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Mr.
Robert C. Lamb
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STAFF PROFILES
Mr. Robert C. Lamb, President
Rob graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1977 and received
his wings as an F-4 Radar Intercept Officer in 1979. He later attended the
University of Southern California and received his Masters Degree in
Motion Picture Producing. In 1985, as Director of International Services
at Netcom Communications, Rob was responsible for coordination of all
International Satellite Transmissions including live special event
production and teleconferences. In 1987, Rob co-founded Production &
Satellite Services, Inc.
rlamb@pssiglobal.com
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Mr.
Brian S. Nelles
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Mr. Brian S. Nelles, Senior
Vice President
In 1981, Brian started his television career as a Master Control Operator
at a television station in Rapid City, SD. During this time, Brian
graduated with an electronics technician degree. Brian market jumped in
1986 to Las Vegas and then to Phoenix as a photojournalist, where he was
honored with an Emmy Award for excellence in news coverage. In 1994,
after many years of freelance camera and engineering work, Brian became
part of the PSSI team. He has worked as an Uplink Engineer, a Broadcast
Engineer and currently as Vice President.
bnelles@pssiglobal.com
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Mrs.
Kelly Hollis
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Mrs. Kelly Hollis, Vice
President Special Events
Kelly Hollis "grew up" with the satellite industry. From
1982-1986, she managed some of the industry's first privately owned C-band
Transportable Earth Stations for Netcom Communications. Kelly joined PSSI
in February of 1987, as our first employee. She has grown along with
PSSI, holding every non-engineering position imaginable within the
company. She is currently Vice President of Special Events, coordinating
multi-city, multi-faceted domestic and international news, sports,
corporate and entertainment events.
khollis@pssiglobal.com
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Mr.
Joseph A. Kittrell
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Mr. Joseph A. Kittrell, Vice
President Broadcast Marketing
Joe served in the United
States Air Force where he was well decorated for his service as an
Electronic Warfare Officer in South East Asia. He was a senior
telecommunications engineer for ITT based in Thailand where he built
microwave telecom systems in South East Asia for the US Department of
Defense. Upon his return to the United States, Joe became Chief Engineer
for Telecor, Newcraft Panasonic in Beverly Hills, CA. After years of
corporate startups and ventures in Satellite and Television industry, Joe
came to work with the PSSI team and has worked as a Satellite Engineer,
Uplink Engineer and Broadcast Engineer.
jkittrell@pssiglobal.com
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Mr.
Mark Fortier
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Mr. Mark Fortier, Vice President Engineering
Mark
has always been a “techie”
running projectors in grammar school, lights & sound in Jr & Sr
high school & running sound boards for different bands in Las Vegas.
Mark started his television carrier in 1982 with the local CBS station in
Las Vegas as the weekend audio operator. He quickly moved through the
ranks mastering the jobs of Master Control, videotape editing, camera
shading, & technical directing, earning 4 employee of the Month &
1 employee of the year awards along the way. Mark also received his A.S.
in electronics during this time. When in 1987 the station acquired an
uplink, Mark became the engineer for that. In 1991 Mark relocated to
Seattle to work for KIRO TV as the uplink engineer. Mark came to PSSI in
1993, where he again moved up through the ranks to the position
of Chief Engineer in 2004.
Mark passed away March 25, 2009. He will be greatly missed by all of us at PSSI.
Memorial Link
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Ms.
Andie Cohen
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Ms. Andie Cohen, Director of Operations
Ms.Cohen received her Bachelor of
Science Degree in Radio/Television/Film from Northwestern University and
was on the Dean's List. She started her career in Chicago as a Media
Buyer/Planner for the Leo Burnett Company. She subsequently moved to New
York City, and served as an account executive for both Mediatech, Inc.
and IDB Communications, Inc. In January 1995, Andie accepted a position
at MTV Networks, Inc. and ultimately served at Director, Transmission
(Technical Operations). While with MTV, Andie planned and executed SD and
HD transmission strategies for Viacom cable television properties: MTV
Networks (10 channels) and Showtime Networks (2 channels). On-site
high-profile events included: MTV Video Music Awards, Live 8 concert, CMT
Awards, Comedy Central's Daily Show, Sundance Film Festival, Showtime
Championship HD and SD Boxing, and the Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards,
etc. Andie joined PSSI Global Services, LLC in November 2006, and now
serves as our Director of Operations.
acohen@pssiglobal.com
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Mr.
Charles P. Storlie
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Mr. Charles P. Storlie, Senior
Consultant
Chuck began his electronics career in the United States Navy in 1962,
receiving an Associates Degree in electronics with a specialty in
communications and radar. After an honorable discharge, Chuck worked with
various leaders in the electronics industry including UNISYS Corporation,
Fairchild Graphics Corporation, and Netcom Communications. For 15 years,
Chuck also owned and operated Mid-West Micro Communications, specializing
in satellite reception and distribution. In 1986, Chuck co-founded
Production & Satellite Services, Inc. and currently is a partner and
consultant.
cstorlie@pssiglobal.com
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