ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Networked AV Systems is actually the work of many dedicated AV and IT professionals, chief among them being InfoComm International’s own Rachel Bradshaw and Lauren Bramblett. Thanks for all your help in turning some of InfoComm’s most important new training into a volume of knowledge that AV professionals can apply to their daily jobs, and that IT pros can refer to when they’re wondering what those AV guys are thinking about.

On behalf of InfoComm and myself, I’d also like to thank the following subject-matter experts for their contributions: Tim Bergeron, CompTIA A+, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; Joel Bilheimer, Vice President of Systems Integration Services, Pershing Technologies; Brent Boswell, Training Manager, AMX; Ed Carabetta, President, Cabletime USA; Ross Cunningham, CTS-D, Director of Texas Operations, Hildebrandt Baker Robbins; Gain Foster, CTS, Program Manager, General Communications Inc.; Scott Fox, Network Engineer, Western Kentucky University; Rob Gardner, Director of Product Management, BrightSign; Ervin Grinberg, Director of Marketing, Audinate; Gary Hall, CTS-D, CTS-I, Chief Technology Architect, Cisco Systems; Mike Harttree, Video Architect, Cisco Systems; Henry Hayter, Senior Product Manager, Transaction Network Services; Englebert “Freddy” Jimenez, Network Engineer, NJVC/NGA; Jim Kelly, CTS, Senior Technology Engineer, AVI-SPL; William Lawrence Jr., CTS-D, CTS-I, Global Head of Audio Visual and Immersive Design, BT Conferencing; James Maltese, CTS-D, CTS-I, President, Audio Visual Resources Inc.; Steve Mathis, Technical Resources Manager, West Division, AMX; David McNutt, Professor, Columbia College Chicago; Edwin Morman, CTS-D, CTS-I, Audiovisual Design Consultant and AV Design Engineer, General Dynamics Information Technology; Rob Norton, Technical Resources Manager, East Division, AMX; Brad Orme, CTS, DOD Account Manager, Futron Inc.; Mike Ray, CTS, Manager of Design and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley; Justin Rexing, CTS-D, Interactive Video Services, Western Kentucky University; James Saint-Rossy, System Administrator, B-Line Medical LLC; Jim Smith, CTS, Technical Channel Manager, Polycom; Jeppie Sumpter, Lead Network Engineer, Western Kentucky University; Mark Taylor, Audio Visual Program Manager, Compass Group; Jamie Trader, Regional Sales Engineer, AMX; Tom Utley, Vice President of Engineering and Support, Certified Cyber Solutions; Caleb Yaryan, Chief Technology Officer, Certified Cyber Solutions; Mark Young, Global Director, Technical Training, Crestron Electronics; Paul Zielie, CTS-D, Manager of Enterprise Solutions, AMX; and Francesco Ziliani, PhD, Chief Operating Officer, SpinetiX.

Special thanks for their patience and support to my wife, Kim; sons, Ben and Matthew; and mutts, Ebby and JD; each of whom is as networked as anybody—except maybe the dogs.

—Brad Grimes, 2013