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99. OPERATION ENERGY
Maggie Bellville
Title: VP, Hitachi Consulting
Years in Cable: Oh dear - I am a Pioneer after
all!
Education: Binghamton University and Harvard
Business School Advanced Management program
One Word that Best Describes Me: Resourceful!
Bellville, a veteran of Charter Communications
and Cox Communications, now applies
her expertise at Hitachi Consulting on projects
ranging from sustainability to billing integration.
At Hitachi, she's focused on developing
its energy savings products and services for
the company and communicating alternative
energy solutions for the cable industry as a
whole. Moving forward she'll work with SCTE
and industry groups, uniting parallel goals.
My dream would be for... horse shows to be
connected to the Internet of Things so it could
check out all my competitors in real time.
My first job: I was a part-time service representative
in an AT&T phone center selling touch-tone
trimlines and pink princess phones!
Favorite charity event I work with: American
Quarter Horse Foundation in equine research and
therapeutic riding
If this election year was a reality TV series,
it would be called... " Are You DUMBER than a
Fourth Grader??? "
Best way to spend a Saturday night: Cooking
Italian food for a bunch of friends
Hoverboard, driverless car or drone: Driverless
car! What a luxury!
My personal theme song is: " These Boots are
Made for Walking "
Favorite vacation spot: A big horse show!
My typical breakfast: Oatmeal with nuts and
berries... it's soft
My Starbucks order: No fat, no foam latte with
cinnamon on top, please! ■
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100. TECH TALK
Mark Dzuban
Title: President & CEO, Society
of Cable Telecommunications
Engineers (SCTE)/International
Society of Broadband
Experts (ISBE)
Years in Cable: 48
Education: AAS Degree,
Electrical Technology; FCC
General Class License (was
First Class).
One Word that Best Describes
Me: Anomaly
What was the last costume
that you wore and why?
Ugly Christmas Sweater. My
wife and kids made me wear it.
What should cable do to
improve its image? Customer
service and experience.
My favorite hashtag is: #?
Or # 000-/\/\/\/\:)= (rattlesnake
with symbol art)
Thanks to Dzuban's work, new
programs and partnerships
have driven SCTE membership
from 14,000 to more than
22,000 within the past year.
Using a holistic learning and
development approach, he has
aligned training with corporate
goals and effective measurement
of ROI. He also created
the industry's first DOCSIS 3.1
training program, enhanced
energy management standards
on the road to Energy 2020,
expanded both corporate and
international partnerships and
spearheaded new veterans
training initiatives.
The biggest innovation in
cable over the last year
was: Energy 2020 Adaptive
Power Systems Interface Specification
and Standards that
will help to avoid over $1B in
energy costs by the year 2020
for our industry
What does the future look
like for skinny bundles and
flexible packaging? Good.
Looks like the consumer is
looking for choice.
My dream would be for... my
brain to be connected to the
Internet of Things so it could
think searches and control my
personal environment, security,
etc without physical interface.
Virtual reality is... highly
valuable for business, military
and gaming applications. I see
future facilities troubleshooting
with Virtual Reality-especially
when situations involve toxic
and radiological environments
as well as remote or challenging
access facilities.
Last show I watched not
on my network(s): Military
Channel. I served in Korea and
enjoy the series on the " KOREA,
the Forgotten War "
My first job: I had multiple
jobs at the same time. Cutting
Grass for my neighbors, Collecting
Copper and Bottles for
cash, Trapping Muskrats ($1.25
a pelt in the 60s!!!); I was the
richest kid in the neighborhood.
Favorite charity event I
work with: Wounded Warriors
What excites you most
about DOCSIS 3.1? It gives
our industry a path to leverage
existing infrastructure and provide
very competitive network
capabilities to compete today
and in the future.
" Star Trek " celebrates its
50th Anniversary this year.
So if Mr. Spock's motto is
" Live Long and Prosper, "
mine is... Work hard, be
independent and contribute
to making our society a better
place.
If this election year was a
reality TV series, it would be
called... " The Longest Day "
May 2016
Best way to spend a Saturday
night: Sitting next to
Shawn, my sweetheart of 38
years, watching old movies with
a good cup of coffee.
Name of my favorite
Spotify playlist: I am still into
the Eagles as well as lots of
contemporary violin.
My cable industry mentor
and why: Michael Fries and
Balan Nair. They make Liberty
Global a very well run organization.
Hoverboard,
driverless car
or drone: Each to his or her
own. I am still working on driving
my Jeep.
I watch the majority of programming
on this device:
50/50 between my Samsung
S7 and SONY 52 " HD/3D
Favorite Podcast: None
specific
My favorite newfound
hobby: My son and I running
our sawmill. We love the art of
wood working.
My personal theme song
is: " Desperado " or " Hotel
California "
The technology that will
most benefit cable over the
next year is: Wireless! (WiFi)
Favorite vacation spot: My
garage. I have traveled all over
the world, so staying home is a
dream come true.
My typical breakfast is:
Leftovers. Especially Pizza.
My Starbucks order: Double
Shot Expresso ■
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