Fresh Tech Fridays

Andres Rodriguez is the founder and CTO of Nasuni, and has served in multiple executive roles including CTO at the New York Times and CTO and Hitachi Data Systems. 

Jason Ett is currently the Executive Director of Marketing & Creative Operations for Lionsgate STARZ. He's a strategic focused marketing and creative operations leader with 20+ years of experience managing and delivering world-class, full-scope, marketing, creative and technology operations and production solutions for agencies, creative studios, start-up companies, and divisions within major enterprises.  

Todd Croupe is the “Consigliere of Mobile Solutions” at HPE Aruba. With over 40 years of experience in the technology industry,  he lives in Marietta, CA. with his wife Pam and is a father of four.   Pam and Todd have 8 horses and two miniature donkeys!

Oliver Robinson is a solutions architect at Juniper Networks where he works on designing system and network solutions for the media and entertainment industry. His career so far has spanned over twenty years with roles in systems administration, sales and product management. He has worked with technology companies including Cisco, Data Direct networks, Symantec, NetApp, and Oracle. Prior to joining Juniper, in a departure from his tech career, Oliver founded and spent five years building a mobile gaming studio based in London, England. Oliver lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and when not working, he enjoys hiking, playing guitar, reading and playing video and board games.

Buck Wright has lived the past 15 years in San Diego where he currently works for Dell Technologies and is responsible for their SoCal Commercial and Public Sector Data Center Channel Business.      He lives with his wife Brittany, son Brayden, and 13 year old Retriever/Ridgeback mix (Liberty Belle).

Bennett Cain is the Director of Production Services for HBO, bringing 11 years of production and 17 years of post production experience to the table. Among the first crop of union on-set DIT or Digital Imaging Technicians, he was on the front lines of the transition from film to digital cinema production.  At HBO he is one of the founders of the Verification Lab, an industry-unique boutique post production facility. He lives in Brooklyn, NY with his partner and cat and has a passion for cycling, cinema, and roaming the earth; having traveled in over 60 countries.

Ed Covert is the Director of Technical Security Testing for Warner Media where he leads the team that conducts security evaluations and assessments for applications within the Warner Media enterprise. He brings nearly 30 years of intelligence, cybersecurity, and risk management experience. His specialties include enterprise security architecture, application security assessments, insider threat, cybersecurity defense, security program development, vulnerability management, and incident response lifecycle management. Ed is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), certified as an Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP), certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), and is Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls (CRISC) by ISACA. Additionally, he is a SABSA Chartered Architect, Foundation (SCF) and has held the GIAC Certified Incident Handler designation from the SANS Institute.

Join DZ Solutions' Tom Gilsenan and entertainment industry veteran Adam Slohn of Dark Fiber Technology as they discuss everything from technology's Digital Transformation over the last 20 years, to “freedom from dark socks” during the 2020 pandemic. Adam talks about his 20 years of experience at Warner Bros during the fastest-pace period in the studios' 100-year history.

Nate Castillo currently is the Director of Enterprise Sales for Cloudbolt Software and brings 8 years of experience working with market leading and growth technologies like Aruba Networks, Gigamon, and Panzura. Technology career aside, Nate is also passionate about leadership and motivating young professionals to dream and go BIG with authenticity and passion. Nate resides in Newport Beach, CA with his wife and 18 month old son. When Nate is not solving complex problems with technology or spending time with his family, you can find him surfing the Pacific Ocean or flyfishing streams and rivers along the western US.  

Dante deLeon joined VMware in 2014 coming from the Healthcare & Oil & Gas verticals covering AT&T.   His role expanded to include covering WarnerMedia in 2018 alongside AT&T Entertainment Group/DirecTV.  Born in Detroit, his family moved to Houston, TX back in 1980 where he spent the majority of his time growing up in Space City until relocating to Corpus Christi, TX in March on 2020.  He is an avid jogger/runner & yoga practitioner & has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do & won gold in the 1987 Junior Olympics while in middle school.

Brad Lowman is a leader and subject matter expert in digital storage and infrastructure with over 35 years of experience. His current role is Storage Architect for Walt Disney Studios, where, Brad supports Marvel, Disney, and the 20th Century Studio labels.  Brad has also held roles in production at Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disney New Technology and New Media.   Brad is also an entrepreneur -- 1999 helped create the world's first digital connected picture frame, and has made and shipped over 4,000 cases of  Pinot Noir, Viognier, and Petite Sirah.

Brad Glassman , born and raised in Los Angeles, has been in the Entertainment Industry for going on 30 years, and has been with the Walt Disney company for the last 18, most recently as a Broadcast Technical Specialist.  Gordon Prince joined Warner Bros. and the Entertainment Industry 20 years ago, for the last 8 years serving as VP, Content Management & Distribution.  He has been responsible for global inventory and ordering systems, an Emmy award-winning digital supply chain solution, studio-wide DAM solutions,

Anmol Das is the Storage Platforms Sales Director for PNW at Dell Technologies.  Prior to Dell, he worked as a management consultant in the Aerospace and Defense Industry.  He leads a team of 14 people at Dell covering large enterprise accounts including MS, T-MOBILE, Starbucks, and more.   Anmol lives in Livermore with his wife Kuldip and their three girls, Amrita, Maya, and Kyra.  Anmol enjoys fitness and is an avid sports fan.  He also enjoys wine tasting and reading history.

Donald Strand is a Systems Administrator for BLT Communications. His career in IT started at the age of 15 working in a small store in the Bay Area that sold Amstrad 8086's and Atari 1040st's. Donald has embraced multiple IT related roles including being an Electronics Technician on a Submarine, a streaming engineer at Akamai, and various computer sales and support gigs before he attained his current position as a systems administrator at BLT where he's worked for the past 14 years.

Matt Poletto is a Technical Producer at Nomad Editing in Santa Monica, CA.  Originally from Upstate NY, after migrating to the West, he joined Nomad Editing in 2003, where he oversees the technology infrastructure for offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, and Tokyo.  When he's not working, Matt is an avid traveler who enjoys tango dancing and beach volleyball.