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Chris Neto: career and conversation guide
Companion reading for the conversation with Simon Dudley.
Download this document (.md)About the guest
Chris Neto is an audiovisual industry professional whose experience spans integration, consulting, end-user technology, manufacturing and distribution. In this recording, he describes his emerging-markets work at Midwich US and reflects on earlier roles including Barco. Art and design remain part of how he thinks about technology and the experience it creates.
The conversation
Chris traces a career through several sides of the AV industry. He and Simon discuss finding work that fits, building a professional reputation, learning across disciplines and understanding what customers actually need.
Ideas to take away
Experience travels between roles.
Chris explains how working on different sides of the industry changed the questions he asked and the problems he could see.
A reputation is built through useful contributions.
Writing and joining industry conversations opened opportunities beyond a conventional job description.
The experience is the result.
Chris connects his interest in art with the reaction a successful audiovisual installation creates for its audience.
Edited companion notes based on the interview. Roles reflect the recording, rather than a current employment claim.