[1] Cookson holds more than 50 U.S. patents, including several involving DVDs, and has been leading the effort to maintain high standards of quality on theatrical digital post-production technologies.
[2] Cookson opened Sony Pictures’ dedicated 4K digital intermediate facility, Colorworks, where world-renowned colorists utilize state-of-the-art technology to master movies in 2D and 3D.
Previously he served as vice president and general manager of operations and engineering for the CBS Television Network in New York, and before that, worked for ten years at the ABC Television Network, where he won an Emmy award for his work as Director of the ABC and International Olympics Broadcast Centers.
[6] Sony announced the closure of its technologies unit in January 2014[7] and Cookson was laid off.
[8] Cookson is a fellow of The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers,[9] a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.