Todd Scrutchfield
Imagine Interactive Group

Todd Scrutchfield

Technical specialist for complex visual systems, media servers, IP video, and client-facing delivery across live events, broadcast, and experiential production.
todd@scrutchfield.com
Core capabilities
What I do

Complex visual systems, delivered with clarity

I help production teams, project managers, and account executives deliver technically complex visual systems with clarity, confidence, and clean execution. My work spans media servers, LED and projection systems, technical system design, IP video infrastructure, streaming workflows, and client-facing technical support.I am strongest where specialist depth, system thinking, and reliable execution matter more than buzzwords.
Technical domains

Where I plug in

Media Server Programming

Expert-level Disguise programming, show control, multi-server system architecture, and technical previz.

Screen Production & LED

LED wall system design, projection blending and mapping, IMAG workflows, and virtual production integration.

Technical System Design

Signal flow design, equipment specification, infrastructure planning, and documentation from concept through commissioning.

IP Video & Networking

SMPTE ST 2110 engineering, NMOS discovery, NDI workflows, and network commissioning, validation, and troubleshooting.

Streaming & Hybrid Events

Live streaming architecture, encoding and CDN integration, cloud-based production, and hybrid event engineering.
Production contexts

Environments I work in

Hands-on engineering and system design across large-scale touring, corporate, broadcast, and experiential environments.
Touring
Festivals
Corporate events
Broadcast
Product launches
Experiential
Hybrid events
Four ways to engage

Engagement model

  • Project-based engagements — own a defined technical scope from design through delivery.
  • Seasonal production blocks — committed availability across a busy season.
  • Technical consultation and system design — design, specification, and review without on-site delivery.
  • Remote and on-site support — flexible support windows around your production schedule.
Start where you sit

Four readings of the same work

Each page frames the same capabilities for a different seat at the table.
Core Capabilities
A broad view of the technical domains I can own across live events, broadcast, and experiential work.
Technical Deep Dive
A peer-level view of media servers, screen production, LED systems, projection workflows, documentation, and surrounding infrastructure.
Project Manager's Reference
A direct summary of what scope I can own, how I work, and what a PM can stop worrying about.
Technical Sales Support
How I help account executives and clients move from ambition and uncertainty to practical confidence.
Specialist briefs

Deeper on two fronts

Focused pages on production design tooling and show network architecture.
Vectorworks
Production design and documentation on Vectorworks Spotlight — previz, rigging, power, signal flow, and render pipelines.
SDN Show Networks
One software-defined fabric for every show system — ST 2110, NDI, Dante, sACN, comms, control, and isolated production networks.
How I work

Working principles

  • I take ownership of clearly defined scope
  • I adapt to the production company's standards and workflow
  • I communicate proactively and flag risk early
  • I choose reliable solutions first, complexity only when required
  • I hand off cleanly, with documentation others can operate from
Best fit

Best fit engagements

  • Complex media server shows
  • LED and projection-heavy productions
  • IP video and hybrid event environments
  • Technical sales support on high-stakes opportunities
  • Project-based technical consulting and deployment

Contact

Available for project-based and contract engagements where technical depth, clear ownership, and reliable execution matter.
todd@scrutchfield.com
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