Somos una empresa enfocada en soluciones completas para eventos de diversa índole y contamos con un estudio de transmisión para eventos virtuales corporativos y en redes sociales.
Audio Video Gurús es una empresa internacional que ofrece las mejores soluciones en Automatización, además diseñamos Sistemas Inteligentes de Audio, Video, Seguridad, Voz, Datos, Videoconferencias, Iluminación y Control.
Desde el año 2000, nos dedicamos a complacer los más exigentes requerimientos en cuanto a calidad, diseño y servicio. Las marcas que representamos son cuidadosamente seleccionadas para asegurar la mejor solución.
Somos una empresa de integral, dedicada a la asesoría de equipos de trabajo basados en lo último en tecnología de audio – video – colaboración, usando las normativas o estándares de AVIXA. A la vez representamos a fabricantes de tecnología a nivel de hardware y software y proveemos soluciones basadas en movilidad a nivel de Hand Helds, tablets, a través de estándares de seguridad.
Actualmente estamos en proceso de certificación ISO 9001 y 14001.
Professional Career Path
Early Career: Started in technology on the Major Accounts support team at Dell, which provided an early grounding in enterprise support.
Hospitality Leadership: Served as Director of AV at several high-profile locations, including:
Ritz-Carlton South Beach
Hyatt Pier 66
Mandarin Oriental NYC
Enterprise Global AV: Led global AV operations at Intercom, managing standardizations across Chicago, San Francisco, Dublin, London, and Sydney.
Specialized Technologist Roles:
Supported UL University at UL as a Senior Technologist.
Led IT operations for Nordstrom Trunk Club.
Managed 2,200+ Meraki networks at Groupon.
Supported 700+ VMs at Duck Creek.
Current Role: Senior AV Engineer at Wintrust Financial, where we are currently modernizing AV across hundreds of rooms and satellite offices.
Consultancy: Founded ShortWave Echo in 2023, leading AV programs for Chase and Northwestern Mutual through 2025.
DS Development & APEX Platform
In early 2025, founded DS Development to build APEX, an AV operations platform designed for in-house teams and integrators.
Core Architecture: Designed the platform end-to-end with a multi-tenant architecture and a comprehensive API.
Key Integrations: Built-in support for major industry hardware and software, including Cisco, Crestron, Q-SYS, Biamp, Microsoft Teams, and ServiceNow.
Compliance Standards: Designed from the start to meet SOC 2, SOX, and HIPAA security models.
Launch Date: Scheduled for July 6, 2026. Wintrust Financial currently runs the on-premise version of the platform.
Just an average guy who likes to help people communicate effectively.
Blake Markle
Manager, Events, Filming, and Classroom Experience, University of Toronto Scarborough