CEO and President
Jeff joined ActiveVideo Networks in 2000 as Sr. Vice President of Engineering, and was appointed President and CEO in 2005. Prior to ActiveVideo Networks, Jeff co-founded and served as president of embedded computer manufacturer RISQ Modular Systems, taking the company from the pre-revenue stage through five years of profitable growth. After becoming a key supplier to customers including Lucent, Cisco, WatchGuard, and Terayon, RISQ was acquired in 1996 by SMART Modular Technologies (NASDAQ:SMOD), after which Jeff served as Vice President of Consulting Engineering and Applications.
He began his career in 1983 at Delco Research Labs as a processor design engineer. Jeff holds a BS in electrical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an MS in systems management from the University of Southern California.
CTO
One of the foremost innovators in the development of television-based interactivity, John joined ActiveVideo Networks as CTO in 2008. During his 15 years with Time Warner Cable, John rose to the position of senior vice president of software engineering for the Time Warner Cable Advanced Technology Group, and was a leader and member of the team that created many of digital cable’s most innovative on-demand and interactive applications. John was a significant contributor to the creation of the Time Warner Cable Pegasus digital television system architecture, as well as to such interactive digital television technologies as the Interactive Services Architecture (ISA), Video On Demand (VOD), the Open Cable Application Platform (tru2way), and CableLabs’ emerging EBIF ETV standard.
A principal developer of Time Warner’s MystroTV project, he also led teams in the development of several Time Warner Cable market-leading services, including StartOver™, Caller ID on TV, and cable’s first OCAP (tru2way) set-top navigator. John joined Time Warner Cable in 1993 as a member of the engineering team that created and deployed the Full Service Network, a precursor to the current Time Warner Cable platform. Previously, John had spent more than eight years in systems software engineering and development with AT&T Bell Labs and US West. John has received Technical Emmy Awards for his work with Time Warner’s Start Over and VOD services, and is the lead or co-inventor on 13 U.S. Patent Office filings. A Phi Beta Kappa, he holds a B.A. in Computer Science from Ohio Wesleyan University and a M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
CFO
Christine joined ActiveVideo Networks in 2007 after having spent much of the past two decades as CFO or vice president, finance of venture-backed firms in the San Francisco Bay area and in Silicon Valley. Prior to joining ActiveVideo Networks, Christine was vice president, finance for MarketTools, Inc., a San Francisco market research company. Previously she had been CFO of several companies, including: Weldon Owen Publishing, Inc., a San Francisco-based international book publisher for which she executed the sale of the company; Kasenna, a Mountain View, CA video-over-IP software and hardware company, where she closed $14 million in equity financing; Portera Systems, a Campbell, CA software firm; and Liquid Thinking, Inc., a San Francisco consultancy.
During her career, Christine has successfully taken three companies public: Gadzoox Network, Inc., a San Jose, CA manufacturer of gigabit fiber channel networking products for storage area networks where she was CFO and vice president of finance and administration from 1997-2000; the California Culinary Academy, Inc., a San Francisco professional school for which she served as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, vice president of finance and assistant corporate secretary from 1993-1996; and Document Technologies, Inc., a Sunnyvale image processing software and hardware firm for which she served as CFO, vice president of finance and corporate secretary from 1989-93. Christine also positioned Netcarta, a Scotts Valley software company for which she served as CFO and assistant corporate secretary, for sale to Microsoft for triple the Netcarta backers’ investment. Christine began her career as manager, emerging business practice with Pricewaterhouse from 1983-89. A Certified Public Accountant, Christine earned her B.S. in Accounting from San Jose State University.
SVP Business Development
Mike joined ActiveVideo Networks in 2006 in conjunction with the company’s merger with Switched Media, a developer of solutions for mass customization of live video streams. Mike co-founded and served as vice president of business development for Switched Media after having spent five years as head of both the nCUBE and later the BigBand Networks business development units. With BigBand, he developed the initial business plans for the company’s switched digital broadcast and digital simulcast solutions. From 1997 to 1999, Mike was a product and business development consultant to companies in the cable, entertainment and telecommunications sectors.
During the previous four years, he helped to start, and served as vice president of new market development for, IPC Interactive PTE Ltd., a worldwide network-based provider of interactive services that developed and deployed the first VOD system in Canada. Prior to that, Mike was founder and consultant for GeoTel, Inc., an independent consulting venture, and held various marketing and management positions at Telic Corporation (now CSC Partners). He also was instrumental in starting Venue Media, which developed and deployed the in-stadium interactive television system for the 1998 Super Bowl. Mike received his BA in English and Economics from Georgia State University.
SVP Program Management
Terry comes to ActiveVideo Networks after learning the art of Program Management from various technology companies in Silicon Valley. These companies include Intel, Applied Materials, Asyst Technologies and Data General. His current responsibilities include the management of software and hardware engineering projects as well as having Program Management responsibilities for product deployments worldwide. Terry holds a bachelor’s degree in Industry Technology from San Jose State University.
SVP Marketing
Edgar joined ActiveVideo in 2008 and is responsible for global market strategy and product marketing for ActiveVideo®. Edgar's extensive media and consumer products experience includes executive positions with HBO and DIRECTV, and as Founder of THUMP, an agency that developed branded content through a combination of traditional and new media platforms. With HBO, Edgar served as vice president, new media and business development for the programmer's international group, with specific responsibility for expanding linear and new media properties into new territories. Edgar previously had served as vice president, marketing for HBO, driving and managing international marketing and communications efforts for the HBO and Cinemax brands. With DIRECTV, Edgar first served as director of marketing and advertising with a focus on supporting the satellite provider's new and international programming services within United States.
Edgar began his career in advertising in the agency world, working on blue-chip brands such as Ford, Miller Brewing, Mobil Oil, Wesson Oil, and several other accounts. He holds a B.A. in Psychology from UCLA.
Managing Director, Europe
Ronald joined ActiveVideo Networks in 2009 following the company’s acquisition of Avinity Systems, a European developer of cloud-based interactive television solutions. As CEO and co-founder of Avinity, Ronald led a team that pioneered innovative approaches to providing a common interactive experience across all European CE devices, from legacy digital set-top boxes to CI+ enabled TVs.
Prior to co-founding Avinity Systems, Ronald was CTO and co-founder of No Wires Needed, an early WiFi pioneer that was acquired by Intersil (NASDAQ: ISIL) in 2000. Ronald continued to manage development teams for the company following that acquisition and subsequent mergers with GlobespanVirata (NASDAQ: GSPN) and Conexant Systems (NASDAQ: CNXT). Ronald has made key contributions to several IEEE 802.11 standards.
Ronald earned an M.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Twente in Enchede, The Netherlands. He is the holder of several patents.
