I'm Steve Krant and I've been hooked on the creative media, from hands-on television production to hardware and software sales, most of my working life. Along the way I've become a veteran (and occasional casualty) of numerous broadcast industry format wars and technology revolutions, as well as a survivor of 35+ NAB conventions.
A few years ago I tried to kick-back and give retirement a try, ...OK, been there / done that / got bored. Time for new directions; hence, Creative Technology Associates. We offer innovation, an open mind to new workflows and ideas, experience in simplifying and marketing complexity, and a strong commitment to do the right thing for clients.
Some background: I had the good fortune to join Sundance Digital,
an emerging broadcast automation software company, as VP of Sales
& Marketing in 1998. We grew the company from a 3rd-string player into a profitable, award winning "force to be reckoned with" among its industry peers. So much so that Avid bought the company in 2006. Before that, I sold television solutions, including digital effects, signal processing and on-air graphics for leading manufacturers such as Microtime, Digital F/X, Digital GraphiX and Pinnacle Systems.
Prior to sales, I did corporate TV at Ross Perot's EDS in Dallas and was a producer/director at Syracuse New York's PBS station WCNY. I also served in the U.S. Air Force, both active and reserve, primarily in public affairs, Aerospace Audiovisual Service (now "Combat Camera") and Armed Forces broadcasting (AFRTS).
I recently passed the torch as Executive Producer, "Content Cat Herder" of the long-running Technology Summit series organized by NewBay Media, publishers of Broadcasting & Cable and TV Technology. I still contribute an occasional article to TV Tech. I'm also affiliated with
New York-based Desert Moon Public Relations & Advertising, helping principal Harriet Diener with selected accounts.
Add a graduate degree in Mass Communications from Syracuse University, along with "Survival Engineering" stripes earned by osmosis, hard-knocks and observation, and that's pretty much who I am.
A few years ago I tried to kick-back and give retirement a try, ...OK, been there / done that / got bored. Time for new directions; hence, Creative Technology Associates. We offer innovation, an open mind to new workflows and ideas, experience in simplifying and marketing complexity, and a strong commitment to do the right thing for clients.
Some background: I had the good fortune to join Sundance Digital,
an emerging broadcast automation software company, as VP of Sales
& Marketing in 1998. We grew the company from a 3rd-string player into a profitable, award winning "force to be reckoned with" among its industry peers. So much so that Avid bought the company in 2006. Before that, I sold television solutions, including digital effects, signal processing and on-air graphics for leading manufacturers such as Microtime, Digital F/X, Digital GraphiX and Pinnacle Systems.
Prior to sales, I did corporate TV at Ross Perot's EDS in Dallas and was a producer/director at Syracuse New York's PBS station WCNY. I also served in the U.S. Air Force, both active and reserve, primarily in public affairs, Aerospace Audiovisual Service (now "Combat Camera") and Armed Forces broadcasting (AFRTS).
I recently passed the torch as Executive Producer, "Content Cat Herder" of the long-running Technology Summit series organized by NewBay Media, publishers of Broadcasting & Cable and TV Technology. I still contribute an occasional article to TV Tech. I'm also affiliated with
New York-based Desert Moon Public Relations & Advertising, helping principal Harriet Diener with selected accounts.
Add a graduate degree in Mass Communications from Syracuse University, along with "Survival Engineering" stripes earned by osmosis, hard-knocks and observation, and that's pretty much who I am.