Michael Schneider

Michael Schneider

Technical Engineer - freelance

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  • About me

    Chief Sales Officer at DFT

  • Education

    • Nikolaus-von-Kues-Gymnasium Bernkastel-Kues

      1981 - 1990
      Allgemeine Hochschulreife, Abitur
    • RheinMain University of Applied Sciences

      1992 - 1998
      Diplom Ingenieur (FH) Fernsehtechnik

      Fachhochschule Wiesbaden, FH Wiesbaden, FHW, 04/1992 - 04/1998 (University of Applied Sciences Wiesbaden)University fields of study: TV engineering and new media, Dipl. Ing. (FH) Topic degree dissertation: 'Restoration of Agfacolor filmstocks by analyzing densities of colorlayer'

  • Experience

    • SWR - www.swr.de - Studio Mainz

      Jul 1994 - Apr 1998
      Technical Engineer - freelance

      camera CCU operator for TV-studio, OB production, lighting, camera assistant

    • Philips

      Jun 1998 - Mar 2001
      Head of Applications Management

      Managing the test department for final system test and system integration prior to software releases for film post production equipment, managing customer demos, create white papers, managing international exhibitions for the line of business (i.e. IBC, NAB); Regular extended stays in Los Angeles (Burbank office) for Philips and Thomson - Application Management for Techniciolor, Warner, Company 3, Deluxe and more.

    • Thomson Grass Valley

      Mar 2001 - Nov 2008
      Business Development EMEA

      Position was linked to TGV Sales. Consulting for customers, defining configurations for digital intermediate and post production equipment and related peripherals around TGVs post and scanning products, with 10+ years of experience in the field of scannning, digital intermediate, post production, video broadcast infrastructure and services. role included also the relationship management between customer and product management as the customers voice within the company and defining marketing strategies and sales tools to help to introduce products into the market and increase revenue. Show less

    • DFT Digital Film Technology GmbH

      Dec 2008 - Jul 2012
      Sales Manager EMEA

      Sales and Business Development for Digitizing Workflows including Filmscanner, SW applications, Storage and Encoding Tools. Customers are Post Production, Broadcast and Film Archives. Covering EMEA region.

    • EVS Broadcast Equipment

      Jul 2012 - Jun 2016
      Business Development Manager

      (Company was Axon Digital Design B. V. - before takeover by EVS)Business Development for Axon Digital Design for DACH and Central Europe region. Represent the company, follow up on sales and business opportunities for Axon by working with customers directly and System Integrator. Quotes, Technical Advices, System Layout, Consulting. Areas: Broadcast, IP Transition for Broadcasters, Live Production, Sales, Business Development, Marketing, Regular Presenter on Broadcast and IT Conferencessee also the following videos for presentations on video over IP:Hamburg Open - Studio Hamburg - Vortrag über sämtliche Standards im Bereich Video over IP - JAN 2016:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=723W6v2hGNgIRT Kolloquium Video über Ethernet in Produktionssystemen - Eine Technologieeinführung https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvVRlceKW5g (Teil 1)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WGG7kh73iQ (Teil 2) Show less

    • Vidispine - an Arvato Systems brand

      Jul 2016 - Aug 2022
      Senior Sales and Key Account Manager

      Vidispine, an Arvato Systems company: We enable companies working with media to focus on their core business by providing easy access into technology supporting their business needs. Get the maximum value from your assets, rights, media inventory and market with your platform. https://www.vidispine.com/

    • Digital Film Technology

      Aug 2022 - now
      Chief Sales Officer (CSO)

      DFT is a manufacturer of hi-res high speed film digitization scanner and solutions and has been recognized as the market leader in this domain. DFT understands itself as a partner for our customers, establishing the best possible solution in both, on the technical side and also on the commercial side. DFTs customer are located around the globe.

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