The Ai team includes an outstanding list of broadcast industry
veterans, including the EMMY-award winning engineering team
who invented IOT transmitter technology. From senior management,
to engineering, R&D and sales, every person at Ai is dedicated
to providing our customers with 100% satisfaction.
Management
Nat Ostroff
Chairman of the Board, President & CEO
Mr. Ostroff has served as Chairman of the Board
since January of 1999. Prior to that, he was President and CEO
of Comark Communications, Inc. While in that capacity he was
nominated and awarded a Prime Time Emmy Award for outstanding
engineering achievement for the development of new UHF transmitter
technologies. Mr. Ostroff was the founder of Acrodyne Industries,
Inc. in 1968 and served as its first President and CEO. He holds
a BSEE degree from Drexel University and an MEEE degree from
New York University. Mr. Ostroff has authored numerous papers
and presented them worldwide. Mr. Ostroff is also Vice President
of New Technology for the Sinclair Broadcast Group. In addition,
he is a member of several industry organizations including AFCCE,
IEEE, and SBE.
Sales & Customer
Satisfaction
Dan Traynor
Vice President
Dan has over three decades of broadcast experience
at Ai and has held various management positions within the organization
in production, sales, and general management. His vast knowledge
of the past and present Ai product lines proves to be invaluable
when assisting customers with after sale support and services.
One of Dan's every day goals is to provide the customers with
the best possible means of meeting their requirements.
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Engineering
Group
Andrew H. Whiteside
Vice President, Engineering
Andy has an award-winning background in broadcast
product development. He received his B.Sc (with Honors) in
Physics from the Imperial College of Science and Technology,
London University, England in 1976. After a one-year post
graduate engineering apprenticeship, he joined the English
Electric Valve Company (1977) as a klystron engineer. He worked
for five years on the designs and applications of many amplifier
types. Included in his responsibilities were klystron products.
Andy joined Comark as the Engineering Manager for transmitter
products in 1982. He held a number of positions in engineering
management leading to his last position as Vice President
of Engineering for Thomcast Communications. In 1999 Andy joined
the Sinclair Broadcast Group, and in collaboration with Ray
Kiesel, formed the Advanced Technology Group to develop equipment
for Sinclair’s use. This group was involved in the design
and development of new, innovative broadcast transmission
products, and was responsible for the IOT based "Quantum"
product line, licensed by Acrodyne from Sinclair and introduced
at the NAB2000 Show. The Advanced Technology Group was incorporated
into Ai in 2000. Andy has been involved in the development
and implementation of many new television transmitter products,
authoring several technical papers in the process.
Raymond
Kiesel
Vice President, Research and Development
Ray also has an award-winning background in
broadcast product development. He first joined Acrodyne in
1973 and was involved with UHF and VHF television transmission
equipment design and development. After his first nine years
at Acrodyne he left to join Comark as Engineering Manager
of R&D. During his employment at Comark, Ray was responsible
for the design and development of solid-state exciters, high
voltage pulsers, multi-standard modulators (analog and digital)
as well as a complete line of IOT based transmitters. He was
the Program Coordinator for the Emmy award-winning Klystrode
IOT UHF television transmitter development effort that was
the basis for today’s high power UHF transmitter industry
standard. He held a number of positions in engineering management
leading to his last position as Vice President of Advanced
Development for Thomcast Communications. In 1999 Ray left
Thomcast to join the Sinclair Broadcast Group, and in collaboration
with Andy Whiteside, formed the Advanced Technology Group
to develop equipment for Sinclair’s use. This group was
involved in the design and development of new, innovative
broadcast transmission products, and was responsible for the
IOT based "Quantum" product line, licensed by Acrodyne
from Sinclair and introduced at the NAB 2000 Show. The Advanced
Technology Group was incorporated into Ai in 2000. Ray has
been responsible for the authoring of many technical papers,
and holds defining patents for proprietary linearity correction
techniques.
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Quality/Manufacturing
William J. Burns
Vice President, Manufacturing
With a career in Quality spanning over twenty-five years, Bill is well
versed in all aspects of the quality profession. From development of ISO
certified Quality Management Systems to supplier relations, Bill is a
consummate "hand on" professional. Holding both Management and Engineering
positions in the Semiconductor Industry for Kulicke & Soffa Industries and
the Defense Electronics Business for Loral Defense Systems, Bill has
garnered a wealth of knowledge and experience that he now applies at
Acrodyne Industries. During his career, Bill has been awarded a number of
Instructor Certifications for Electronics Assembly from the Army, Navy and
most recently IPC. Acrodyne presented a unique opportunity for Bill to
assemble a Quality Management System from the ground up. In 1996, Bill
began to lay the groundwork for the Quality Management System utilized today
in the production of the Quantumâ product. While the system has many
aspects, the common thread throughout the program is conformance to
requirements. Over the past few years, Bill has chaired the implementation
of Quality Improvement based on the principles of Philip Crosby. In doing
so, Bill has instilled a common quality philosophy throughout the
organization. To further instill this philosophy within the organization,
Bill also assumed responsibility for the Manufacturing operation at
Acrodyne. Now more than ever, quality and a commitment to requirements are a
common thread throughout the organization.
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Finance
& Manufacturing
Richard W. Murray
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Richard has spent his entire career in the
Financial sector of various organizations. Working for both
private and public companies, he has many years of successful
experience in the areas of Finance and Senior Management.
Before joining Acrodyne,
Mr. Murray was Chief Financial Officer and General Manager
for Fascan International, Inc., an importer
and distributor of articulated cranes for construction industries.
For twenty-five years Mr. Murray was
with
U.S. Shoe Corp., a NYSE retailer of apparel and footwear,
where he held various chief financial officer positions at
key divisions throughout the company. Prior to U.S. Shoe Corp.
he was in the Dayton, then Cincinnati office, of Deloitte
& Touche. He is a member of both the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants and the Ohio Society of Certified
Public Accountants.
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