Ackermans, Rick

• Director of RF and Transmissions Engineering - CBS Operations and Engineering.
• Chair Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Studio Video over IP (ST 2110) Drafting Group.
• Chair Video Services Forum - Reliable Internet Stream Transport (RIST) Activity Group.
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Video Services Forum.
• Fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.
• Former Member of the Board of Governors of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.
• Previously Senior Engineering Director at Turner Broadcasting where he oversaw transmissions design, operations, and special events support for the Turner Entertainment Networks.
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Technology from Bradley University in Peoria Illinois.