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Electronic engineering graduate from the University of Rome, I spent several years acquiring experience in multimedia applications, and am fluent in Italian, English, French and Spanish.
I have extensive experience in the hi-tech electronic goods market, having worked for a variety of multimedia companies including AMPEX, JVC, BTS (part of Philips), and AVT in Italy.
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Electronic engineering graduate from the University of Rome, Mr Amati spent several years acquiring experience in multimedia applications, and is fluent in Italian, English, French and Spanish.
He has extensive experience in the hi-tech electronic goods market, having worked for a variety of multimedia companies including AMPEX, JVC, BTS (part of Philips), and AVT in Italy.
Employment History
(1991 & ongoing)
Set up his own new company, Advanced Video Technologies (AVT) specialised in computers used for video applications, the new multimedia world for professionals. Had been using his knowledge in this field in developing and reselling of the new technology.
AVT s.r.l. Major projects
Marketing and distribution
1992: AVT acquires exclusive distribution rights in Italy for Video Media, AXA, and in Europe for Colby Corp. 1993 AVT appointed as Italian distributor for Landmark, Dubner International and Diamond reseller for Micropolis Corporation.
·2 1992: Design and installation of a complete new technology system for video and computer graphic production in the Vatican City production centre.
·3 1993: Development for Telecom Italia of a remote diagnostic kit (working over Inmarsat satellite) for a CNR Everest expedition including Video phone, ECG,Doppler system and sphygmomanometer
·4 1994: Development of the encrypted multilingual network for Eurosport.
·5 1996: The Eurosport project expands to the audio repeater.
Advanced Video Technologies Ltd funded in UK in 1995 (following change of location of family).
·6 1995: AVT development and installation of the network for Financial Times Television for broadcast video transmission over IP location covering London, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Zurich.
·7 1996: Development of Special device for the investigation department of the Italian police to emphasize the fight of the cybernetic crime over the Internet.
·8 1997-1998: Expansion of the Eurosport project to Poland, Russia, Netherlands, Italy and Romania.
·9 1997: First installation of wireless infrared link as backbone for a bank (Firlan). Ferrari adopted Firlan as the transmission link between the pit stop and the support van.
·10 1998: Development of a complete network for the University of Palermo of a remote learning facility with the remote site of Enna in Sicily.
·11 1999: Development of a networked system to control VTR's for post-production and archive retrieval for the master library of RAI videotapes.
·12 2000: Development of low cost VOIP solution for audio and video communications.
·13 2001: Participation in the European project "Digital Cinema" via Satellite for the definition of the encryption and storage equipment to finalize the Digital Cinema standard.
·14 2002-2005: Development of the project Cicer-One for a new hi-tech solution to visit a city.
(ongoing)
General Manager of the Rome office.
International relationship with the overseas supplier
(Oct 1989 to Oct 1990)
BTS Italy (Philips group)Start-up team manager of the new office in Rome.
Organization of customer-service department
Set up of the marketing structure
(1988 to 1989)
JVC·1 Sept. 1988 Appointed as marketing manager at JVC Professional in the broadcast division.
JVC Italian representative officer to Japan headquarters for technical design
engineering projects on M-II, S-Vhs products and new CCD's cameras.
Introducing these new products in the Italian market.
1988: Training course on Paltex editors (UK) and Training course on Panasonic M-IIproducts organised by Panasonic Broadcast Europe (UK)
Developments of a serial to parallel interface to control a series of parallel VTR's
from a PC with serial port and he develops the relative software.
Planning and conduct of a complete series of conferences and demonstrations for
the National Association of TV Operators, showing the new products line (SVhs and M-II) in Rome, Milan and Torino.
(1979 to 1988)
AMPEX·1 1979 AMPEX training course on VPR 1 and TBC 1 (as end user).
·2 July 1979: recruited by AMPEX as field engineer for the installation program (including operators' training course) of the three machines edit system (based on VPR's 2 with editor controller) into all regional stations of RAI (Italian national television), installing more than 66 regional studio in the country.
Experience in the field of microprocessors allowing gain of significant experience in the growing market at the time of the first personal computers.
·1 1982: AMPEX responsible engineer for the installation of new network systems in South Africa and in Nigeria (NTA network) (including the relevant training courses).
·2 1985-1989 Appointed as AMPEX Service manager with responsibility for all RAI stations nationwide and customers in the central and southern area of the EMEA region.
Involved in the introduction of new technologies and new products to the market, with special interests in new computer graphics technologies based on MS-DOS PCs and Unix mini-computers. His experience on MS-DOS machines was improved by attending training courses on Pascal, CAD-CAM, Dbase programs, Quick basic UNIX and C programs.
Professional Qualifications
1972: Graduated from high school with a final evaluation of 51/60 and begun an electronic
engineering course at the University of Rome.
1975: Research team member of a bioengineering project at the Italian National Research
Centre (CNR) in a study of ultrasonic devices for medical diagnosis (Doppler analysis).
From 1979 till 1991 advanced training courses on a range of broadcast systems such as
AMPEX, Panasonic, BTS and JVC.
Languages: fluent in Italian (mother tongue), English, French and Spanish
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