Derrick Freeman
Derrick Freeman earned a Bachelor's Degree in Communication from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. He started his career at WHIO TV as an Editor and Technical Director for the cable news operation. Derrick has 12 years of experience in video production, 10 years of videography experience and 9 years of experience as a non-linear editor. He has been compressing video for 8 years and has spent the last 7 years researching streaming media. Derrick was an instructor in the Design Department at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio for 5 years. He taught Computer Basics for Mac, Digital Video and a Interactive Digital Theory.
In addition, he managed the website for the City of Dayton Television Network's Video Streaming Channels for 4 years. Their streaming channels were featured in Sorenson Media's on-line video showcase at www.sorensonmedia.com. Currently, Derrick works for GeniusDV managing the Streaming and Compression Division where he provides training and consulting services for Video Streaming and Compression. He has been a speaker for the WEVA Expo discussing video streaming and compression. He works with video compression tools such as: Episode, Sorenson Squeeze Compression Suite, Flip4Mac, Compressor and others. Derrick is a beta tester for Sorenson Media and Telestream desktop compression tools. He also writes product reviews and tutorials for "Studio Monthly" magazine and provides encoding tips for Sorenson Media's e-newsletter. In addition, Derrick is the co-host for the Streaming Media series for the DV Show Podcast.
