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On The Menu, Episode 04: Richard Boyd

Name: Richard Boyd
Company: CEO of 3DSolve; now Director of Lockheed Martin 3D Learning Systems
School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Has Shared Insights at Premier Industry Events including:

  • Comdex
  • MacWorld
  • Windows World-London
  • NCGA
  • Web3D
  • Meckler Virtual Reality

You May Not Know: Boyd spearheaded the effort to use 3D visualization technologies to create virtual environments for movies such as Warner Brothers' feature Fearless, a John Hay film titled The Steal, as well as during the pre-production phase of Brian dePalma's blockbuster Mission: Impossible.

On The Menu, Episode 03: Karen LeVert

Name: Karen LeVert
Company: Southeast TechInventures, Inc. (President & CEO)
School: University of Dayton (MBA); Eastern Michigan University (IT undergraduate degree)
Donates Time as a Board Member To:

  • Southeast TechInventures, Inc.
  • Duke University Fuqua Minority Business Consulting Program
  • North Carolina Medical Device Organization
  • Duke University’s Invention to Application Board
  • Engineering World Health Organization
CED Fame: Recipient, 2006 Outstanding Service to Entrepreneurs Award

On The Menu, Episode 02: Pete Durand

Name: Pete Durand
Company: Integrian
Hometown: Big Bend, Wisconsin
School: University of Wisconsin-Platteville and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

On The Menu, Episode 01: Jeff Barber

Name: Jeff Barber
Company: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Hometown: Ashland, KY
School: University of Kentucky
Donates Time To:

  • Council for Entrepreneurial Development: co-chair of CED's Venture 2007 conference, CED Board member, past chairman of CED's Board, recipient of CED's 2000 "Outstanding Service" Award
  • North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA): treasurer, recipient of NCTA's 2006 "Volunteer of the Year" Award
  • North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation: board of directors
  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation: board of directors