Tim Jenison is considered the visionary force behind the desktop video revolution. Jenison founded NewTek in 1985, and led the way 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 learned about technology and electrical equipment from his father, who ran an electrical engineering firm. At an early age, he learned to play the piano, and his keyboard talents propelled him to leave college to join a rock band—where, of course, he continually worked on ways 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 endeavors to create sophisticated, yet affordable video software tools that everyone could use and enjoy.

Jim Plant 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 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.

In his role as President and Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Cross oversees the day-to-day operation of the company, and establishes the plans and strategy for the development of the full line of NewTek products. Cross joined NewTek in 1998 as a Senior Software Engineer and further served as Director of Video Engineering and Vice President of Software Engineering. In 2011, Cross was named Chief Technology Officer. In 2014, he assumed the additional responsibilities of President.

While at NewTek, Cross led the development of NDI^®, TriCaster^®, 3Play^®, TalkShow^®, and other products in the company portfolio. 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, a Doctorate of Philosophy from The University of York, and has published more than 20 technical papers in peer-reviewed scientific conferences and journals.

Stephen Doubleday joined NewTek in 1994. During his years at NewTek, he has directed financial planning and forecasting. He came to NewTek with 20 years of experience in accounting and finance. Previous, he was the executive vice president and 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 Bachelor’s

Chuck joined NewTek in March of 2008, after a successful tenure at Avid Technology. Chuck is responsible for driving and managing the strategic growth of NewTek’s reseller channel, developing and enhancing the company’s sales organization, and increasing revenue in its core video and 3D animation businesses. As vice president of sales and service operations at Avid Technology, Chuck managed a $280 million per year sales and professional services organization, including a direct sales force of more than 50, a service organization of more than 200, and a reseller network of more than 100 companies. He played an integral role in negotiating $10 million+ contracts with major broadcast networks, including NBC, CBS, ABC/Disney, and Turner Broadcasting. Chuck began his career in digital media at MicroTech Solutions, where he rose to the post of vice president of sales, before his departure in 2000.

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

Michael is responsible for identifying and implementing strategy that leverages the combined strength of NewTek’s user-base and partner ecosystem, to build new revenue streams. Most recently, he led the marketing group as Chief Marketing Officer, overseeing all marketing efforts and executing NewTek’s growth strategy. Before accepting the CMO position, he was the vice president of business development, forging partnerships with other technology leaders, like AMD, Apple, Intel, Microsoft, and others. He also created the OEM products division, and developed strategic vertical markets for NewTek product lines. Michael joined NewTek in 2002 and was previously Replay TV’s vice president of business development for media, where he helped secure Series B financing, and forged Replay TV’s strategic agreements and relationships. Prior to Replay TV, Michael 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, and holds elections to Who’s Who in California, and Who’s Who in Advertising.

Brian Olson joined NewTek in 2016 to lead strategic development for new and existing product lines – guiding and designing the next generation of products that transform the video industry. Prior to joining NewTek, Olson was the Director of Marketing Product Management & Business Development at Ross Video for XPression. In this role he was responsible for global product strategy, product marketing, and business development for the XPression line of 3D motion graphics systems. Olson was also the driving force behind Ross’ entry into the virtual set & augmented reality space.

Olson also held positions at Miranda Technologies, Pinnacle Systems, the ABC affiliate in Omaha, NE, and Editech, Omaha’s premier post production facility. While at Editech, Olson worked with NewTek’s founders on the first Video Toaster demo reel. An accomplished editor, Olson was a founding partner of North Sea Films and is credited with 3 independent feature films, PBS specials, and national commercials.

As Vice President of Marketing, Colboch is responsible for building the NewTek brand through integrated marketing activities that increase global market penetration, drive customer growth and revenue performance. Colboch joined NewTek in 1990 and has provided marketing leadership through many of the company’s milestones including Video Toaster, LightWave 3D, TriCaster and the latest move into IP video production solutions. Prior to assuming the role as Vice President of Marketing, Colboch most recently served as the Senior Director of Global Demand Generation and Marketing Operations. In this role, Colboch implemented marketing automation and integrated digital marketing campaigns for the company.

Before joining NewTek, Colboch worked in the television and radio broadcast industry as a commercial producer and director, in addition to working several years in the advertising agency business. Colboch has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Kansas State University in Broadcast Media.

Rex Olson oversees the planning and production of marketing video content, trade show presentations and corporate webcasts. His previous position was Vice President of Content Development. Prior to joining NewTek, Rex was owner of Desktop Images a producer and publisher of video training products for digital video production and 3D animation software. Rex was also owner of RAVE Video Production Facilities, a full service video production facility based in Burbank, California. Rex began his professional career in marketing support at Warner Bros Records later moving into live multi-track mobile recording at Tim Pinch Recording and Walley Heider Recording both as audio engineer and remote department manager.

Don Ballance manages the worldwide training group responsible for TriCaster and 3Play certification and curriculum, and also serves as the dean of NewTek University, a comprehensive training course for NewTek resellers. Throughout the company, Don is best known for his unique ability to enthusiastically explain video technology in a way that everyone can understand. That talent has served him well in his current training role and as a presenter at many major tradeshows.

His video career began in 1986, and Don has been part of the NewTek family since 1990. Throughout his tenure with the company, he has held positions as a product manager, sales rep, sales engineer, and developer. Not surprisingly, Don also served in several product-training roles throughout the company before his current position.