Ipera was founded in Silicon Valley where the company maintains its headquarters and core engineering team that focuses on key technology development. It also runs an R&D and application support facility in Shanghai.

The Ipera team consists of experienced executives and technology veterans with proven track records from the world's leading video-related technology companies.

Ian Xie, Founder and CEO

Ian founded Ipera to create technology and products that improve visual experience for business and consumers. He has broad experience in the technology industry including 12 years in running innovative video technology companies from inception to growth. Prior to Ipera, Ian was founder and CEO of MedioStream that developed the industry's first real-time software MPEG-2 encoder and first fully integrated real-time DVD authoring software and licensed the technologies to Sony and others. Earlier in his career, he held engineering, marketing, and managerial positions with industry leaders such as AMD, Philips and Cyrix, and played a key role in architecture and algorithm design of two highly successful media-focused CPUs and other IC products. Ian received a BS from Nankai and an MSEE from the University of Texas at Austin.

Ray Brooksby, Senior Vice President of Operations

Ray's career spans more than 30 years in television production, digital video, and video compression products and services. He has managed start-up's and developed product strategies that continue to shape multimedia video systems around the world, including with companies such as Compression Labs, Sorenson Media, Canopus Corporation, and Grass Valley. While as COO at both Sorenson and Canopus, Ray worked with industry leading companies, such as Microsoft and Apple, to license video compression technology that has become the foundation of high-quality video delivery across multiple operating systems and media delivery platforms. Ray received a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts and Communications from Brigham Young University.

Jack Lu, General Manager of China Operations

Jack Lu brings to Ipera more than 20 years of international managerial experience in IT, telecommunications and digital video technology companies. He has managed all aspects of company operations including sales, marketing and engineering, driving sales and market share growth. Previously, Jack was General Manager for GC Protronics in the USA for five years where he was responsible for the company's Digital TV headend business in the Western Hemisphere and was deeply involved in regional broadband, broadcast and telecommunications markets. Before that, he was General Manager for Milestone Computers, managing sales and manufacturing. Jack has an engineering undergraduate degree, an MBA from the China Europe International Business School in Shanghai, and 3 years of post-MBA international business studies at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium.

Greg Ellis, Vice President of Business Development

Greg drives Ipera's IP licensing and partnership activities. He is a senior sales and business development manager with more than 20 years of experience in wireless, broadband, telecom, and consumer electronics markets, including 14 years of executive-level experience driving market share, revenues, and profit growth for several different companies. His background includes executive stints at mobile content provider Intvo, digital home networking supplier Awind, wireless data vendor Tellus Technology, and heading a business unit at Macrovision. Greg received both MSEE and BSEE degrees from the University of Kansas.

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