Principal-VJA Consulting Von Johnson’s experience in the entertainment industry includes electronic distribution, language dubbing, worldwide logistics and protocols, production and post production, technical services, project management, systems development and implementation, business and systems integration. Prior to forming VJA, Mr. Johnson held key strategic and operations positions at The Walt Disney Company, Universal Television Distribution and Turner Entertainment Co. His career includes break-through technology developments in video-on-demand and production-based digital distribution solutions. Through VJA, Johnson leads a team of associate experts who tackle client requirements in media asset valuation, international post-production and distribution and new technology marketing strategies. Mr. Johnson holds a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications from California State University, Fresno and earned his MBA at Woodbury University in Los Angeles. Johnson is an adjunct instructor at UCLA Extension and Woodbury University and serves on the Board of Governors of the Society of Motion Picture and Televisions Engineers. (SMPTE). Johnson is co-inventor of U.S. Patent 5,544,228 – “Method and apparatus for transmission of full frequency digital audio through digital telephone lines”.
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AssociatesVJA is a globally connected network of professionals with executive experience in the entertainment industry. Von Johnson personally leads every project with a hand-picked team of consultants and engineers carefully matched to meet your requirements. Studios, broadcasters and technology suppliers have trusted important initiatives to the VJA team, including these and other top-tier professionals. |
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Brian Finegold is President of BTF Consulting, Inc. and has 19 years of information technology experience gained either as a consultant or director with large corporations. Mr. Finegold is widely recognized as one of the foremost information technology experts within the entertainment industry and has led consulting engagements for many large media and entertainment concerns such as CBS, Paramount Pictures, NBCU, Time Warner and Turner Broadcasting. Mr. Finegold’s professional affiliations include membership in the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, a seat on the Corporate Advisory Board member of the Technology Managers Forum and acting as an advisor to the University of Southern California's Entertainment Technology Center. Mr. Finegold is recognized in Who's Who for Media and Communications and other biographical reference publications. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Los Angeles in political science and conducted his graduate studies within the business school of Sacramento State University where he specialized in the masters of science program in information systems. Please visit www.btfconsulting.com for more information. |
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James Hubbert is President of Sirius Ltd, based in Tokyo, and has nearly 20 years experience managing language localization systems and quality assurance. During a decade overseeing the operations of Disney Character Voices, Inc./Asia, he was responsible for delivering thousands of local-language program adaptations for distribution in markets throughout Asia. As a consultant, he has supervised foreign ADR for numerous feature film and television titles for distribution in Japan. He is also a published translator of Japanese fiction and has worked as a translator for the U.S. government. Mr. Hubbert is based in Tokyo and holds an M.B.A. from the University of Washington.
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| Phil Lelyveld is an Entertainment Technology Strategy Advisor with over 15 years of experience, including 10 years at the VP Digital Industry Relations for The Walt Disney Company's corporate New Technology and New Media Group. Mr. Lelyveld has significant expertise in the technical, legal and business issues associated with the production, distribution and moetization of traditional media and new media content and services. Mr. Lelyveld earned his MBA from UCLA, an MS in Geophysics from Stanford and a BS in Engineering from Tufts University. He is a frequent speaker at media-related events including the Sundance Festival, Digital Hollywood and the TeleManagement Forum as well as advisor to the USC Entertainment Technology Center. | 
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Charles "Tad" Marburg is President of Lorgen Consulting and has over 30 years experience in feature and television post production, distribution and technology including mastering, international dubbing operations, media asset archives and optical media research. Mr. Marburg served in several senior level positions during his 23 year tenure at Warner Bros. and independently managed projects for Warner Bros. and Deluxe Laboratories over the past several years. Mr. Marburg's focus is project management of new technology integration from inception to maturity. Mr. Marburg earned his Bachelor's Degree in Theater Arts from Oberlin College in Ohio and participated in the MFA program at UCLA.
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| Patrick Murphy is President of Patrick Murphy and Associates, Inc. and has over 30 years experience as a C-level executive in the entertainment industry. Mr. Murphy's expertise extends to international manufacturing and distribution, strategic analysis, digital asset management, content management, re-engineering business processes and supply chain management. Mr. Murphy has gained extensive international experience over the past 20 years in Asia, Australia, Europe and North and South America and he has an intimate and thorough understanding of the motion picture, television and satellite/cable businesses in these territories. | 
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| Javier Ponton is President of Ponton Worldwide Productions, Inc. and is an internationally recognized expert in post production and creative services. Mr. Ponton has directed and performed in numerous international versions of U.S. motion pictures including Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, E.T. and Pearl Harbor. Mr. Ponton directed Sting and Phil Collins in their recordings for The Emperor's New Groove and Tarzan (respectively) and designed recording and mixing facilities for SDI Media in Culver City, California. | 
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Ms. Winters is president of Smoke & Mirrors, a boutique public relations firm she founded in 1993. Ms. Winters provides communications and public relations services for global entertainment corporations, technology research centers, filmmakers and advertising agencies. Ms. Winters programmed filmmaker- and stereoscopic 3D-focused sessions for the 2008 and 2009 NAB Shows, including the inaugural Content Theater, a three-day conference about content and technology across all platforms. Ms. Winters also oversaw the Show’s Hollywood-focused marketing campaigns for both years, honing messaging, spearheading advertising, setting up sponsorship relationships, booking media, writing brochure and radio copy and more. Her efforts significantly raised Hollywood awareness of, and attendance to, the event. Ms. Winters also orchestrated the public relations campaign for SMPTE 2008, substantially growing the conference’s audience, and helped build USC’s Entertainment Technology Center into the nexus of the digital cinema industry with a multi-pronged public relations and education campaign. Other recent clientele include AnimationMentor.com, Thomson, IOSONO Sound and Gray Matter FX. Ms. Winters served as head of corporate public relations for a leading Hollywood public relations firm, Bumble Ward & Associates (BWA). There, she represented FremantleMedia North America (“American Idol”), writer/director Randall Wallace (“When We Were Soldiers”), Radar Pictures (“The Last Samurai”), among others. Ms. Winters oversaw the 2002 Academy Award campaign for Sony Pictures Imageworks’ “Spider-Man” and “Stuart Little 2” and was instrumental in helping the company win the Best Animated Film Oscar for the “TheChubbChubbs,” its first Academy Award. Ms. Winters was director of public relations for Harmony Holdings and its five divisions, where she was an important strategist in taking the corporation public. Winters' public relations skills are enhanced by her journalism experience and knowledge of photography and design. She has written business analyses for leading international corporations, Website content for creative and technical clients, and feature articles for The Hollywood Reporter, Daily Variety and American Cinematographer. For four years, Rochelle Winters was an assistant cameraman and set still photographer on independent features and spots. Learn more at http://sampr.net |
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