Chris G. Kampmeier Joins Orban PC Products Division
Tempe, Ariz., July 27, 2005 – Orban® , a worldwide leader in audio processing for broadcasting and the Internet, announced today that Chris G. Kampmeier has been appointed to the position of Software Developer for Orban. Kampmeier is a recent graduate of the University of Southern California, majoring in Computer Science as a member of the USC Engineering Honors Program. He will be responsible for software development and will report to Orban Vice President of New Product Development Greg Ogonowski.
Commenting on the appointment, Orban President, Chairman, and CEO Jay Brentlinger said, “We are very pleased to have hired Chris. Having known Chris personally for many years, I can attest to the fact that he is a diligent worker, very bright, and will add a fresh new dimension to our software development team.”
Ogonowski added, “Chris will initially be working on Orban Web Commerce allowing the purchase and software authentication of Orban PC Products through the Orban website. He will then assist in the development of additional Darwin Streaming Server features and functionality for use with Orban Opticodec-PC. Orban is committed to changing the way streaming audio is perceived and consumed, and Chris can definitely help us achieve that goal.”
Kampmeier has acted as General Manager of USC radio station KSCR in Los Angeles , working to coordinate and manage about 200 volunteers. He integrated new designs with existing data and infrastructure to create a new community center for independent Los Angeles radio. This music database offers features that enable a high level of user interaction and customization, including a music sample streaming server. Kampmeier is also a programmer for the Institute for Multimedia Literacy, where he created staff intranet, blogs, and other software tools to boost productivity and communication while frequently assisting with sound design and recording using a ProTools HD setup.
His technical skills include extensive experience with PHP, Perl, XHTML, CSS, XML/SOAP/RSS, JavaScript, MySQL, Microsoft SQL, C++, C, Java, Visual Basic Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Digital Audio Production, Sound Design, and streaming software and servers.
Orban is a world leader in the design and manufacture of transmission audio processors for broadcasting and the Internet. For more information contact David Rusch at phone +1 480 403-8300, fax +1 480 403-8301 or Email: drusch@orban.com. Information is also available at www.orban.com and www.orban-europe.com. Information is also available at www.orban.com and www.orban-europe.com.
About Orban
Founded in 1970 by Bob Orban, the world's foremost expert in transmission audio processing for broadcast, Orban leads the industry in the design and manufacture of audio processors for radio, television and Internet broadcasting. Recognized for its standard-setting Optimod ® digital audio processors and the Audicy digital audio workstation, the Orban name has become synonymous with reliable, high performance products. Today, its versatile audio processing equipment, editing tools and codecs are the products of choice in fast-paced production environments worldwide. In 2000, Orban® was acquired by CRL — a manufacturer of high-quality digital and analog audio processing, transmission encoding, and noise reduction equipment. Orban now accounts for the majority of the global market for radio, TV and Internet audio processing. As technology evolves, Orban continues to innovate with state-of-the-art audio processing products for DAB, DTV and streaming media.
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