The Panvidea Team

Chris Cali, CEO & Co-founder

Chris co-founded Panvidea when he saw the potential to fundamentally change the way video is prepared and distributed by enabling content producers with an instantly scalable, cloud-based post production and encoding service. Panvidea enables professional content owners, broadcasters, publishers, and advertising agencies to encode, edit and package their video content for distribution to any digital platform across any digital network at a fraction of the time and cost. His experience includes Sony Music Entertainment and architecting large online video distribution platforms while consulting for multiple major news networks.

       

Frank Gatto, Senior Vice President, Research & Development & Co-founder

With over 20 years of experience, Frank is a true innovator in the post-production and technical workflow management of video assets, with an extensive knowledge of all major digital media codecs and formats. Before joining Panvidea, Frank was Senior Technical Director for Sony Music Studios. He was responsible for all technical operations involved with media production and supported new initiatives proposed by all Sony BMG label groups. His expertise was crucial for moving all of Sony’s catalog and new releases to an asset management and fulfillment system. His knowledge base and expertise with audio and video extends into revolutionary technologies responsible for the success of many new media companies competing in the ever evolving media industry.

Brian Queen, Senior Vice President, Business Development

Brian brings extensive experience in digital media management and distribution to his role as Senior Vice-President, Business Development for Panvidea. Prior to joining Panvidea Brian was Digital Media Solutions Manager at IBM Corporation where he was responsible for sales of technology-based business solutions to the Media & Entertainment and Telecommunications industries. Previously, Brian was an Audit Senior at Price Waterhouse in Los Angeles where he earned his CPA credentials and led audit and consulting engagements for Fortune 500 clients. Brian holds both a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Masters degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

   

Doug Heise, Vice President, Marketing & Strategy

Doug has over 15 years of experience as a digital media strategist and marketing specialist. Doug began his career as a co-founder and Senior Analyst with The Content Group, a San Francisco-based consulting and professional services firm that was one of the first companies to focus exclusively on the field of digital media management. He subsequently served as Head of Strategy for BBC Technology’s North American digital media team and led product marketing efforts for Hewlett-Packard’s Digital Media Platform and Digital Content Services offering. Doug has extensive experience developing and marketing on-demand solutions and recently served as Senior Product Marketing Manager for Clickability, a leading cloud-based web content management solution. As an independent consultant, Doug has worked for a range of Fortune 100 companies including Visa, Microsoft, and Cisco. Doug holds a Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Communications from Stanford University and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Glasgow in Scotland.

   

Francisco Amadeo, Chief Technology Officer

Francisco has been with Panvidea since it’s very beginning. As the Chief Technology Officer, he is responsible for implementing Panvidea’s product roadmap and managing our entire product development team, based in Argentina. Francisco brings his expertise in quality processes and software architecture, allowing the company to better shape and materialize its technical vision and business goals. His experience includes IBM Global Services and consulting as a software architect for a range of US and European companies.