InfoComm Names Young AV Professionals Award Winners
By InfoComm International, April 30, 2010
FAIRFAX, VA – April 30, 20010 – InfoComm International, the leading professional audiovisual trade association, presented its Young AV Professionals Award to Joseph A. Legato IV, CTS-D, CTS-I, of Verrex Corporation and Jennifer H. Willard, CTS, California Administrative Office of the Courts. The awards were presented at the InfoComm 100, a conference designed to bring together top AV industry thought leaders and volunteers.
The Young AV Award was created by InfoComm to recognize up-and-coming professionals in the audiovisual industry. These award winners are held in the highest esteem by their AV industry colleagues of all ages.
Joseph A. Legato IV, CTS-D, CTS-I, 31, is a Project Management Supervisor for Verrex Corporation in Mountainside, NJ. He is a champion of project management’s role in the success of AV systems integration. He oversees Verrex’s project management team, serving as a mentor and setting the company’s project management policies and procedures. Legato places strong importance on the technical aspects of AV design and integration, and has earned all three of InfoComm’s certifications.
Prior to joining Verrex, Joe was a Lead AV Technician at McCann Systems LLC, a Technical Support Representative for Sprint PCS, a Network Integration Field Engineer at Lucent Technologies and an Installation Technician at Cross Roads Audio Video.
Jennifer H. Willard, CTS, is a Supervising AV/Video Systems Technical Analyst for the California Administrative Office of the Courts in San Francisco. She is the primary AV staff person reviewing the work of architects and consultants on more than 13 new courthouse design and construction projects throughout the state of California. Over the past decade, she established herself as an AV professional, contributing to the design standards for training and conference spaces. Willard serves on InfoComm’s Standards Committee, which established the first performance standard for the AV industry. She also advocates for the AV industry through her participation in American Institute of Architects Academy of Architecture for Justice (AIA AAJ) building industry technology forums. She provides information on audiovisual trial court design standards, trends and new technologies. She serves as InfoComm’s Performance Standards Liaison to the AIA AAJ.
Prior to joining AOC in 2005, Jennifer was with Avidex, LLC and supported IP-based control systems, digital signage applications and all other AV systems for the newly renovated 40,000 square foot Cisco Executive Briefing Center.
“In a relatively short time Joe Legato and Jennifer Willard have left an indelible imprint on the audiovisual industry and InfoComm International,” said Randal A. Lemke, Ph.D., Executive Director, InfoComm International. “The industry should proud of what these young leaders have accomplished.”
About InfoComm International®
InfoComm International® is the international trade association of the professional audiovisual and information communications industries. Established in 1939, InfoComm has more than 5,000 members, including manufacturers, systems integrators, dealers and distributors, independent consultants, programmers, rental and staging companies, end-users and multimedia professionals from more than 80 countries. InfoComm International is the leading resource for AV market research and news. Its training and education programs set a standard of excellence for AV professionals. InfoComm International is the founder of InfoComm, the largest annual conference and exhibition for AV buyers and sellers worldwide. InfoComm also produces trade shows in Europe, Asia and China. Additional information is available at www.infocomm.org.
