
  * 2005 Produced Europes first HD VOD with surround sound for Sputnik Film VOD service.

• Director/Owner

  Multi-M Production

  (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  January 1997 — May 2006 (9 years 5 months)

  Director/Owner at Multi-M Productions
  Motion Pictures and Film industry
  January 1997 – May 2006 (9 years 5 months)
  * Acoustic design, architectural design & constructional project management.
  * Surround sound creation, restoration, mastering & mixing
  * Retail sale of A/V equipment sales & computer software/hardware.
  * DVD authoring including 2D/3D menu design, audio/video editing/design, complex programming & DVD master production
  
  Acoustic design & architecture examples: MMI studio Copenhagen, Acoustic treatment of retail store, Musikkens Hus - Aage Jensen
  Examples of authored DVD's on request.

• Technical Manager

  Angel DVD

  (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  June 2000 — May 2004 (4 years)

  Head of future technology development at Angel DVD.
  Technological business strategy/development.
  Project planning, product development & deal negotiations.
  DVD authoring & A/V editing educator
  
  Noteworthy:
  Co-operated on Denmark’s first commercial VOD project together with DBNet, Bibnet & DFI DBNet.
  Renowned beta tester for Sonic Solutions Scenarist DVD authoring software.
  Worked as early beta tester for DVD Studio Extra game/DVD software.

• Project Manager

  Oslo Kommune

  (Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

  January 1994 — December 1996 (3 years)

  Project manager under the design & construction phase of a local culture centre.
  Produced the acoustic/architectural design for audio rehearsal facilities

• Director/Owner

  S.J.A. Akustikk

  (Architecture & Planning industry)

  June 1994 — December 1996 (2 years 7 months)

  * Acoustic design, system design, studio design, studio, construction & audio mastering.
  
  Examples of acoustic design & architectural project development: Stype audio Oslo, Endless studio Oslo, Gronelukke Lufthavn Oslo.

Additional Information

Steven Allen’s Websites:

• WhiteLabelSpace GLXP team
• On Twitter

Steven Allen’s Groups:

•    StreetTech
•    eOffice
•    Executive Suite
•    P2P Insiders
•    LInked Business Strategists
•    TEN - Top Executives Net
•    Plaxo.com
•    International Television Expert Group (www.itve.org)
•    Agile Alliance
•    Internet Technology Hub
•    Leadership Think Tank
•    OpenID Community Group
•    iptv
•    TopLinked.com (Open Networkers)
•    Speakers and Panelists
•    Digital Media: Video Content Distribution Experts
•    Leading International Open Networkers (LION)
•    Friends of Australia
•    Egmont
•    e-Scension.com
•    X PRIZE Foundation
•    CenterNetworks Business Links
•    Radio & Television Professionals Network
•    Green
•    Media Professionals Worldwide
•    Tweeple
•    The Long Now Foundation
•    VOD and Media Professionals
•    Joost Technologies
•    Project & Test Engineering System - PTESY
•    IFN Film
•    Space Renaissance Initiative
•    Space 2.0
•    ST.EN - Start-ups & Entrepreneurs

Steven Allen’s Honors:

Award from The Danish eBusiness Association on past project - TV2 Spuntik Film http://www.ehandelsprisen.dk/ehandel06/2006/#5
2005 Encoded, designed, handcoded Nordens first HD DVD (WMV) with Norwegian film Naboer
2005 Produced Europes first HD VOD with surround sound for Sputnik Film VOD service. Streamed perfectly on a 4 Mbit internet connection

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