Tim Jenison, founder and chief technology officer of NewTek, is considered the visionary force behind the desktop video revolution. Jenison founded NewTek in 1985, and led in the development of a series of highly successful products including DigiView (the first video digitizer for a computer), DigiPaint, and the Amiga Video Toaster®.

Jenison began learning about technology and electrical equipment from his father, who ran an electrical engineering firm. At an early age he learned to play piano, and his keyboard talents propelled him to leave college to join a rock band- where, of course, he continually worked on way to improve the sound equipment.

Tim Jenison was one of the early enthusiasts for personal computers. By the late 1970s, he saw the computer as the integrating medium for his various passions: electronics, music, film and video. He decided that forming a company was the best way to fuel his continued work to create sophisticated yet affordable video software tools that he and others could use and enjoy.

Jim Plant, president and CEO, joined NewTek in 2001. Before joining NewTek, Plant served as vice president of marketing communications at Geocast Network Systems. Prior to that, he was director of marketing and director of corporate communications at ReplayTV, Inc., a pioneering digital video recorder company. Plant is best known in the NewTek community as the founding editor-in-chief of Avid, the Amiga-Video Journal and of Video Toaster® User Magazine. As CEO of AMG Media, he oversaw the launch and development of Alpha Visual FX magazine, LightWave® Pro and the Video Toaster® User Expo. He began his career as the director of corporate and educational sales at HT Electronics, focusing on the sales of desktop video production and visual effects hardware and software.

Stephen J. Doubleday, CFO / executive vice president finance and administration, joined NewTek in 1994. During his years at NewTek he has directed financial planning, forecasting and credit line negotiations. He came to NewTek with 20 years experience in accounting and finance. Previously, he was the executive vice president/chief operating officer for Plastic Sales & Manufacturing Co. in Kansas City, Missouri. From the time he joined Plastic Sales in 1977, Doubleday rose through the ranks from controller to vice president of finance to vice president of operations and finally to the position of executive vice president. Doubleday started his career with Arthur Andersen & Co. as an auditor. He received a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Missouri.

Dr. Andrew Cross, senior vice president of software engineering, joined NewTek in 1998 as a senior software engineer. Since that time, Cross was promoted to lead engineer on the Video ToasterT [2] project and subsequently to Director of Video Engineering and VP of Video Software Engineering. While at NewTek, he has managed the development of numerous projects, including Vidget™, VT[3]™, VT[4]™, LightWave® 8.0 and TriCaster™; and he has also contributed technology to Aura Video Paint™. Prior to joining NewTek, he worked on high-end graphics software including GenesisVFX, a special effects program for use with NewTek's LightWave 3D® animation system. Cross earned a Bachelor of Science degree from The Victoria University of Manchester and a Doctorate of Philosophy from The University of York, and has published more than 20 technical papers in peer-reviewed scientific conferences and journals.

Pat Grogan, vice president of operations, oversees the day-to-day operations of the company including human resources, shipping and receiving, purchasing, facility management and customer support services. Grogan has been a key member of the NewTek organization since the company's relocation to San Antonio in 1997. Grogan joined NewTek as director of education and training, and has served in a number of roles at NewTek including sales management and director of operations. Prior to joining NewTek, Grogan spent 18 years at Washburn University in Topeka, KS as producer/director, media center director and faculty member. Grogan was active in video production and produced and hosted many different TV programs for Washburn Cable television. In conjunction with NewTek, Grogan established the first NewTek Authorized Video Toaster® Training Center on the campus at Washburn University. Pat holds a Bachelors degree in Radio & Television Production from Washburn University, and a Masters degree in Educational Technology from Kansas State University.

Michael Kornet, chief marketing officer, oversees all aspects of NewTek marketing. Kornet joined NewTek in 2002 as the company’s VP of business development. Since that time he has been the driving force in forging partnerships for NewTek with other technology leaders, including AMD, Apple, Intel, Microsoft and others. He also created the OEM products division, and developed strategic vertical markets for NewTek's products. Previously, Kornet was ReplayTV's employee number 15 and vice president of business development for media, where he helped secure Series B financing and forged ReplayTV's strategic agreements and relationships with networks including E!, Turner, Showtime, studios such as Universal Pictures and brands like Toyota and Lexus. Prior to ReplayTV, he was publishing director for the digital video properties of the Entertainment Technology Group at Miller Freeman Inc. and held positions as president of AMG Media and advertising director at Cahners. He is a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles. He holds elections to Who's Who in California and Who's Who in Advertising.

Philip Nelson, senior vice president of strategic development, oversees key reference projects and accounts, identifying high profile opportunities for revenue growth to promote NewTek’s brands. Beginning as a sales rep in 1998, Nelson has been promoted several times, first as central sales manager, then to east coast sales manager, director of worldwide sales, vice president of sales and video marketing, and to sr. vice president of strategic development where he is a driving force in increasing sales and market share. Nelson has overseen numerous product launches, including VT[4]™, TriCaster™, TriCaster PRO™ and most recently, SpeedEDIT™, The World’s Fastest Video Editor. Nelson has forged successful relationships with The Arena Football League, Disney, ESPN, Fox Sports and MTV. Prior to joining NewTek, Nelson was an entrepreneur, focusing in video production, post production and ISP. Previous and past clients include Tim McGraw, the San Antonio Spurs, The Smithereens, MTV, Coca-Cola and Georgia Pacific.

Jay Roth, president of the 3D graphics products division, joined NewTek in February of 2005. Roth brings 25 years experience in the 3D visual effects and graphics industry to his oversight of the expansion of the 3D product line and the advancement of technical innovation in LightWave 3D®, along with sales and marketing efforts relating to NewTek's 3D graphics offerings.  Roth is co-founder and former CEO of Electric Image, Inc., and under his guidance the company achieved numerous milestones including development of the market-leading professional 3D application for the Macintosh, creation of the world's fastest renderer, and stunning visual effects for the destruction of downtown L.A. in James Cameron's Terminator 2. Roth's experience in the visual effects industry began in 1980 working at Roger Corman's New World Pictures with Academy Award winners James Cameron and Robert and Dennis Skotak. Roth has over 40 feature film, television and commercial credits, including CGI effects for MacGyver, Entertainment Tonight, The Stepford Wives and X Files. Roth's product management expertise also includes a stint with Sony to design and supervise the 3D compositing environment for Socratto, an unreleased film compositing product.

Rex Olson, vice-president of content development, oversees the development and implementation of all strategic and tactical decisions related to NewTek’s content development. Olson has worked for the past year as a consultant for NewTek. He has been heavily involved in webpage and print design for the LightWave® Learning Edition website and the LightWave® MacWorld presentation, and he produced many LightWave 3D® User Video profiles including one for the motion picture 300 and the network television series 24. Olson also supervised the Live virtual set production for the launch of TriCaster STUDIO™. Prior to joining NewTek full-time Olson was owner and chief producer of Desktop Images where he led his team in the production of hundreds  of training videos and DVD titles for digital video and 3D animation software, including training videos for LightWave 3D® and NewTek's Video Toaster®. Prior to Desktop Images, Olson was an owner/producer of RAVE Video Productions and has worked with celebrities like Charlton Heston, Steve Allen, Leonard Nimoy and others. Olson has a long record of experience in the television & music recording industry and has worked on projects such as the American Music Awards, the BBC Rock Hour and other live album projects.