Leigh Whitcomb: The training will be led by Leigh Whitcomb, who has 31 years of experience in the broadcast industry from his time working at Imagine Communications. Most recent roles include the Engineering Product Owner of Imagine Communications' SNP product line. He is actively involved in SMPTE ST 2110 Professional Media over Managed IP Networks and SMPTE ST 2059 Genlock Over IP. A SMPTE Fellow, Whitcomb holds a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from the University of Waterloo, ON, Canada, and a master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Toronto, ON, Canada. He is the co-inventor of several patents in the areas of networking and timing and synchronization.

Karl Kuhn founded Sherwood Insights L.L.C. to provide technology training, leadership coaching and mentoring for corporate clients and individuals looking to switch to IP. During his 45+ year video career, Karl held various leadership positions at major providers of video technology which included Principal Solutions Architect and R&D Inventor. Karl was raised to SMPTE Fellow in 2015. He holds three U.S. patents and one Japanese patent covering In-service Testing of Digital Broadcast Video. Karl is a contributing author to the 11th edition of the National Association of Broadcasters Engineering Handbook responsible for Chapter 2.9 covering “Digital Video Standards and Practices.” He is a past SMPTE Eastern Region Governor and past SMPTE North American Sections Director. Karl is also a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute from George Washington University.

• Why use ST 2110 vs SDI or ST 2022-6
• Similarities and Differences between ST 2110 and SDI
• ST 2110 Family of standards
• Designing ST 2110 networks
• Controlling ST 2110 systems
• Securing ST 2110 systems
• Testing and monitoring ST 2110 systems

• Demystifying PTP/ST 2059
• Similarities and Differences between analog genlock reference and PTP/ST 2059
• Designing PTP/ST 2059 Networks
• Best Practices for a successful PTP/ST 2059 deployment
• Securing PTP/ST 2059 Systems
• Testing and monitoring PTP/ST 2059 systems
• Upcoming changed in ST 2059

• Why Move to ST2110 and ST2059
• The Business Case
• Enviromental Sustainability
• Determining Project Stakeholders and Champions
• Design Concerns
• Preparing Your Staff
• System Integrator Selection
• Vendor Selection
• High Potential Employee Retention
• Establishing Mentorships
• Test and Monitoring Methodologies