Digital Media and Connectivity Technologist
Rochester, New York Area
- Current
-
- Senior Imaging Scientist at ITT Space Systems Division
- Past
-
- Connectivity Standards Manager at Advanced Micro Devices
- Manager Digital Standards at Eastman Kodak Company
- Product Manager, Wireless & Appliances at Eastman Kodak
- Software Architect at Eastman Kodak
- Senior Software Engineer at Eastman Kodak
- Systems Engineer, Sensor Technology at Lockheed Martin
- Education
-
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- LeRoy High School
- Recommended
-
4 people have recommended Timothy - Connections
-
331
connections
- Industry
- Computer Software
- Websites
Timothy Looney’s Summary
I have had the pleasure of working a broad array of technial positions in digital imaging, multimedia sharing, and connectivity for several Fortune 500 companies. My personal goals are to seek and overcome technical challenges, and to help bring about the realization of innovation.
Timothy Looney’s Specialties:
Imaging science, multimedia transmission, digital image processing, imaging chain analysis, image quality characterization, standards development, product management, project management, strategic alliance management, business development, requirements definition and analysis, home networking, wireless, system architecture, software architecture
Timothy Looney’s Experience
-
Senior Imaging Scientist
ITT Space Systems Division
(Public Company; ITT; Defense & Space industry)
March 2009 — Present (10 months)
I recently accepted a job offer as an Imaging Scientist at ITT Space Systems Division, supporting the National Air and Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
-
Connectivity Standards Manager
Advanced Micro Devices
(Public Company; AMD; Semiconductors industry)
October 2006 — January 2009 (2 years 4 months)
My position involved coordinating connectivity standards, alliances, and related activities in the Platform Architecture team. This included all home networking, AV/media sharing, wired/wireless WAN/LAN/PAN. I directly represented the company for activities in DLNA and the UPnP Forum. I also worked internally to drive connectivity into product lines and to improve our visibility, communication, and leveraging of standards opportunities.
-
Manager Digital Standards
Eastman Kodak Company
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; EK; Consumer Goods industry)
September 2003 — October 2006 (3 years 2 months)
• Managed a group of Kodak technical experts in all areas of digital connectivity standards, including Kodak’s formal representation to the Wi-Fi Alliance, Bluetooth SIG, WiMedia Alliance, Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium (MIPC), USB IF, UPnP Forum, DLNA, and CTIA
• Served as the primary Kodak representative to the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)
• Wrote and debugged Wi-Fi printing protocols for EasyShare One, the first Wi-Fi consumer digital camera
• Managed a seven-figure labor, travel, and association fee budget for digital standards activities
• Standards representative to Digital Architecture Team. Author of internal Kodak system connectivity specs, including Bluetooth and Wi-Fi System Guideline documents for use by all relevant business units
• Served as continuing editor for ISO15740, and as the Kodak representative for ISO and IT-10 activities for the area of connectivity -
Product Manager, Wireless & Appliances
Eastman Kodak
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; EK; Consumer Goods industry)
November 2000 — September 2003 (2 years 11 months)
• Managed several products in various stages of advanced development, including all applications relating to cell phones, set-tops, PDAs, game consoles, consumer electronics, and Linux platforms
• Responsible for business cases, business research, business development, product vision, user experience, product requirements, development and field trial oversight
• Technical and business analyses and recommendations for 3rd party EasyShare components, including auto- updating, databases, transcoding, and CD/DVD burning
• Product activities included development of a digital camera with integrated CDMA modem, development of the cross-platform media database, prototyping of a Kodak Picture Channel and related photography apps on multiple set-tops, and the creation and testing of an advanced-development peer-to-peer media sharing web app -
Software Architect
Eastman Kodak
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; EK; Consumer Goods industry)
November 1998 — November 2000 (2 years 1 month)
• Technical lead for the host software stack for the Kodak/Intel digital camera reference design; developed use cases, system requirements, communication protocols and architectural specifications
• Served as commercialization’s primary interface to Kodak’s Developer Relations Group, working closely with other companies to foster interoperability with Kodak digital imaging products
• Editor and author of Picture Transfer Protocol (ISO15740). This involved working with International standards groups and experts from many companies including Microsoft, Apple, Sony, Canon, and HP, and included deployment of standard PTP drivers in Windows XP, Mac OS X, and Linux
• Project managed the development of the first PTP prototype digital camera, as well as oversight of the development and implementation of the first two commercial PTP digital cameras -
Senior Software Engineer
Eastman Kodak
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; EK; Consumer Goods industry)
August 1997 — October 1998 (1 year 3 months)
• Worked directly with Microsoft to help define, implement, and test the new STI/WIA (Still Image / Windows Image Acquisition) Operating System components for digital camera connectivity
• Developed TWAIN datasources, device drivers, and installers for Win98/2000 for a dozen consumer digital cameras; maintained codebases, development environments, and test labs -
Systems Engineer, Sensor Technology
Lockheed Martin
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LMT; Defense & Space industry)
June 1993 — June 1995 (2 years 1 month)
• Modeled complex classified imaging systems in the field of remote sensing
• Learned the science of large-scale requirements and spec definition, analysis, and verification
Timothy Looney’s Education
-
Rochester Institute of Technology
MS Computer Science , Networking , 1998 — 2003
Concentrations in Networking and Digital Image Processing
Masters Project: Linear Pixel Shuffling as a Message Scattering Technique in Bitplane Replacement Steganography
GPA: 3.7 -
Rochester Institute of Technology
BS Imaging Science , Digital Image Processing , 1988 — 1993
Liberal Arts Concentration in Philosophy
Senior Thesis: Cross-Correlation of Magnetic Resonance Images to Improve Multi-Spectral Segmentation of Brain Tissues
PFOS GPA: 3.56- Activities and Societies:
- Phi Kappa Tau, Gamma Nu Chapter
-
LeRoy High School
Additional Information
Timothy Looney’s Websites:
Timothy Looney’s Interests:
high-tech, digital imaging, photography, computers, networking, cinema, media, gaming, simulation, fiction, literature, poker, acoustic guitar, history, anthropology, philosophy, martial arts, soccer, hiking, climbing, geocaching, numismatics
Timothy Looney’s Groups:
DLNA, ISO, IEEE, Fairport Karate Academy, Rochester Numismatic Association
-
Rochester Institute of Technology Greek Alumni / Sundial Era <Pledge Class pre 2000> -
Kodak -
ITT - Engineered for Life -
I3A: The International Imaging Industry Association -
imaging.org (IS&T; Society for Imaging Science & Technology)
Timothy Looney’s Honors:
2005 Eastman Kodak Innovation Award
Publications: PIMA15740:2000, ISO15740
Magna Cum Laude, National Latin Exam
Timothy Looney’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
