At The DAK Group, Ari Fuchs is a member of the firm’s management committee and is an integral part of the client service team where he specializes in advising middle market business owners in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, as well as equity or debt capital raises, restructuring and strategic corporate advisory services.
Mr. Fuchs has more than 15 years of corporate finance experience and has advised both private and publicly-held clients on more than 80 M&A, financing and restructuring transactions totaling in excess of $2 billion in aggregate value. He has deep and extensive experience in the ProAV industry, having represented manufacturers, distributors, systems integrators and other service providers in a variety of transactional and corporate finance matters. He is a frequent contributor to industry and trade magazines including Commercial Integrator and the Electrical Distributor magazines.
I manage an association comprised of digital kiosks manufacturers, digital signage software and hardware, digital credentialing and more. Members include LG, Intel, Panasonic, Samsung, Peerless-AV, Nanonation, Olea Kiosks, Kiosk Information Systems, 22 Miles and many more. We cover multiple industry segments including kiosks, digital signage, menu boards, thin client, automated retail, EMV Point-Of-Sale, EV Charging and more. In my role as Executive Director for the Kiosk Association, I work with the U.S. Access Board (we meet once a year in DC), Canada ADA agencies and the PCI SSC regulatory organization.
My customers over the years which I was primary dev support for include Verizon Wireless and their bill pay kiosks (around 5000), AT&T bill pay systems and Comcast self-pay stations. I helped develop the MPOG large screen multi-player simulation hubs for the Army Recreational program (ARMP).
My top level site is https://industrygroup.org
Video Visions, Inc. designs, sells, installs and services single and multi-screen presentation systems for professional applications. Founded by Arthur Milanese in Philadelphia in 1973 under its parent name, Milanese Associates, Inc., it operated as manufacturer’s representative to market, sell and distribute professional media products.
In 1986, Milanese Associates pioneered the application of video wall technologies, bringing the first video wall splitters and displays to America. Five years later, Video Visions, Inc. was formed specifically to design and manufacture quality video wall products in the United States.
Today Video Visions, Inc. prides itself on being a professional audio visual company, specializing in video walls, large screen displays, digital signage and unified communications. As a direct dealer for all of the large name manufactures in the professional AV industry, our sales, engineering and technical staff are all manufacturer trained. Our installation crews are familiar with all aspects of the projects that they are working on, from working with architects for pre-install support, providing custom stands, brackets and enclosures, product installation and after install system servicing. Our team of experts have more than 100 combined years of professional audio visual experience.
Video Visions, Inc. is a proud member of both Avixa International and The National Association of Broadcasters.
Headquartered in Pennsylvania, with sales representation in New York and Florida, Video Visions, Inc. is a privately held certified small business and a woman owned enterprise, certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).
Great pride is taken on every project that we work on which permits our organization to be built upon repeat business, customer referrals and manufacturer referrals. We strive to offer quality products combined with professional design and custom installation services to allow our client’s access to a full service audio visual vendor. Customer service is paramount to us and an unsatisfied client is an unacceptable answer.
Hello my name is Stratos Charalampidis, I work as A1-Audio Engineer in Live Event's- Conferences-Corporate Events since 1995.