Jonathan Aroesty, President and Founder of Playback Innovations, LLC

Jonathan has over 25 years experience in television production. Throughout his career, Jon has been involved in hundreds of television shows, including annual awards shows such as The Academy Awards, The Emmy Awards and The Grammy Awards. A decade ago, Jon was instrumental in successfully changing the way video playbacks are performed for live and taped productions. He introduced the use of digital non-linear technology, by overseeing the development of specialized software programs for use in conjunction with digital playback servers. More recently, as the leader of Playback Innovations, LLC he has once again revolutionized the industry by realizing the promise of the tapeless environment within television productions. Playback Innovations, LLC is now at the forefront of this industry. Jon resides in Los Angeles with his wife Margie and their two children, Kaeley and Justin.

Russ Srole, Director of Software Development

Russ is a 35 year veteran in the businesses of film production, post-production and product design. He  has designed linear and non-linear editors as well as network delay software. Russ has been involved in unique and challenging projects requiring the design of front-end software for post-production DDRs as well as  sophisticated tools for syncing telecine dailies. His experience with broadcast machine control projects, including VTR's, DDR's and switchers is an invaluable resource to Playback Innovations.  As Director of Software Development, Russ draws on his wealth of experience to provide Playback Innovations' clients with tools that take advantage of the latest cutting edge technologies. Russ, is  graduate of UCLA Film School and resides in California.

Garry Star, Senior Software Designer

Throughout his 25 year career in software development, Garry has designed and built systems based on various platforms such as Windows and UNIX.  Garry's understanding and comprehensive knowledge of these platforms, which use industry-standard technologies such as TCP/IP, SQL, BASIC, VB, C++, C#, and Java, allow him to design and implement custom systems to meet the specific needs of Playback Innovations' clients. Garry's experience in software design, allows him to maintain the highest standards of quality and performance by taking advantage of cutting-edge developments.