Advanced Systems Group (ASG) has welcomed John Small to its team as a Solutions Engineer. His move comes after nearly two decades in technical roles at CBS, where he most recently served as Director of Technical Operations and On-Air Promotions.
Deep Industry Knowledge
Small's experience encompasses maintenance and support for 70 Avid Media Composer NLEs and finishing bays, ProTools audio stations, and graphics workstations at CBS. He also managed captioning services, publicity shoots, and upfront presentations. His technical prowess extends to building render farms from scratch and participating in the remastering of the original Star Trek series.
New Role at ASG
In his new position with ASG, Small will leverage his expertise to address infrastructure and workflow issues for clients in Los Angeles and its surrounding areas. He will collaborate closely with client management and technical engineering teams to identify and solve challenges within media production environments.
Positive Transition
The transition from CBS to ASG is smoother due to Small's pre-existing relationships with many of the company's personnel, whom he had worked with during his time as an ASG client. “I’ve already worked with most of the ASG team in Los Angeles,” Small said. “As a customer I knew I could always count on them to come through with whatever we needed. I look forward to adding my unique experiences, problem-solving skills, and overall positive attitude toward generating customer success.”
ASG President Dave Van Hoy highlighted Small's contributions and potential impact: “John’s technical knowledge and expertise in the LA media and entertainment industry is as deep as you can get. He has had several notable achievements and worked in every role you can imagine—from engineering to installation and configuration, environmental design, data center design and implementation, to project management. We’re thrilled to have his talents as part of our team.”