Biographical Information Mark A. Aitken concluded his education at Springfield Technical Community College with continuing education in Engineering Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Mr. Aitken joined the Sinclair Broadcast Group in April of 1999. His activities are focused on the present and future technology requirements for the group’s 58 television stations. He is currently responsible for representation of the groups interests in industry technical and standards issues, (H)DTV implementation, and represents SBG within ATSC and other industry related organizations. Within the ATSC, Mr. Aitken is the Chairman of TSG/S4, the specialist group responsible for standardization of Mobile/Handheld standards. Mr. Aitken has been involved in the Broadcast industry’s migration to advanced services since 1987 when he first became involved with the FCC’s ACATS (Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service) activities. He has played a vital role in ensuring that Broadcast standards continue to advance and meet the essential needs of the industry. His involvement from 1999 to 2003 under the leadership of Sinclair’s David Smith and Nat Ostroff helped develop a fundamental understanding of the need for “ease of reception” in an advanced DTV system for the Broadcast community, and helped to drive the development and adoption of vastly improved receiver technologies. Prior to his involvement with SBG, the COMARK Division of Thomcast (formerly Thales now Thomson/GVG) employed Mr. Aitken. He held many diversified positions within the organization including Manager of the Systems Engineering, RF Engineering and Sales Engineering groups, as well as Director of Marketing and Sales Support which included DTV Strategic Planning responsibilities. While with COMARK, Mr. Aitken was part of the “Emmy Award Winning Team” that revolutionized the Broadcast industry by bringing IOT technology to the marketplace. Mr. Aitken is a member of the AFCCE, IEEE and SMPTE, and serves as a member of the Technical Advisory Group with the Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC). He is the author of many papers dealing with innovative RF product developments, advanced digital television systems design and related implementation strategies, and holds patents for various RF devices.