Mark Oster

Owner & Founder

Mark Oster is the founder and co-owner of Digital Transitions. He has served in the high-end digital imaging market since its inception. Mark places high priority on building relationships, and the company’s remarkable, longstanding customer base across the photography and cultural heritage markets is proof that his philosophy works. He has always fostered the principle that “when a customer chooses us, they are hiring us as their partner.” His deep understanding of the importance of reliable equipment backed by a dependable technical support team is why we stand out, and what led us to develop new complete solutions for the heritage market.

Contact Information:
Phone: 212-529-6825 x2250
Email: mao@digitaltransitions.com

Peter Siegel

Owner & Founder

Peter Siegel is the Director and founder of DT Heritage. Dedicated to the cultural heritage community, he has developed a series of reprographic and book capture benches and a reprographic camera system as well as film scanning solutions and accessories that are purpose-built to meet the specialized needs of cultural institutions. This was a natural fit, as he has served the not-for-profit community for over 25 years.

Before coming to Digital Transitions over 10 years ago, Peter was the Head of Digital Imaging and Photography for Harvard Art Museums and Fine Arts Library. Here he planned and implemented the modernization of the entire imaging lab and photography services department by designing and integrating image capture technologies for image creation, management, and permanence. Peter was also the Director of Digital Imaging at the American Museum of Natural History. Peter was responsible for all aspects of the Digital Imaging program and created an image database containing over 270,000 high-resolution images from collections, catalog ledgers, and archives. He also incorporated and designed digital imaging technologies to integrate other museum collections.

Peter’s history working in the cultural heritage community is why DT Heritage has become the country’s leading provider of high-end digitization solutions. His true understanding of the importance of reliable equipment with a dependable technical support team standing behind their products is why we stand out and have partnered with Phase One, the worldwide leader in digital imaging technology.

Contact Information:
Phone: 212.529.6825 x2280
Email: pes@digitaltransitions.com

Doug Peterson

Owner & Head of R&D

Doug Peterson is  Head of R+D and Product Management at Digital Transitions. He holds a BS in Commercial Photography from Ohio University. He is the lead author of a series of technical guidelines and recommendations for cultural heritage digitization, including the Phase One Color Reproduction Guide, Imaging for the Future: Digitization Program Planning, and the DT Digitization Guides for Reflective and Transmissive Workflows. He oversees the DT Digitization Certification training series, and has presented multiple Short Courses at the IS&T Archiving imaging conference. He is a member of the International Standards Organization where he sits on Technical Committee 42 which works on digitization standards.

Contact Information:
Phone: 212.529.6825 x2350
Email: dep@digitaltransitions.com

Stephen Christensen

Co-Owner, Head of Manufacturing

Contact Information:
Phone: 212-529-6825 ex. 2601
Email: src@digitaltransitions.com

Michael Chan

Sales Executive

Michael Chan is a native of New York City and has an extensive background in art handling. He has worked on document and gilded frame restoration as well as bookmaking. Michael is a history and photography enthusiast and has a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Previously a Systems Installer for DT Heritage, Michael is now providing consulting services to our cultural heritage clients. His experience implementing our systems gives him the expertise required to help institutions integrate solutions that will not only enhance their digitization program but also achieve the highest quality output of their collections.

Contact Information:
Phone: 212.529.6825 x2390
Email: mgc@digitaltransitions.com

Wayne Cozzolino

Sales Executive

A long time veteran in the photographic industry, Wayne provides superior digitization solutions to the Cultural Heritage market space. His expert level knowledge and understanding of this specialized field allows him to tailor solutions designed to optimize the client’s productivity and quality.

With over 25 years of experience, serving major institutions, including museums, libraries, universities, and government installations along the East Coast cultural corridor and beyond. Wayne has established himself as a trusted consultant, advisor, and friend. Whether it’s an organization looking for entry level industry compliant equipment to the most sophisticated scientific based imaging Wayne and the Digital Transitions Team are on the front lines of knowledge, pushing forward the spectrum that is cultural heritage imaging.

Contact Information:
Phone: 212.529.6825 x2330
Email: wlc@digitaltransitions.com

Caitlin Nightingale

Sales Executive

With over 10 years of work experience in the digital media industry, Caitlin has worked in various sectors delivering high-quality services and solutions to clients across North America. She has an extensive background in customer service and strategically finding solutions for her clients needs and mission; this has enabled her to build and maintain lasting relationships with stakeholders and partners year over year. Caitlin has a lengthy history supporting creators in the arts, so now working to support her clients preserving and making content accessible is something fundamentally at the core of what she is passionate about.

Contact Information:
Phone: 212.529.6825
Email: cmn@digitaltransitions.com

Todd Schweikert

Sales Executive

Todd Schweikert is a seasoned expert with over 20 years of extensive experience in digital photography and video production, studio management, and workflow innovation. His leadership is characterized by passion, persistence, and a commitment to continuous enhancement. Todd played a key role in developing innovative workflows and improving tools, fostering positive changes, and boosting efficiency in a collaborative, fast-paced setting.

Currently, he works as an Account Manager at Digital Transitions, collaborating with heritage leaders to create advanced digitization solutions, workflows, and programs of various sizes and complexities. Previously, he held the position of Vice President at Vision On, overseeing e-commerce retouching services, and served as VP of Studio Production at Rue Gilt Groupe, as well as VP of Operations at Industrial Color.

Contact Information:
Phone: 646.679.5020
Email: tes@digitaltransitions.com

Chris Snipes

Sales Executive

Chris brings over 30 years of experience in high-resolution digital capture, with a strong focus on delivering systems for both the professional photography and the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) market. He has deep expertise in advanced systems built around Phase One medium format digital cameras, complex lighting setups, heavy-duty copy stands, and Capture One software.

With a background in both commercial and technical photography, Chris combines hands-on experience with a strong understanding of precision imaging. He’s also highly skilled at teaching advanced lighting techniques for digitizing installations, large-format artwork, and three-dimensional objects.

Contact Information:
Phone: 813.335.2473
Email: cbs@digitaltransitions.com

Carol Wilczewski

Sales Executive

Carol has over 30 years of experience in the imaging industry, with 15 years specifically dedicated to cultural heritage. Previously with Kirtas Technologies, she helped develop the market with automated book imaging technology & services. This has given her a great deal of insight on how to help institutions succeed at large scale conversion projects.

Carol utilizes a consultative approach for clients requiring the implementation of both high quality and efficient systems for all types of materials including: bound books, flat material, photographs and negatives. Together with the DT Heritage technical team, Carol will offer ideal solutions based on her clients’ current applications as well as future needs.

Contact Information:
Phone: 212.529.6825 x2340
Email: caw@digitaltransitions.com

Ben Cort

Head of Technical Support

Ben Cort has been working in professional imaging and cultural heritage for the past 12 years. He began his career as a digital tech and lighting assistant, while working at the Portland Art Museum to develop an in-house imaging program. His tenure at PAM saw the imaging program grow from a volunteer position to a core function of the museum, and centerpiece of the Pacific Northwest cultural heritage landscape. He is active in the community as well, serving as the MCN Digital Imaging Special Interest Group Chair from 2018 to 2021, and delivering talks on heritage imaging nationwide.

Contact Information:
Phone: O: 212-529-6825 ext 2410
Email: btc@digitaltransitions.com

Joseph King

Head of Digitization Services

Joseph King, an accomplished professional with a diverse background in photography and engineering, is a valuable member of the Digital Transitions (DT) team. Joseph joined the company as a technical support specialist and has since risen to the position of Head of Operations. With a tenure of 9 years at DT, Joseph has consistently demonstrated his exceptional foresight in navigating the company’s rapid growth.

In his current role, Joseph’s primary focus lies in driving scalable growth by establishing robust infrastructures to streamline support, operations, and IT functions. Recognizing the importance of anticipating future changes, he consistently stays ahead of the curve, ensuring that DT remains at the forefront of efficiency in its ongoing expansion.

Contact Information:
Phone: 212.529.6825 x2320
Email: jkg@digitaltransitions.com