ASVP began operating in 1992 in Ft. Myers, Florida. Al Shilling arrived to go to work as a news videographer for WINK-TV, a CBS affiliate. Prior to working in Florida, Al had worked for television stations in Mississippi and Missouri.

While working at WINK, Al began doing freelance video work outside of electronic journalism. This work included working as a videographer for various automotive, furniture and jewelry commercials, as well as creating videos for high-end real estate professionals.

Within a couple of years, the face of WINK TV began to change as a news director named Mel Martin arrived. Known throughout the industry and recognized by the RTNDA as a dynamic news manager, Mel began to move WINK ahead in the areas of Investigative and Medical Journalism as well as seeing the future of video transitioning to a digital medium. In the spring of 1993, WINK accepted delivery of one of the first IMMIX Video cubes and Al Shilling was selected from the newsroom staff to learn an industry innovation called "Nonlinear Editing." This seemingly small event would change Al's life dramatically.

Within a few weeks, Al was editing medical and investigative news on the "new" nonlinear system and along with award winning cinematographer and editor Dave Beatty, became two of the first broadcast editors to post news packages that were edited on a computer.

While working at WINK, Al did freelance video work for CNN, ABC-Nightline, The Sunshine Network, PBS and a host of commercial clients. In the summer of 1995, Al left WINK TV for a commercial and multimedia production company called National Media Services, Inc. While there, Al worked as an executive producer, director, editor, photographer and authored in excess of 150 scripts in less than one year. While employed by National Media, he continued working with various free lance clients which began to include individuals and companies who contracted for consulting and computer graphic design services. The year was 1995 and the world became abuzz with something new called the Internet.

That same year, a new performing arts high school opened in Southwest Florida. Cypress Lake Center for the Arts began an innovative new program in Media Arts. Al was recruited to work as an adjunct instructor then as a full time teacher. He became the Department Chair and subsequently left the school in April 2004 to work in administration for the Lee County School District. As educational technology continued to evolve, Al's role with the district changed and he moved into a position of Assistant Director for Emerging Technologies and Virtual Education.