Alan Breznick has tracked the media, telecommunications, broadband, and consumer electronics industries for more than 20 years. Before switching over to Heavy Reading in 2007, he was the original editor of Light Reading Cable Website and founding author of Heavy Reading's Cable Industry Insider. At Heavy Reading, he primarily focuses on cable/MSO services, technologies, and networks, as well as IPTV infrastructure. Alan was formerly a broadband analyst for Kinetic Strategies and a contributing analyst for One Touch Intelligence. He previously reported for Communications Daily, Cable World, Multichannel News, Broadband Daily, Crain's New York Business, and Genuine Article Press, among other publications.

Rob Wilmoth is the Chief Architect for the Americas Telco, Media, and Entertainment team at Red Hat. He helps customers and partners with challenges ranging from regulatory compliance and general IT, to changing the way that they view their business problems in the network and content delivery spaces. He has been with Red Hat for 14 years in various SA roles supporting accounts including: AT&T, Charter Communications, various financial and retail customers, as well as the North American Investor Owned Utilities Industry.

Jim has over 20 years of technology experience serving in a variety of roles primarily in the telecommunications and semiconductor industries, and is currently a Solutions Marketing Manager for VIAVI Solutions. Previous roles at VIAVI include Product Line Management positions covering HFC Monitoring portfolio and overall Software & Services portfolio. Jim has been a frequent panelist at SCTE Cable-Tech Expo and other international cable events. Prior to VIAVI Jim held various Engineering and Quality Management positions at Intel and Delphi Automotive Systems. Jim holds both undergraduate and MBA degrees from Purdue University, is a Six-Sigma Black Belt, and the holder of 6 US Patents.

Asaf Matatyaou is Vice President of Solutions and Product Management for the Cable Access Business at Harmonic. In this role, Asaf is responsible for product management, strategy and solution architectures, including Harmonic’s virtual cable access solution, CableOS®. Asaf has over 20 years of experience as an engineer and executive in the cable industry, including roles where he led the development of CMTS products and helped drive industry specifications. Asaf earned his BS degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of California, Davis.

Doug Johnson has been working with Vecima for 16 years on software and product architecture. For the last 5 years he has been contributing to the CableLabs R-PHY and FMA standardization efforts with a particular focus on machine readable API definitions for improved interoperability between DAA components. Doug holds a Bachelor of Computer Science degree from the University of Saskatchewan.

Dean Stoneback is the Senior Director of Engineering and Standards at SCTE and is responsible for the development of standards and operational practices for the broadband communications industry. Specific targets include reducing energy usage through the Energy 2020 program; assuring that networks are ready for DOCSIS 3.1 deployments; enabling advanced and IP video services and digital advertising; developing Internet of things (IoT) deployment methods; and supporting the migration of networks from coax to fiber delivery.

Prior to joining SCTE in 2014, Dean spent 26 years with the Jerrold division of General Instrument, Motorola and ARRIS. As a senior manager with ARRIS, he most recently was responsible for systems analysis and architecture development for transmission products for the cable industry, including optics, RF, Ethernet and PON products. During his career he has focused primarily on fiber optic, RF and PON transmission systems and has experience in systems engineering, hardware design, and system integration and test.

Dean was editor of and a contributor to the Third Edition of the NCTA Recommended Practices for Measurements on Cable Television Systems in 2002 and the secretary and a contributor to the SCTE Measurement Recommended Practices for Cable Systems, Fourth Edition in 2012. He co-authored a book on the return path entitled, “Broadband Return Systems for Hybrid Fiber/Coax Cable TV Networks.” A longtime participant in the SCTE Standards Program, he was the recipient in 2012 of the SCTE Excellence in Standards award. Dean received a B.S.E.E. degree from Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA in 1988 and his M.S.E.E. degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA in 1993.