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Paul Adrian is a Co-Founder and the CEO of latakoo. He believes fully in the power of journalism and the important role it plays in a functioning democracy. Adrian is the essence of a local reporter. As an investigative specialist, he covered the city hall beat, county commissioner’s court, state government, local businesses, the environment, countless disasters and hundreds of positive stories too in Texas, Ohio, Connecticut and Kentucky. He is an award-winning journalist who has earned multiple honors, including NATAS Emmy Awards for investigative reporting. He is a former member of the board of directors of the non-profit journalism organization, Investigative Reporters and Editors. After two decades of broadcast reporting, Adrian co-founded latakoo with Jade Kurian, and together, they used their extensive experience in the broadcasting and cable industry to successfully introduced latakoo’s video platform into some of the largest broadcasting companies in the world. Adrian holds a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Texas and a Master in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School, where he focused on entrepreneurship.

Jade has experience in all facets of broadcasting, including management, communications and technology. She  understands video workflow: codecs, formats, editing, transfer. She has managed news staff, coordinated crews while traveling the world, run operations, scheduled teams, and assisted in crafting budgets. Jade launched and managed the ground-up building of a news bureau for a national network. Jade holds a Bachelor of Arts from Florida State University.

Harley is a newsroom veteran who understands the needs of latakoo’s clients and how vital it is to provide advice and solutions when the clock is ticking. A former newspaper journalist who transitioned to online media and then television, Harley relied on latakoo’s technology as an assignment editor at the NBC station in Austin. Harley grew up in England, but now lives in Austin with his wife and his dog.

Ryan directs the setup of new accounts and interacts daily with latakoo clients, making sure the latakoo system is working for everyone. As an artist with a keen eye for detail, she designed our management console. She has a deep understanding of how users interface with the latakoo platform and participates daily in the evolution of the design and user interface of latakoo services. Ryan has a BA in Studio Art from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas.

Brian Calfano is a journalist, author, documentarian and former journalism professor. He’s dedicated to enhancing media technology in education and showing future journalists the best and fastest way to deliver information to the public.

Luke Hanrahan, a Royal Television Society award-winning journalist for Euronews has been using latakoo for six years. Hanrahan will focus on expanding the latakoo footprint across Europe, emphasizing the seamless functionality in high-pressure and remote environments.

Richard is latakoo’s resident research scientist. Richard’s Ph.D. efforts in Electrical Engineering are at the cutting edge of digital signal processing and information theory. Richard has developed technology that enables simultaneous compression and encryption of data, which allows latakoo to provide speedy and secure information transmission over our platform. Richard has degrees in Physics and Engineering and research experience in quantum optics, wireless power transfer, adaptive signal representation and image processing.

Jonathan is a software developer with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Colorado State University. With a passion for coding that started in high school, Jonathan has built software solutions across a variety of industries, including higher education, insurance, real estate, and media. Jonathan enjoys spending time exploring the great outdoors of Colorado with his wife and three daughters.