Rolling Storm's Scott Norcross, prepares to capture aerial video footage from a helicopter

Rolling Storm's Scott Norcross (right) visits with then Maryland Governor Bob Ehrlich (center) and the executive director of the Regional Manufacturing Institute (RMI), Mike Galiazzo (left)

Pictured (L-to-R): Jim Keeling (drummer for The Atlanta Rhythm Section - ARS), Dan Kohlmeier (Rolling Storm Advisor), Justin Senker (ARS Bass Player), and Scott Norcross (Rolling Storm)

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Rolling Storm is a strategic technology, marketing, communications, and production company based in the Washington D.C. area. Rolling Storm provides a broad range of solutions for clients involved in everything from the entertainment business to corporate marketing and the political arena.

Unlike traditional media firms, Rolling Storm combines skills in high-tech product development, strategic marketing, political communication and business development. These skills are used to understand the goals of your organization, develop effective communication strategies, and identify the best solutions to market your product or communicate your message.

Rolling Storm clients include high tech corporations, the entertainment industry, political power brokers, and a variety of for-profit and not-for-profit associations. Check out the Solutions Page for a list of sample clients and solutions.

Corporate Background

Rolling Storm Communications Corporation was founded by Scott Norcross. Prior to starting Rolling Storm, Mr. Norcross worked with multiple high technology and communications corporations serving in technical engineering, development, and executive management positions. His activities involved a combination of complex system technology and creative production, marketing and strategic business development. After a successfull career with several technology companies, Mr. Norcross started Rolling Storm to exploit the increasing integration of technology with multimedia and video production.

Under Mr. Norcross's leadership, Rolling Storm became a successful and respected technology, multimedia marketing and media production company - providing solutions to clients that include the entertainment industry, high-tech corporations, and various “for-profit” and not-for-profit organizations.

As part of Rolling Storm's technology support activities, Mr. Norcross spent two years providing technology support to the National Geographic's Global Media Group and in March of 2008 was named Director of Systems Engineering and Program Management for National Geographic. In this role, Mr. Norcross provides program management and hands on technical engineering support for the core video technology systems for National Geographic's Media systems (referred to as MediaCore). These systems support production/post production activities for National Geographic TV (NGT), Short Form development, Film Library/Archive and Stock Footage repositories, with interfaces to the National Geographic Channels and other third party distributors.

Mr. Norcross previously worked with IBM's Federal Systems Division - working on a variety of satellite command, control and communciations projects for government, classified,and commerical organizations. After 10 years with IBM, he left to help launch a small high-tech startup firm, called Storm Control Systems, a company that specialized in automated software and systems for the satellite/space industry. While initially unknown in the industry, Storm Control Systems achieved international recognition as a leader in the area of satellite command and control and was acquired by L-3 Communications in 1998. Mr. Norcross founded Rolling Storm Communications after leaving L-3 Storm Control Systems in 2003.

In addition to various corporate marketing and business development activities, Mr. Norcross's production credits include:

• Executive Producer and Editor:
  "The Atlanta Rhythm Section - Live at Stabler Arena" - a Live Concert DVD/Video released for commerial distribution by Rolling Storm Communications. Mr. Norcross served as overall executive producer/project manager, performed all video editing, and ran one of the moving cameras to support the capture.
  • With such great hits songs as "So Into You", "Spooky", "Imaginary Lover", "I'm Not Gonna Let it Bother Me Tonight", "Champagne Jam", and others, The Atlanta Rhythm Section is an established legend in the music industry.
• Executive Producer and Editor:
  "The Nighthawks - Live at The State Theater with Special Guest Hubert Sumlin" - a Live Concert DVD/Video production released for commerical distribution by Rolling Storm. Mr. Norcross served as overall executive producer/project manager, performed all video editing, provided the DVD authoring, and ran one of the moving cameras to support the capture.
  • The Nighthawks are among the top musical acts to come out of the Washington, D.C. area. The Nighthawks have released over 20 albums and have toured the U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan. They have played over 200 shows a year for 20 of their years together and are considered one of the best blues bands around.
• Co-Executive Producer and Editor:
  "The Nighthawks: Blue Moon in Your Eye - Live at The Barns at Wolf Trap" - a two disc (CD/audio and DVD/video) set released for commerical distribution by Rolling Storm (the product is also in distribution via RedEye Records - a distribution division of Sony). The project was Executive Produced by Scott Norcross and Dan Kohlmeier. Mr Norcross performed all video editing, DVD authoring, and ran one of the moving cameras.
  • A dual disc audio CD and video DVD for The Nighthawks.

At L-3 Storm Control Systems, Mr. Norcross supported the design, development, engineering and operational activation of numerous worldwide satellite ground systems. Customers and systems supported included:

• Hughes Satellite Corporation (now Boeing Satellite Systems) to design and develop a modernized ground system for the HS-702 and HS-601 families of satellites and support for DirectTV and XM Radio programs;
• Inmarsat, to develop a fully automated and redundant satellite ground control and communication system with multiple worldwide ground stations and capable of autonomous anomaly resolution;
• PanAmSat – to support various primary & backup ground system requirements;
• The United States Air Force (USAF), to support AFSCN satellite control systems at multiple USAF ground stations.
• International System Support - Additional systems were developed/installed and programs supported in the United Kingdom, Philippines, Indonesia, and other parts of the world.