Ari Presler

Founder CEO @Silicon Imaging, Inc

Product development, manufacturing and system sales in CMOS cameras, HD-SDI to 4K video capture, instant replay, Stereo-3D and 360 Immersive visualization Business Management, Marketing & Sales • Operated business P&L including Engineering, Marketing, Sales, Finance & Manufacturing • Proposed, negotiated and executed on contracts for Commercial & Government agencies. • Clients included Panavision, Disney, US Army, Boeing, Raytheon, BAE and NASA. • Won multi-year sole-source supplier to Raytheon for custom CMOS imager for Predator UAV • Globally marketed & sold over camera, optics, recording & vision systems • Exhibited and participated in industry trade shows and presented at conferences • Recognized by Frost & Sullivan for Best Practice in delivering Customer Value Leadership Product Management, Strategic Partnerships & System Integration • Developed Gigabit IP digital camera and visualization system used to shoot Slumdog Millionaire; the first feature to win 8 Academy Awards including Best Picture, shot primarily in a digital format. • Partnered and negotiated license agreements with Adobe/Iridas, GoPro/Cineform & Fraunhofer • Developed camera and solutions with Camera Link, USB 3, Gige, CoaXPress, PCIe and HD-SDI • Partnered on the development of a 9-camera, 360-degree aerial capture system used to shoot “Niagara Fury”, an immersive experience venue at Niagara Falls. • Negotiated manufacturing, assembly, support and international VAR and distribution agreements • On-location and remote production support for TV Series, Commercials and Feature productions • Business development consulting for Darim Vision(Korea) on 360 Virtual Set products • Developed SI-3D stereo capture and analytics system; received 2012 Lumiere Technology Award • Applied for US and International Patent via PCT; currently under examination. • Provided Expert Witness consulting for Japanese camera equipment manufacturer