2009 Technology Retreat Speaker Biographies
Wendy Aylsworth
Wendy Aylsworth is Senior Vice President of Technology for Warner Bros. Technical Operations. Wendy oversees the establishment of new technologies for Warner Bros. production divisions and assesses the impact of emerging technologies on content creation and distribution. Her department participates in national and international technical standards and trade organizations to promote commonality for the benefit of the entertainment sector. Wendy is currently the elected Engineering Vice President of SMPTE. She acted as chair of SMPTE DC28 for four years, which has generated the initial D-Cinema standards created for industry. Wendy joined Warner Bros. in 1994, establishing technology operations for the new Feature Animation division. Previously, she spent five years at Disney overseeing animation technology and theme park rides software development and worked fifteen years in the aerospace industry. Wendy holds an MS/MBA (Beta Gamma Sigma) from the University of Southern California in Strategic Planning. Her BS is in Computer Engineering Sciences from the University of Michigan.
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