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Robert Ebert
Art
Director
Designer
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Skills
and work profile
Tigard, Oregon 97223
Mobile 503-577-8323
rebert@virtualdesign.com
Available for full time contract work
on-site and remote collaboration
Call for rates and availability.
My
entire career has been focused on effective print and graphic
communication using traditional and digital media. My primary interests
are 2D and 3D photo realistic illustration, 3D modeling, animation and
digital multimedia. I have produced proposals and creative visualizations
for a wide range of concepts including branding, business and marketing
plans for new and existing product lines, graphic design for the web,
print and presentation, architectural presentation renderings, full
walk-thru videos, animating flying logos and 3D special effects.
Recap of my professional work;
From 1983 to 1985 I was Senior Exhibit
Designer at Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, where I designed the
first "Dinosaurs at OMSI" show that broke every attendance record at the
museum. I also designed the Space Medicine exhibit hall and the traveling
exhibit "Millions" featuring many interactive kiosks. I was responsible
for coordinating all the documentation, planning, design, construction and
installation of the exhibits.
My position from 1985 to 1987 was as
Computer Graphics Production Manager at Media West where I created
thousands of 35mm computer graphic slides for customer presentations all
over the Northwest. Among the shows I produced was the 35mm slide
presentation where Microsoft's Bill Gates introduced the CD-ROM format and
associated Microsoft multimedia plans to the world in 1985.
1988 to
1997 Computer Tools, Inc. Vice President.
The company was started
in 1988 as Computer Tools, Inc and focused on building and selling our
CyberGrafx branded line of Intel/Windows based PC graphic workstations.
After growing to a staff of fourteen located in The Galleria in downtown
Portland, it was re-organized in 1996 as VirtualDesign.Com and moved to
The Pittock Building, as a full service digital design studio and
pre-press image-setting service bureau utilizing Windows/Intel technology.
Noteworthy projects produced by Robert Ebert as a Partner and Creative
Director of Computer Tools, Inc dba VirtualDesign.Com in the last 20
years;
Designed 3D illustrations for a computer based presentation
for InFocus Systems' introduction of their first LCD based projection
system. InFocus holds a major share of the market today.
In 1992
designed the 35mm slide show that Intel's Andrew Grove delivered to his
national sales associates meeting introducing the System 2000 plan
detailing Intel's microprocessor plans to the year 2000.
Modeled
and animated a fly through of 30,000 sq. ft. Nintendo trade show booth
proposed by Promotion Products, Inc. They won the contract for the 1996
CES show to do the $2.5 million dollar booth.
Designed the 35mm
slide show presentation and outline for Drake Construction, Inc.'s
proposal for construction of the $35 million dollar Rose Quarter Arena for
the Portland Trailblazers. They got the contract.
Designed and
produced a CD-ROM based installation and maintenance training program for
Perstorp Analytical that ships with each organic chemistry analytical unit
sold. The CD obviates the need to fly an engineer out with each system to
oversee the installation, thus saving thousands of dollars in collateral
expenses.
Designed and produced a Point of Purchase CD-ROM based
interactive demo for Crystal Lake's wave table based CCI music card,
comparing FM synthesis and wave based music. Shortly after introduction
they were purchased by Compaq and the card is now being OEM'd to Compaq as
their installed music card.
Designed and produced a CD-ROM based
multimedia display running on a 12 monitor video wall for Best Buy
Department Stores. Running continuously in the computer departments,
extolling the virtues of purchasing a larger monitor.
Designed and
produced an interactive Demo CD-ROM for Asymetrix Corp. for marketing
their new release of Multimedia Toolbook, CBT Edition 4.0. Featuring 3D
Illustrations, software demos, sample applications and a CBT tutorial.
(CBT = Computer Based Training)
VirtualDesign.Com in partnership
with Northwest Training Resources, programmed and designed the interface
for a interactive CD-ROM for Wacker Siltronic. The CD is a training aid
for clean room gowning and operational procedures. The program was created
using Asymetrix Toolbook 4.0 CBT edition.
Animated a 3D fly around
of a proposed trade show exhibit for Lindsay West for presentation to
Freightliner Corp. in an effort to win the nod to build it for the
introduction of a radical new line of trucks.
VirtualDesign.Com
has designed web sites for Video Presence, Inc., Siafu Telecom, Inc.,
SoHoNW, Fire Mountain Foods, Yetti-Radventures.com, eRugcenter.com,
Computer Bits Magazine, Sports Car Magazine, Offshore Solutions, Inc. The
National Grange, Stewart Group Realty, Mascord Associates Design, Etherium
Corporation and Forza Auto Detailing.
From January 1998 to January 2003
I was the Founder and CEO of
VirtualDesign.net, Inc.
A company I
created in 1998 to develop a SaaS browser based “Virtual Workspace” collaboration
software suite featuring real time video conferencing, file sharing,
document mark-up and multi-point VOIP audio. We acquired an investment
partner in 1999 and ramped up development of the product and expanded the
company to 23 employees. I was responsible for the overall marketing
effort, business organization plan and executive management as well as
providing the roadmap of the product developmental process.
The company
successfully deployed the “VDN Virtual Workspaces” collaboration product in
October of 2002 and was highly regarded in the national technical press
with over 120 articles and positive reviews. We had 340 good leads for
customers on our return from the November 2002 Comdex show in Las Vegas
where we had a 40’ x 40’ demonstration booth on the main floor.
With
success apparently just around the corner, one of the founders and VDN
corporate vice president, Ken Majors, with the assistance of a company
paid investment consultant Steve Baird, schemed to have the company taken
over against my wishes by the primary corporate investment group in
January 2003 with Baird as the new President and CEO, and a year later,
was renamed Comotiv Systems.
Now, after Ken Majors took over the CEO
slot five years ago, www.comotivsystems.com is out of business after failing for
six years to generate any substantial income and was funded in excess of
16 million dollars by the same investor during that time.
From
February 2003 til Present as the sole proprietor of VirtualDesign.com
which is now my consulting and design company.
I have been freelancing
digital design, website creation, photography, business network consulting
and various proposals for a number of clients in the Portland metro area.
Clients include Artisan Surfaces, Rio Networks, Siafu Telecom, Inc., Fire
Mountain Foods, Video Presence, Inc. and Yetti-Radventures, Inc.
Background:
I have worked with numerous architects and engineers
to help them visualize projects ranging from office buildings to airports.
I have worked on many detailed illustrations for highly complex mechanical
assemblies as well, utilizing the exploded isometric format to clarify the
production and repair process.
My major focus has been on high
resolution 3D animation and digital images for presentation and
publication graphics. Building on my years of specializing in 3-D
technical illustration, I have forged ahead on an ongoing exploration of
3D virtual reality design utilizing the latest technologies to create a
wide range of virtual spaces.
Born in Redmond, Oregon in 1948, I
grew up traveling all over the west coast. I first got into computer
graphics in 1979, when I purchased an Apple II computer. And by 1981 I had
scratch built my own Z80 based graphics system connected to a Xerox 6500
color laser copier. In 1985 I was introduced to 3D animation and full
color graphics on the PC, and I was hooked forever.
My
fine art computer graphic works and digital photography have been shown at
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The VDN Corporate Gallery 2002
The CyberGrafx Gallery 1997
The Bon Voyeur Gallery 1993
The Oregon Graduate Center Gallery 1991
The Abaci Gallery, 1988
Today's Graphics Gallery, 1980
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