For more than 45 years, Matrox Video has been a global leader in video technology, delivering best-in-class hardware, software, APIs, and SDKs that drive innovation across live production, control rooms, and live event environments. With one of the industry’s most comprehensive portfolios—including ultra-low latency encoders and decoders, KVM extenders, IP video gateways, converters, and advanced video wall solutions—our products empower OEMs, system integrators, and end users worldwide. Supporting open standards like IPMX and SMPTE ST 2110, and offering robust codec support including H.264 and H.265, Matrox Video ensures seamless integration, future-ready scalability, and pristine image quality across AV over IP, AV/IT, and broadcast workflows. Trusted for their reliability, interoperability, and ultra-low latency performance, our solutions enable professionals to deliver impactful content and meet evolving demands with confidence. With global reach and industry-leading support, Matrox Video is here to help you power today’s workflows and prepare for tomorrow’s possibilities.

Rob has worked in high tech for four decades, establishing himself as a veritable veteran of the moving image. He has spent time in engineering, sales and marketing, in positions spanning the content-creation, distribution, and transmission industries and more recently AV. Previously, he was an active member of the International Association of Broadcast Manufacturers, serving on its technical sub-committee as well as presenting technical sessions for the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers in London (including 'resettlement' courses for those leaving the UK military) , the Control Room Summit and AV Broadcast Summit  - both in Europe and for Infocomm University in Dubai and the US. His education includes a CTS. He also has degrees in Information and Communication Technologies (BSc) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (BSc). Additionally, he complemented this with a Chartered Institute of Marketing post-graduate diploma.   He has been with Matrox Video for 20 years over which time has been associated with many projects, large and small – national and international. His current remit is the furtherance of strategic partnerships - both technological and organizational. He is particularly involved with the new IPMX open standard - the AV focussed extension to ST2110. Rob is held in high regard internationally for his technology training sessions and was recognised by Infocomm in 2016 as a ‘distinguished talent’ in the industry.

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A marketing professional and 20-year AV industry veteran, I am a proud CTS holder and enthusiastic #AVfoodie who is passionate about innovative technologies, design, and all things AV. I look forward to connecting with you here on Xchange and invite you to join me on LinkedIn as well.  To reach me, please message me on LinkedIn, as I am unable to reply to conversations here.