Our Team

Job role: General Manager

Length of time at Autoscript:  June 2008

Other Employment: Dare I say it, Autocue for 9 years. Started in the accounts department as an accounts assistant for 2 years then moved over to the hire department for 7 years, Hire Manager for 4 years. I was also a Special Constable with the Met Police for 2 years which taught me invaluable life skills.

Customer Values: Where would we be without the customer!
Hobbies: My Sunday’s are usually taken up by watching my 16 year old son play football for Tooting & Mitcham FC, I also take my lovely Staffy dog out for long walks, I enjoy going to the cinema and the pub and to keep fit I love Zumba. 

Job Role: Rental and Client Liaison Manager

Length of Service with Autoscript: Began working with Autoscript as an operator in 2004, joining the sales team in 2005.
How have you progressed to your current position: Worked as Sales Executive for 3 years before recent promotion to International Sales & Client Liaison Manager. Previously trained professionally as a dancer & in Musical Theatre, then began working with industry rivals Autocue in 2003;
Credits include: BBC News 24, BBC World, GMTV, The Premiership - ITV, Match of The Day - BBC, along with various corporate events and awards ceremonies.
Claim to fame: Was the voiceover for a Nivea TV advert campaign!
Customer Values: Working with a team of knowledgeable, solution driven people, where common sense (along with a splash of humour) is key, I feel confident in knowing Autoscript offers the customer an honest solution with the most innovative and reliable equipment on the market. What more could the customer want :-)..!!!
Hobbies: Dancing, Skiing, Dancing, Aerobics... and my teaching of.... you guessed it Dance....! 

Job role: Sales Manager EMEA
Length of service with Autoscript: 1994 - 2005 Autoscript UK, 2005 - 2011 US office, Present Autoscript UK

How you have progressed to your current position: UK: Rigger/Driver, Rigger Manager, inside Sales Support, Sales, Tech Support and Product Development.
Other Employment: Mail Order Manager, Phaze Clothing, UK
Customer values: The customer must expect the most accessible and highest level of support at all times. We must be ready to develop and adapt products at a customers request to fit the constantly changing needs of the industry.
Hobbies: ....I spend my 1 hour a day not talking about Autoscript or playing with my kid listening to Music.

Greg Prentiss

Job role: Sales Director (North & South America)

Length of Service at Autoscript: April 2010

How have you progressed to your current position: I was acquainted with Autocript from my prior work at Anton/Bauer and had also done some consulting work for Autoscript.  I was asked to come and help out at NAB in 2010 to meet more of the Autoscript team and then invited to join. 

Other employment: I joined Anton/Bauer in 1997, shortly after they were acquired by the Vitec Group, to manage their dealer sales channel.  During my time at Anton/Bauer, I held various sales and marketing roles, managing OEM relations and collaborative marketing efforts, marketing communications and Anton/Bauer’s custom product systems business. I also worked for JVC Professional Products as a district sales manager.  My career outside the broadcast and professional video industry included management consulting for manufacturing and service companies in the areas of marketing, recruitment, management systems and business process analysis.

Customer Values: My objective with each customer is to listen to their needs and understand their business application, what they are trying to accomplish.  Only then am I able to offer suitable solutions. Ultimately, my aim is improve the customer’s experience with both our products and our company.   

Hobbies: Sailing and other marine activities, occasionally crewing in a regatta; politics, economics and history

Job Role:  Key Account Manager U.S. Sales

Length of Service:  October 2010

Other Employment:  I began my career as a news reporter and commercial voiceover artist before landing a management position at NBC TV.  After 3 years managing the production of various entertainment and sports shows, I transitioned into local and network news as a Managing Producer.  13 years later, I left NBC for the Pacific Northwest with a new challenge to build a brand new news department and program for the Fox affiliate in Spokane, Washington.  After hiring and building an entire news department in 3 short months…we launched a successful newscast that quickly established itself as a competitor, often beating the established competition in ratings and demographics.  The success in Spokane led me back east to rebuild a news department at the NBC affiliate in Johnstown Pennsylvania where I was nominated for an Emmy producing an hour long drug abuse special along with leading the media in coverage of Flight 93 on Sept 11 2001 and 77 hours of straight live coverage for rescue of the Cue Creek Miners…after 3 years in Pennsylvania I moved to Denver as an Executive Producer for KWGN TV before entering the sales world.

Customer Values:  I grew up with two family businesses where customers demanded nothing but the best.  One retail business my parents owned and a television production company that my in-laws owned.  Both taught me the value of hard work and being available 24/7.  Meeting the demands of your customers encompassed both of these traits and where essential to survival in the business world.  But the most important thing I learned from my experience; for success to happen, you have to be ready for change, accept it and manage it.

Hobbies:  Golf on rare occasions and daily walks with my dogs.

He brings a wealth of teleprompting experience with him and has personally introduced many of the products that define state-of-the-art teleprompting today.

Job role: Sales and after sales support
Length of service with Autoscript: I have been at Autoscript for a total of 13 years, with a brief break in the middle.
How have you progressed to your current position: I started at Autoscript as the Hire Resources Manager and have progressed through to be more actively involved in the development of prompting systems.
Other Employment: I started at Autocue in 1979 as a studio rigger for prompting systems, when riggers were riggers !!!!
In 1993 I had the fantastic opportunity to move to Bermuda. For 4 years I worked for Panatel VDS Editor/Cameraman. It was very tough working on the beach the majority of the time and spending the rest of the time windsurfing…. But every fairytale has to end, I came back to Autoscript in 1997
Customer Values: The Customer is always right!…(subject to negotiation)
At Autoscript I am proud to say, we have always listened to our customers
and to have developed products they want to see and use.
Hobbies: Windsurfing, SCUBA Diving Videography, Photography..

Job Role:  Technical Support

Length of Service at Autoscript:  October 2010

How have you progressed to your current position:  Being a recent graduate with a B.S. in I.T. from the University of New Haven, I was lucky to have found a position in my field right away.

Other Employment:  Most previous to Autoscript I worked as a computer technician and sales at Best Buy, where I happened upon a chance to be support for Autoscript.  And briefly in between I was a Teller at Wachovia.

Customer Values:  Strive to bring the quickest response to all inquiries, and provide the best solution for the customer, while providing a caring and friendly attitude.

Hobbies:  I like to play pick-up volleyball and bike when it’s warm.  Otherwise, just enjoying southern CT as much as I can!

Job Role:  Customer Service Advisor/Support/Equipment Maintenance

Length of Service at Autoscript:  October 2006

How have you progressed to your current position:  When I started at Autoscript, Michael Accardi hired me to work in the warehouse.  Three years later I was promoted to customer service and support.

Other employment:  Before Autoscript I went to Culinary Arts School to become a Master Chef.  I ran a corporate kitchen for eight years.

Customer Values:  The customer is what makes the company, so I do everything in my power to make sure they are satisfied and comfortable with our product.

Hobbies:  I love to watch movies, shop, travel, play sports and go to concerts in my spare time.

Job role:  Office manager

I’ve been with the company since April 2008 where my role has grown from answering the phones to helping with everything from accounting to ordering the right kind of coffee.  I take my job seriously and strive to make things work smoothly for all of my work family.  I’m always busy and it’s never boring.

Before coming to Autoscript I had been a stay at home mom for many years where I wore many different hats: a painter, landscaper, snow remover, seamstress, laundress, and mainly cook where I figure I have cooked at least 30,000 meals and still going.  I’ve had other jobs but the last two are the most important.  I take personal interest and satisfaction in making our customers happy and making sure all loose ends are tied up.  Call me the Closer.

I enjoy spending time with my family, gardening and scoring a good deal at a thrift shop now and then.

Job role: Receptionist

Length of service with Autoscript: since 6th September 2010

How you have progressed to your current position: I was lucky enough to be given a chance after becoming just another new graduate.

Other Employment: Some volunteer work as a hospice receptionist while I studied English and Imaginative writing at Liverpool John Moores University.

Customer values: I remember I am there to help and ensure the customer always feels happy and respected.

Hobbies: Watching way too much TV, reading fanfiction and scripts, singing (mainly in the shower), enjoying the odd bit of football from time to time and I like to bust a move every once in awhile.

Length of Service: I started as a rigger in September 2009

Other Employment: I started work as a lifeguard whilst growing up in Devon.  I then travelled for a year and worked on a sheep farm in South Africa and for a medical charity in the Himalayas.  I spent 3 years at University studying Film Production specialising in Cinematography with super 16mm film.  I then worked for a few months welding and refurbishing skips before starting with Autoscript in 2009.

Customer Values: I always aim to please and always try to help customers achieve their aims. 

Hobbies: I enjoy sport and regularly cycle, run and swim.  I also love music and play the bass and guitar when I can.