The picture from Black and Veatch (on the left) and the views of the Sprint Auditorium are examples of multipurpose, corporate auditoriums. The Sprint facility features multiple image display formats, robotic cameras and 7.1 surround sound for playback.
While at AVI, Joe Nickell acted as project manager for the build out of both spaces. About a year and a half after the Sprint Auditorium was in use the Control Room was completely remodeled and significantly expanded under Joe's direction. The technology upgrades included expanded routing and camera control to accommodate both video conference and web casting needs.
The Large Meeting Rooms and Video Conference Room from the Sprint Campus show a diversity of style and technology that was deployed from 1999 to 2003. The AV integration was provided by AVI Systems.
Joe Nickell's role on the Sprint Campus started as project manager, and grew to the role of system designer in the Sprint Experience.
The corporate classroom on the left of the bottom row was developed and designed by Joe to provide a conference room with interactive audio support. Up to 40 microphones are available for audio conference use and sound reinforcement in the room through ceiling speakers arranged in 4 zones. The systems also can feed an adjacent classroom for overflow seating.
The Strategic Planning Room at Yellow Freight on the lower left was the first corporate AV project that was designed and installed under Joe's direction while at Midwest Communications in 1990.
The image at the lower right is from a recent facility relocation that features two training rooms and a VTC room. This project was contracted as a turn-key design build project and completed in association with Psionics, Inc.
Joe Nickell's professional career began in association with video production technology and people.
There have been many changes since starting out with three tube cameras recording on Umatic tape, to current digital broadcasting and streaming. Now, field footage may still be acquired on a digital tape format like DV or Digital Betacam, but most post production and editing is done in a tape-less environment on computers using hard drives.
Joe promoted the adoption of useful technological advances with many years of experience working with clients to integrate Betacam, DV, Digital Betacam, & HDCam formats into digital production suites.
In 1999 the University of Missouri at Warrensburg built the Kirkpatrick Library. This facility featured a $1 million dollar investment in AV technology for class rooms, meeting collaboration spaces, and delivery of distance learning. A small production studio adjoining the classrooms is equipped to meet the needs of distance learning strategies.
Joe Nickell provided project management and redesign at AVI for the purposes of function and value engineering.
The bottom image is a corporate classroom that was developed and designed by Joe to provide a conference room with interactive audio support. Up to 40 microphones are available for audio conference and sound reinforcement in the room through ceiling speakers arranged in 4 zones. The systems also can feed an adjacent classroom for overflow seating.
Given a goal to express the flavor and capability of a company with technology, and you are allowed to dream.. you get the Sprint Experience.
From the stately briefing rooms to high-definition projection in the round, and broadcast quality video links across the country this project pushed the limits of communication technology.
Joe Nickell worked side by side with the Sprint Campus Design Team and Rafael Architects to develop this project from conception to realization of a world class corporate briefing center.
