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PROFILE:
Hapet A. Berberian has 27 years of experience in advanced product development, new business development, and technology licensing for digital imaging technologies and applications. Currently he is a consultant in strategic planning, technology licensing, business development, and product development for the electronic imaging industries. Prior to that he was Senior Vice President for commercial and government business development at RemoteReality Corporation, a manufacturer of 360 degree image capture systems for security and monitoring applications. Mr. Berberian joined RemoteReality from IQ Data Systems, a division of GammaGraphx, Inc. where he was Vice President and General Manager of image quality management products for the printing and publishing industry. For 17 years prior to IQ Data Systems, he was employed by Eastman Kodak Company where his latest position was as Senior Director of Business Development and Technology Licensing for Eastman Kodak's Color Digital Imaging Technologies group. Mr. Berberian also held the position of Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Boston University's College of Engineering and began his career as a staff engineer at MIT's Draper Laboratories. Mr. Berberian earned his MSEE from Brown University in 1969 under a National Defense Education Act Fellowship and his BSEE from University of Rhode Island in 1967.
2002 to
present Digital
Imaging Solutions, Principal
Consultant in digital imaging technologies, applications, and new business development. Clients include
1. Pantone, Inc. - Technology licensing and new product specification for color matching systems in graphics and video
2. Eastman Kodak Company - Business research and strategic partnership development with motion picture post production equipment manufacturers
3. Intecap, Inc - Business research in color digital imaging
4. X-Rite, Inc. - Technology licensing, new business development, and channel partner development for color measurement instruments in graphics, video, and textile design and manufacturing
5. Monaco Systems - Technology licensing, new business development, and channel partner development for color management technologies in graphics, video, and textile design and manufacturing
6. Adaptive Optics Associates - Acquisition of government contracts for research and development of adaptive optics and optical communications systems and transfer of technology to commercial laser communications applications
7. MicroOptical Corporation - Commercial and government business development and technology transfer of head mounted display technology to consumer applications
CORPORATE
AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2000 to
2002 RemoteReality
Corporation
RemoteReality
is a small, privately held company which designs and develops software and
optical technology that increases the value of visual information by capturing
an entire 360 degree space in each still or video frame. It enables the viewer to create a custom
view of a scene which can be navigated by digital pan, tilt, and zoom controls.
The technology is used to enhance the internet with interactive still and
video images as well as to provide live omnidirectional video systems for
commercial, industrial, retail, and government security and monitoring applications.
Vice President
- RemoteReality (company officer)
Responsible for the development of a new
business unit, Integrated Systems, for technology licensing and technology
transfer of RemoteReality's omnidirectional imaging
products and technology from government and military applications to commercial
security and surveillance applications.
•
Acquired government funding for and managed
the development of advanced 360 degree video surveillance products including
1.
Omnidirectional submarine periscope imaging and tracking
system
2.
Perimeter monitoring and force protection systems for
surface ships and other land based high security facilities such as embassies,
nuclear power plants, and US borders
3.
Unattended battlefield sensor systems to provide advanced
situational awareness for war fighters
4.
Omnidirectional uncooled infrared imagers for night vision
monitoring capability
5.
Intelligent omnidirectional imaging systems with automatic
motion detection and multiple object tracking capability
•
Transitioned government and military products
to commercial security applications
•
Communicated Integrated System group's product
and technology capabilities to potential customers, technology partners, and
investors through formal presentations given at public and private seminars
as well as to industry standards committees
•
Personally completed local and national television,
radio, and trade journal interviews to promote Integrated Systems products,
technology, and business
1998 to
2000 IQ Data Systems Division
of GammaGraphX, Inc.
GammaGraphX
is a small, privately held company that develops and markets software products
for the document printing industry.
Vice President-General
Manager IQ Data Systems Division
Responsible
for the development of a new business unit and product line which will provide
the document printing industry with a web accessible method for objectively
assessing, monitoring, and diagnosing the image quality of a broad range of
document printing and capture systems using machine vision techniques.
•
Developed and presented to the Board of Directors,
investors, and Technical Advisory Board the business plan for licensing of
the automated print quality inspection technology resulting in approval and
funding to launch the IQ Data Systems Division of GammaGraphX.
•
Hired and organized a team of 5 engineers,
a Director of Product Marketing/Sales, and a part-time Director of Finance
to begin execution of the business plan.
•
Developed and released a web accessible image
quality management product line for office peripherals to be used by manufacturers,
maintenance and service organizations, and print service providers for performing
remote diagnosis, predictive diagnosis, and quality audits on printers, copiers,
and scanners. This product is based on an Oracle 8 database to allow storage,
retrieval, tracking, and analysis of performance and quality metrics.
•
Established beta test programs with 8 major
manufacturers of office peripherals.
•
Developed and implemented the technical communications
plan for the sale of the Company in 2000.
1981 to
1998 Eastman Kodak Company
Responsible
for formulating and executing a comprehensive business strategy on a world
wide basis for Eastman Kodak's color digital imaging technologies. Oversaw the implementation of selected strategies and communicated
them to the technical, marketing, administrative, and support groups within
Kodak with attention to profitability and value brought to other mainstream
Kodak products including electronic imaging hardware, software, and consumables.
•
Developed corporate strategic alliances between
Eastman Kodak and major hardware and software companies that resulted in the
placement of Kodak color management technology on more than 8 million desktop
computers and in approximately 45 major software applications, operating systems,
and digital imaging products world wide.
•
Provided leadership and direction in the growth
of Kodak Color Management Systems Group's cash inflow from technology and
patent licensing fees, royalties, consulting services, and non-recurring engineering
development. Revenues were accompanied by positive earnings and high gross
margins through technology licensing. This responsibility included the generation,
negotiation, execution, and management of
contracts with strategic partners.
•
Transferred color digital imaging technology
to and for the benefit of other Kodak product groups (digital cameras, color
printers, proofing systems, and consumables including professional and motion
picture film and thermal print media).
•
Provided technical and marketing support and
training for Kodak groups world wide.
•
Developed a new business unit called Kodak
Electronic Textile Systems for Kodak's textile division, Eastman Chemical.
The responsibilities of the unit were to perform product marketing, specify,
develop, and sell computer aided textile design and manufacturing systems
in order to complement and add value to Kodak's presence in the textile fibers
industry.
•
Communicated Kodak's color digital imaging
capabilities, technologies, and current and future product information to
potential customers and technology partners by means of formal technical/marketing
presentations given at public and private seminars and conferences.
•
Managed Kodak's patent portfolio with respect
to color imaging intellectual property by interfacing between engineering
staff inventors and Kodak's patent legal staff.
•
Served as Director of Advanced Development
for Kodak Electronic Printing Systems and for the EIKONIX division of Eastman
Kodak. In this capacity specified,
developed, and released approximately 15 major products in the following areas:
color electronic pre-press, medical imaging, digital photography, CAD systems
for the textile industry, color image compression and transmission products,
digital cartographic editing and pre-press systems, machine vision and inspection
systems for automation of industrial processes.
•
Developed and implemented the technical communications
plan for the initial public offering of EIKONIX Corporation in 1983 and for
the eventual sale of EIKONIX to Eastman Kodak in 1985.
1974 to
1981 Boston University College of
Engineering
Assistant
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Taught both
undergraduate and graduate level courses in computer and electrical engineering
with a responsibility to seek and acquire sponsored research.
•
Developed new lecture and laboratory courses
in mini computers, microcomputers, and Òusing a computer as a laboratory instrumentÓ.
•
Wrote proposals for and received grants in
the field of digital image processing and color electronic pre-press to support
research projects and graduate students.
•
Received the Outstanding Professor of the Year
Award in 1980 from Boston UniversityÕs College of Engineering.
•
Held position of Research Affiliate in the
MIT Cognitive Information Processing Group working as Boston UniversityÕs
principal investigator for the design and implementation of a digital computer
color correction scheme for a gravure printing process.
•
Consulted for GTE Systems as software development
engineer in digital voice processing.
•
Consulted for Shintron Corporation to design
and construct production prototypes of microprocessor based television test
equipment.
1972 to
1974 Franklin Institute of Boston
Responsible
for the development of a new Computer Engineering Technology program with
a grant from Digital Equipment Corporation. This was in addition to normal
lecturing responsibilities.
1969 to
1972 MIT Draper Laboratories
Performed computer
simulation studies of guidance and navigation systems for Apollo lunar landings
and for Earth reentry vehicles.
EDUCATION
MSEE degree from Brown University in 1969 - National
Defense Education Act Fellowship recipient
BSEE
degree from University of Rhode Island in 1967
