DAVID J. DANTO
David@danto.com
Professional Experience
Poly (FOrmerly Plantronics /
Polycom) 2019
- Present
Director of UC Strategy and Research
Responsibilities
include Internally: help the Plantronics / Polycom team formulate and
collaboratively drive the company’s collaboration strategy. Externally:
represent the team, provide a conduit for customers to communicate market and
user needs, and help customers, analysts and the media truly understand the value
of collaboration solutions.
DImension Data Americas, New York, NY 2011
- 2019
Analyst / Principal Consultant, Collaboration / Video
/ Multimedia / AV
Responsibilities
include providing technical and operational guidance and strategy to multiple
organizations; Designing systems and solutions that promote effective
collaboration; Supporting and assisting the Digital Workplace team; Creating
strategic presentations for delivery to clients; Providing “thought leadership”
in unified communications via blogs, articles and appearances at industry
events. Providing go-to-market advice
and support for select collaboration manufacturers and service providers.
J.P.Morgan Chase &
Company, New
York, NY, USA– London, UK 2008 - 2011
Vice President, Global Multimedia and Support Services
Responsible
for the implementation and management the world’s largest commercial Cisco immersive
TelePresence ecosystem. Developed and deployed a fully interoperable unified
communications environment, allowing direct-dial video connections between
endpoints at desktop PCs, video conference rooms, executive desktop appliances
and Cisco TelePresence rooms. Designed and implemented an HD “Desktop
Telepresence” system relied-upon by the firm’s senior management and operating
committee. Coordinated the vendor selection and management process. Managed the
Global Multimedia and Support Services Implementation team in the Global
Services Organization.
Lehman Brothers, New York, NY, USA – London,
UK – Tokyo, Japan 2002 - 2008
Vice President, Director of Global Multimedia
Engineering
Responsible for the strategic direction, development and
implementation of global enterprise multimedia systems, including life cycle
management of media and broadcast equipment and facilities and the design of
interoperable video conference systems serving desktop, room and telepresence
environments. Manage processes of vendor
selection and standards enforcement in production, engineering and operations. Facilitate
close coordination between Corporate Communications, Facilities Management, Corporate
Services, Information Technology and the firm’s business units with centers in
New York, London, Tokyo and Mumbai, ensuring provision of reliable and
appropriate services. Annual budget of $10M in management of media infrastructure
valued at more than $80M. (Joined the
firm shortly after Morgan Stanley sold the
Morgan Stanley, New York, NY 2000-2002
Director of Multimedia Engineering
Responsible for the design, implementation and
operations of television, radio and audio/visual facilities. Key team player in
the coordination of activities into new media technologies. Oversight of all
local and international teleconferencing and coordination of outsourced service
providers. Annual budget of $8.5M in management of media infrastructure valued
at more than $50M.
Bloomberg L.P., New York, NY 1995-2000
Director of Broadcast Engineering and Operations
Responsible for all television and radio technical
operations including the production of news programming for broadcast and
cable, network affiliates, internet live and streaming multimedia, and reports
"on-demand". Provided
oversight of all local and international broadcast feeds and teleconferencing
via satellite, public switched network and internal WAN connection. Designed and supervised all multimedia
special events and live remotes.
Coordinated facility maintenance and system upgrades
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York, NY 1991-1995
Director of Television and Media Services
Responsible for all audio, video and audio/visual
operations, centralizing and modernizing procedures and equipment. Facilitated NYU's entry into Cable
Television, Distance Learning and Teleconferencing systems and technologies. Maximized and coordinated utilization of
infrastructure. Coordinated in-house TV
coverage of annual commencement ceremonies in Washington Square Park.
Financial News Network, New York, NY 1987-1991
Director of Engineering
Responsible for hiring and supervising the technical
and operations staff, coordinating live transmissions, and purchasing technical
equipment and services.
DAVID DANTO
TELEVISION AND MEDIA SYSTEMS, New
York, NY 1985-1987, 1991-1995
Consultant
Worked on a free-lance basis as a studio designer,
broadcast operations consultant / trainer, cable, satellite and microwave TV
system designer, and/or video / audio / communications engineer. Clients included:
AMC
*American Express * AT&T * Bloomberg Television * Charlie Rose * Court-TV *
CUNY-TV / BMCC MediaCenter * Dennis Michaels Associates * EUE - Screen Gems *
LRP Video Productions * MPI Productions * MTV / Viacom Networks * NBC * Nexus
Video * Rowland Public Relations * Rutgers University*
Education
Brooklyn College – City University
of New York
B.A.-September 1983, Cum Laude
Television Production and Communications – Theater Production
Honors and Awards
AVIXA
(formerly INFOCOMM International)
(Audio Visual Industry Organization) Fairfax, VA
Adjunct Faculty Instructor for Infocomm Academy –
Appointed April 2007
Recognized by the Infocomm Board of Governors and the
Professional Education and Training Committee as having provided valuable
assistance in the professional development of members of the industry.
Honored as one of nine Emerging Technology Fellows
– June 2017
Donald
W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, University Of Missouri
Nonresidential Fellow - Appointed 2016-2017
David Danto designed, tested and detailed new
low-cost, scalable video recording and archiving systems - based on emerging
technologies - for public community meetings and events. By lowering the cost
and complexity he developed a guide for community journalism into the new
millennium.
Enterprise Management 360
Selected as the number one UC influencer – 2018
Added to EM360tech.com Advisory Board
Onalytica.com
Selected as one of the top 100 UC Influencers – 2016
USA Today
(National US Newspaper)
and 10
Best
Voted by readers as one of America’s top 10 bloggers
on the subject of Business Travel – 2014
CTA (Formerly Consumer Electronics Association)
Selected as CES Innovations Awards Judge - 2011, 2013,
2016 - 2018
Industry Affiliations
Interactive Multimedia &
Collaborative Communications
Director of Emerging Technologies – Elected June 2005
and continuing to serve
Member of Executive Board of non-profit industry
organization that exists to facilitate and promote the use of collaborative
communication technologies. Contributor
to industry publications and presenter at industry events such as InfoComm, Enterprise
Connect, NAB, INTEROP, Streaming Media, CI Summit, Wainhouse Research Summit,
etc.
Sound and Communications
IT/AV Report, New York, NY
Editor – Appointed September 2018 and continuing to
serve
David identifies, organizes and compiles articles and
opinions for the twice annual Sound and Communications IT/AV Report. (In additional to his other professional
responsibilities) Testa Communications and the IMCCA have asked David to
provide expert guidance and thought leadership to keep the collaboration
community educated and informed about the latest trends.