The Team

Simon Clark

Business Development Manager, EMEA & Asia

Job Role: Business Development Manager, EMEA & Asia

Length of Service: Since July 2012

Other employment: I joined film scanner manufacturer Rank Cintel as an Electronic Engineering Apprentice in September 1984 and stayed there for almost 28 years! After completing my apprenticeship (which didn’t take 28 years), I worked as a Test Engineer and a Global Support Engineer before joining Sales. I left the Sales Team in 2000 to become Customer Support Director and then Operations Director. I re-joined the Sales Team in 2004 before becoming Business Development Manager responsible for many aspects of the business including Sales, Marketing, Product Management and was also person-in-charge-of-decent-coffee. In the Summer of 2012 it became time for a new challenge and I joined the team at Autoscript. So far so good!

Customer Values: Over the years I have always tried to listen to what customers are saying and determine what they are trying to say and what they aren’t saying but really want to say! It’s a fundamental skill and if you get it right everyone is happy. If you are not sure quite what a customer is saying in an email – pick up the phone or just go and see them.

Hobbies: Music (just about anything with a distorted guitar) – both live and recorded, the occasional pub visit, restaurants, cinema….the usual…….but mostly walks/spending time with my Wife and our Son.

Robin Brown

Global Product Manager

Job role: Global Product Manager

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: We must develop and adapt products at a customers request to fit the constantly changing needs of the industry. We pride ourselves on our support and so must deliver the most accessible and highest level of support at all times.

Hobbies: ....I spend my 1 hour a day not talking about Autoscript or playing with my kids listening to music.

Will Towers

Hire Manager

Job role: Hire Manager

Length of service with Autoscript: Since April 2010

Other Employment: On graduating in 2007, I joined Streamline Computing as a Technician and was responsible for building and installing High Performance Computing clusters. I worked there for seven months before taking a gap year to travel around America, Australia and Asia. On my return, I relocated to London and secured a work experience placement at The One Show. The One Show studio was my first exposure to Autoscript equipment, and having finished my placement I approached Autoscript and joined as a Technician in 2010. I spent four years working in the various television studios in London, as well as abroad and on awards ceremonies, conferences and sporting events. In 2014, I moved into the Hire office as a Coordinator, and just over a year later I became the Hire Manager.

Customer values: Our ambition is for the customer to be able to book us safe in the knowledge that we have the expertise and experience to consistently deliver a flawless service. We know the huge level of organisation required to successfully produce anything from a single camera shoot to a full multi camera television show, so we want to take the stress out of prompting.

Hobbies: Outside of the office, I spend most of my time trying to wear out my insane Jack Russell so he doesn’t destroy my house.