AVI-SPL, a leading provider of audio video communications solutions, is pleased to welcome Charlie McCormick and Nick Hatgimisios to the Virginia Beach office.

Charlie McCormick

Charlie McCormick has joined the Virginia Beach office as an Account Manager where he’ll focus on system sales in the corporate, education and government markets. McCormick has more than 18 years of audio and video technology sales experience and was most recently positioned with Virtual Media Communications as Vice President of Sales.

The Virginia Beach office also welcomes new Account Manager Nick Hatgimisios to the team. In this role, Hatgimisios will concentrate his sales efforts on the government and education markets in addition to building strong relationships with general contractors. Before joining AVI-SPL, Hatgimisios was the Director of Operations for Doran Consulting, LLC. On top of 18 years of Information Technology experience, he also has several certifications including his Cisco Small Business and Microsoft more

AVI-SPL, a leading provider of audio-video communications solutions, is pleased to announce the addition of Denise Kessler as Director of Business Development for the Education Market.

Based at AVI-SPL’s headquarters in Tampa, Kessler brings extensive experience from working with education technology manufacturers and providers. Most recently, Kessler served as Florida Area Manager with SMART Technologies; prior to that, she was Territory Account Manager for InFocus for the Gulf Region.

As Director of Business Development for the Education Market, Kessler will focus on building and maintaining key relationships in the education system in order to grow the company’s business within the market.

“Denise possesses a deep understanding of the Florida education market and recognizes the importance of relationships with key decision makers throughout the region,� said Robert Moss, vice president of education sales, AVI-SPL. “Her experience and leadership will further our understanding of the politics and more

AVI-SPL to host Professional Development & Video Production Presentations; Plus Several Giveaways

How do you ensure students are learning in the most interactive and dynamic classroom possible? By integrating functional classroom technology that livens up the lesson plan and effectively train teachers so they’re getting the maximum benefits from their technology. That’s why AVI-SPL is heading to FETC 2011 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., this Feb. 1-3, where they’ll demonstrate professional development courses in addition to illustrating the benefits of incorporating video production into the classroom.

“We want our teachers to learn as much as possible when it comes to technology’s versatility in the classroom, and to use this knowledge to help improve their interactions, as well as student engagement,� says Robert Moss, vice president of education sales, AVI-SPL. “Professional development training is a critical step in the right direction, one that more

AVI-SPL, a leading provider of audio video communications solutions, is pleased to announce Alyson Seeger has joined Glazer Children’s Museum’s board of directors.

As a board member, Seeger’s key objective will be to help raise awareness and funds for the privately funded 501 (c) 3 museum. Seeger joined AVI-SPL’s systems engineering department in a sales capacity in 1989. Over the years she has held several management positions and currently leads a sales team of eight for the Tampa to Naples territory. On top of developing her sales team, she focuses involvement in the community.

“I am very honored to serve on Glazer Children’s Museum’s board,� said Seeger. “The facility is gorgeous and a dream come true for many board members who have served before me. These key contributors have worked diligently for more

School Earned the Most Votes for AV Week Projector Giveaway Contest

After an exciting AV Week Projector Giveaway contest, AVI-SPL recently awarded the NEC Display projector to the winning school Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School in Okeechobee, Florida.

In honor of 2010’s AV Week, AVI-SPL teamed up with NEC Display to present a new NEC M260X projector to a K-12 school in the U.S. To enter, schools were asked to submit a 140-character response to “Why does your school need a new projector?� All entries were then posted on AVI-SPL’s blog for the public to vote. More than 40 schools entered the contest and more than 2,000 votes were cast. With a total of 401 votes, Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School took the prize, just 10 votes ahead of the next school.

“Many of the teachers, students and their families stayed up late the night of the more

TAMPA, Fla. Dec. 1, 2010 – AVI-SPL, a leading provider of audio video communications solutions, is pleased to welcome the addition of two new Education Market Managers to the company.

Ron Martinez

The Los Angeles office recently added new Education Market Manager Ron Martinez to the team. Martinez will focus on building relationships with educational and house of worship institutions in order to provide audio video solutions. Martinez previously worked for AVI-SPL back in 2006 and has more than 10 years of industry experience. Martinez most recently worked for Anderson Video as a sales engineer.

AVI-SPL also added new Education Market Manager Jennifer Smeaton to the Dallas office. Smeaton will work with K-12 schools to create technology and audiovisual solutions specific to their needs. Smeaton brings exceptional experience to this position as she was previously a teacher and coach for Arlington Independent School District. Jennifer is certified to more

AVI-SPL, a leading provider of audio video communications solutions, is pleased to announce Mark Hothem, Chris Wilson and Sam Nord have joined the company.

AVI-SPL recently welcomed new Sales Engineer Mark Hothem to the Detroit office where he’ll be responsible for designing and engineering AV systems integration solutions. Prior to joining the company, Hothem worked for Technology Services Corp. as an AV Systems Designer and also spent time working for Sony for several years.

Additionally, Chris Wilson joined AVI-SPL’s Chicago office as a Unified Communications Specialist. In this role, Wilson will support sales of video conferencing solutions, Telepresence, and managed service opportunities. Wilson has more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry and 10 years working in video conferencing.

The Los Angeles office also recently added new Account Manager Sam Nord to its team. Nord will focus on generating sales for systems more

TAMPA, Fla. Nov. 3, 2010 – AVI-SPL, a leading provider of audio video communications solutions, is pleased to announce John Casarez, Peter May, and Allen Brooks have joined the company.

John Casarez recently joined AVI-SPL’s Long Island office as a sales engineer where he’ll focus on designing and selling audio visual systems for the corporate market. Casarez brings more than 30 years of AV industry experience to this role, most recently working for KVL Audio Visual Services as Sales & Design Integration Manager. Additionally, he has his CTS-D certification from InfoComm. more

TAMPA, Fla. Oct. 29, 2010 – AVI-SPL, a leading provider of audio video communications solutions, is pleased to welcome Jessica Abrante and Lee Townsend to the sales team.

Jessica Abrante recently joined AVI-SPL’s Orlando office as a Sales Engineer where she’ll concentrate on the corporate and higher education markets. Originally from Venezuela, she brings three years of AV industry experience as an Account Executive for Xerox Audiovisual Solutions. Additionally, Abrante is CTS certified in addition to having a B.A. in Broadcasting and a M.A. in Electronic Media Management from Central Michigan University.

AVI-SPL’s Washington, DC office welcomes new Sales Bid Estimator Lee Townsend to the company. In this role, Townsend provides estimates for design/build and bid opportunities, as well as sales engineering support for the staff at the Lanham, MD office. Prior to joining AVI-SPL, Townsend worked as more

TAMPA, Fla. Oct. 25, 2010 – AVI-SPL, a leading provider of audio video communications solutions, will showcase its services at the upcoming IFMA World Workplace Conference & Expo Oct. 27-29 at the Georgia World Congress Center. more