Mark Siegel is the President of Advanced Broadcast Solutions. Mark has spent the last 25 years dedicated to the service to his clients in the television/broadcast and streaming media industry. His goal is to create solutions to make his clients business more profitable. Mark's passion is to "please".. not only his customers, but his friends and his family. Mark measures his success by the success of the people that he surrounds himself with.

Mark is well known and published in the industry and it's important to him that he knows that he is making a valuable contribution to the betterment of the industry.

Mark's history goes back to when he was in grammar school and everyone turned to him for solutions with their audio visual issues. He always did whatever he could to come to the rescue, even at a young age. In high school, he turned to technical theatre, and built one of the first high school FM licensed radio stations in the country, KSPB progressive rock in Pebble Beach, California.

Education
University of Southern California: BS Cinema/Television

Hobbies
Working, Working, Working and Working.and maybe if there's any time left over, spending it "working" on my house.

Pets
Oh yes..the pretty pretty princess. she's the most beautiful English Bulldog "Annie". Ask me about her at NAB this year!

Favorite Color(s)
Green, it's in my blood.

Favorite Movie(s)
Capricorn One

Anything Else...
I have four daughters, a spicy wife and a girl dog, can anyone top that!?

Tom loves the challenge of tackling problems that customers face in their daily struggle to make great television happen. He also loves learning about new advances in technology and is passionate about giving his customers the best possible experience and customer service.

At the tender age of 8 Tom got tickets for his whole family to a taping of an afternoon kids show in San Francisco and spent the whole taping session running around the studio pestering the engineers. Sound familiar? It seems that event sealed the fate of thousands of customers that Tom has pestered over the years. In grade school he was one of those infamous AV geeks who could run anything Bell & Howell could throw at him. In high school he joined the newly created TV dept. and crewed and directed the daily newscast, taping football and basketball games and producing student projects for the History and English depts. That led to a BA degree in television production at SF State U, numerous free-lance gigs and a short stint as a news production assistant in the Bay Area before turning to a sales and systems integration career. 27 years later, Tom is still passionate about his work and thrilled to be working at ABS.

Education
San Francisco State Univ., B.A., Broadcast Communication Arts

Hobbies
Gourmet cooking, travel, fly fishing, fly tying, gardening, driving the ABS coach

Pets
Two dogs: a Maltese (no foo-foo bows or long hair) with an attitude named Divinity and a clownish Havanese/Lhasa mix named Toby. Cat: an aloof and opinionated calico named Phoebe, oh and a couple of goldfish

Favorite Movie(s)
The Rock and Bullitt. Arguably the two best chase scenes in movie history AND in San Francisco. Talk amongst yourselves…

Favorite Song(s)
Wizards in Winter- Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Favorite Saturday Activity
Watching my daughter and her cohorts in Husky Marching Band, and oh-yeah, watching Mark sweat as the Huskies kill the Trojans next season!

Anything Else...
My wonderful wife Jeri and my two daughters Jennifer and Janelle. Sure it gets a little estrogen charged at times, but I love it. Without them in my life, I never would have experienced Oprah, Dr. Phil, country music, Pride and Prejudice and not to forget, 150 screenings (not kidding) of Sense and Sensibility via Comcast’s On Demand service. Isn’t technology wonderful? And I sell this stuff…

Mark Warner, Vice President of Advanced Broadcast Solutions, is responsible for the growth and development of the company. Mark's thirty plus years in the broadcasting and the new media business providing cutting edge solutions, award winning programming, and business leadership, offers our business and our customers' unique and cost effective insights. What is most important to Mark is leading a highly motivated team of first class professionals who are looking past today and into our future.

Hobbies
Boating, Skiing, flying, and collecting Lionel Trains

Favorite Color(s)
Red

Favorite Movie(s)
Casablanca

Favorite Song(s)
Hot Fun in the Summertime, Light My Fire (Doors)

Your Hero and Why
The late Teddy Nathanson of NBC Sports, who taught me more about directing sports television in one cab ride than I had learned in my entire career.

Anything Else...
I love to fix things because I like to know how they work.

Abdallah Amoush is the Marketing Director for the Middle East. Working on the growth and development of the company in the Middle East is technically his job but working alongside such amazing people to continue the growth and expansion on the international level is his vision. Prior to joining ABS, Abdallah worked as Assistant Vice President in retail banking at Chase Bank.

Abdallah provides marketing consultation, financial planning, and acts as a bridge between the two cultures in order to bring the ABS vision to the Middle East. He has quality experience in starting new businesses, forming partnerships, quality management, financial planning, banking, and servicing high end clients and businesses.

Education

MBA in Marketing

MBA in Management

Favorite Color(s)
Green

Your Hero(s) and Why
My father is my hero because of the guidance and advice he always gave me, which has been the right one for the past 35 years.

Anything Else...
My Family: A strong wife who make it easier for me to handle the challenges of this life and a beautiful daughter who is the reason I wake up every day.

Kenneth M Scott can only be described in one word - IT!!! Not only is he our Director of Broadcast Engineering, he also is our software developer, database manager, computer technician, plumber, electrician, janitor, supply courier, and all around go-to guy. This 15+ year veteran of the Broadcasting Industry is involved in all aspects of design, planning, and implementation of customer projects from big to small. He is also the, "cleanup crew" verifying that all equipment, designs, and implementations are complete and meets our client's expectations.

Education
BS in Computer Science (C++), BS in Business Administration, AA in Broadcast Communications, Certificate in Radio & Sound. Certified Broadcast Television Engineer, Certified Broadcast Networking Technologist.

Hobbies
Amateur Radio, Software Development, Downhill Skiing, Gym Rat, and
Aviation Website Developer vfrweather.com & ifrweather.com

Favorite Color(s)
473nm / 634THz

Favorite Movie(s)
What Dreams May Come, Always

Favorinte Song(s)
2Pac - Changes / Martika - Toy Soldiers

Your Hero and Why
Ralf Hinkley!!! He is The Greatest American Hero

Anything Else...
Without a doubt... I don't know is an acceptable answer!

In January of 2007, Marci joined the ABS team to oversee Operations and Marketing; a field she's served for the past 10 years. She takes great pride in everything she does and is passionate about helping others succeed. Her high energy and fun personality add spunk to the daily operation of ABS.

Education
Washington State University, MIS & Marketing

Favorite Pastimes
Watching football or going on an adventure with my husband, touring wineries and spending time with family and friends

Pets
The Mimi's the two Siamese cats, Nedley "Man-Dingo" and Earl the Rat Terriers

Favorite Color(s)
PINK!

Favorite Song(s)
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

Adela aka "Princess" worked in commercial lending for five years, where she met Mark and soon after joined the ABS team. While working closely with vendors and customers, her passion is to continue the dynamics of the office. Adela is not afraid of a new challange and tackles every problem head on.

Education
Pacific Lutheran University, BA in Public Relations

Hobbies
Traveling, movies, music, spending time with family, friends, and most importantly my husband

Favorite Number
Two, because everything great comes in two!

Pets
My little Yorkshire Mickey

Favorite Movie(s)
The Notebook - It's the best romantic movie EVER!

Your Hero and Why
My parents are my biggest heroes. They sacrificed a lot so my brother and I can have a better life.

Tom comes to Advanced Broadcast Solutions after spending 22 years as a television news reporter and anchor all across the United States. Tom brings editorial, end user and content-creation experience to the Advanced Broadcast Solutions consulting team and produces the video-based content for the company and its marketing partners.

Tom’s dream of working as a TV news reporter started at age five when he would scribble scripts and deliver little newscasts to his family. Tom grew up in Maple Valley, Washington and spent the following two decades working as an award-winning reporter - scribbling scripts and delivering little newscasts in Yakima, Terre Haute, Louisville, Sacramento, Columbus and New York/New Jersey.

Education
Pacific Lutheran University, B.A., Communication Arts. Ongoing M.A. studies in broadcast management at the University of Missouri, Columbia

Favorite Pastimes
Golf, fly fishing, playing euphonium and writing

Family
Wife Shari, sons J.T. and Brus and Buddy the Rat Terrier

Favorite Color
Black

Favorite Movie(s)
Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Favorite Music
Classic rock-and-roll with a dream to drum before my joints seize

Favorite Book(s)
Too many to list, but a total non-fiction nut

Mark Miller is a Design & Sales Specialist at ABS. With an emphasis on audio, Mark enjoys the process of working with his clients to creatively solve their production needs. Having been the client, mixing engineer, studio owner, producer, event planner or spectator, he understands the production arena from not only a creative design and technical aspect, but a real world problem solving and application perspective. In addition, Mark provides a sense of flare and style that makes working with him both professional and exciting!

Education
Everyday seems to be filled with more stuff to learn

Hobbies
Traveling, soccer, snowboarding and traveling…did I mention traveling?

Favorite Color(s)
Blue

Anything Else...
When I was ten years old I moved to Naples, Italy where I lived for three years before moving to Okinawa, Japan where I spent another three years.

Matt has been part of the Advanced Broadcast Solutions team for more than three years. He takes great pride in his work and follows the philosophy of doing the job right the first time around. His easy going personality and great communication skills help each project be completed on time, and successfully.

Recent Projects

• Built and installed a 64x64 SDI/AA Matrix for the Mariners (Seattle, WA)

• Built and installed an Ignite Automation System for KBCI (Boise, ID)

• Built and installed a Ross Automation System for KTUU (Anchorage, AK)

• Built a ten dish satellite earth station from the ground up for KOIN (Portland, OR)

• Installed an HD Grass Valley Aurora Craft Newsroom Workflow Editing System for KHQ (Spokane, WA)

Favorite Pastimes
Spending time with my beautiful wife Nikki, hanging out with friends and family, music (drums), doing anything artistic, sports

Pets
She-Ra and Joplin (My two Olde English Bulldogges)

Favorite Color(s)
Black and Blue

Favorite Music
Anything with Danny Carey drumming

Todd Sykes is the youngest member at ABS. He is the integration specialist. Todd is eager to be involved in all areas of broadcasting. His personality fits in well with the rest of the ABS team and Todd enjoys being a part of the family here at ABS.

Education
Broadcast Technology Degree from Bates Technical College

Hobbies
Hip-Hop production, record collecting, emceeing, fishing, being with my family, reading, watching sports, detailing my truck

Favorite Color(s)
Blue

Favorite Movie(s)
The Big Lebowski

Favorite Album
Jimmy McGriff – Electric Funk

Nikki Minnihan joined the Advanced Broadcast Solutions team in June 2009 after moving from Spokane, Washington. Nikki has spent the last four years as a Cosmetologist, and found that she also has a passion for Systems Integration! Nikki’s outgoing personality and her likability made her an instant fit here at ABS! We look forward to Nikki’s desire to learn and grow with us here at Advanced Broadcast Solutions!

Education
Spokane Community College Associate in Applied Science, Licensed in Cosmetology, Licensed in Esthetics.

Hobbies
Spending time with my husband, Matt, spending time with my family and friends, taking on new projects, vacationing and watching the Seattle Mariners and the Seattle Sounders games!

Favorite Color(s)
Bright green, (Seattle Sounder’s Green!)

Favorite Movie(s)
White Christmas, Moonwalker, Love Actually, The Hangover

Favorite Artit(s)
Michael Jackson, Elton John, Johnny Cash, Huey Lewis & the News

Nina’s love for the broadcast industry began developing the moment she became a member of the ABS team. Nina spent a lot of time pestering the engineers to teach her about broadcast equipment designs, functionality and applications. Eventually, her persistence paid off. She is now a CAD Designer and has the ambition and desire to grow and learn even more. Nina will be attending Highline Community College/WSU to purse a BS in Electrical Engineering

Education
Certified in Computer Aided Drafting/Programming Administration

Favorite Movie(s)
YES, MAN! It was absolutely hilarious

Hobbies
Traveling any place tropical, learning new things, laughing, spending time with family and helping others.

Favorite Color(s)
Money Green! :)

Favorite Quote
If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.

-Albert Einstein

Your Hero and Why
My daughter Destiny is my hero. She helped me become responsible, accountable and dependable. She is also the most amazing little girl in the whole world and she brings me joy

While attending Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon, Tim Kerr worked as the audio engineer in the school’s music department, recording albums. Shortly after college Tim decided to pursue his dream of being an audio engineer and drove to Hollywood. While working for Filmways Audio Services, Tim became involved with Academy award shows, Grammy award shows, even Barry Manilow concerts. In 1981, Tim’s love for audio engineering landed him a job with CBS. It was then that his career took off…

Professional Background
After five years at CBS maintaining and installing video and audio equipment, setting up and operating numerous live news and sporting events, Tim decided to work as a freelance engineer until he landed a job at Groupe Andre Perry/Powerhouse in 1987.

In 1991, Tim joined Spectrum System Design for a year where he was responsible for the design and installation of multiple AV jobs for Nike Town, Sequent and other companies.

In 1992, Tim worked for Mira Film and Video as a second engineer. He was the engineer in charge for the mobile television truck on live events.

Tim’s experience and desire to learn and do more took him in several different directions over the next decade. He worked as Chief Engineer for Downstream Digital, Regional Sales Manager for Digital System Technology, and Technical System Manager for KGW-TV.

Since 2008, Tim has been working as a Contract/Freelance Broadcast and Video Engineer. He has done work for V-1 for FSN, V-2 for NBC, and managed several projects and integration for ABS.

Education
Mt. Hood Community College – Music Major

Favorite Color(s)
Turquoise

Favorite Song(s)
Jazz (smooth style)

Anything Else...
I enjoy fly fishing for trout and spinner fishing for steelhead