Atlona, a Panduit company, has promoted Paul Krizan to Product Line Manager effective immediately. Reporting to Atlona Executive Director Jamey Swigert, Paul will drive the innovation cycle for Atlona moving forward, leading the product management and hardware engineering teams as they bring the next generation of Altona’s AV products to life. He will also maintain and evolve the existing portfolio of Atlona collaboration, connectivity and control products worldwide.
Paul joined Atlona as Product Manager, Networked AV in 2020, where he was responsible for managing the complete product lifecycle for the company’s AV over IP solutions. His achievements include the development and launch of OmniStream 2.0, a free firmware upgrade that added 4K/60 4:4:4 video support, improved bitrate efficiency, integrated multiview processing and near-zero latency to existing OmniStream hardware. His experience in these and previous product management roles at AMX, Harman and Signify prepares him for success in managing Atlona’s entire product portfolio, which he sees as ripe for development opportunities in several key areas.
“My main objective is to align all product development efforts with Atlona’s strategic initiatives,” said Krizan. “That means bringing new products and solutions to market to support integration and end-user requirements in our core education and corporate verticals. Networked AV, USB-C transport and an evolving BYOD landscape remain important development areas from a technology standpoint. We will also continue to simplify our product designs in ways that make them easier to install and use.”
“Paul’s success over nearly five years leading our Networked AV product strategy made him the ideal candidate for this important leadership position that will ultimately guide the future success of Atlona’s product roadmap,” said Jamey Swigert, Executive Director, Atlona. “His extensive industry experience and background in electrical engineering strengthen his ability to lead our teams through what we expect will be a dynamic future for AV and IT product development across the global commercial AV industry.”
