Christopher Gomez

Current

• Chair - Publicity at The SIGGRAPH Asia Conference
• President at ACM SIGGRAPH - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Senior Director - Media & Studio Development at Optidigit Digital Studio

• Owner at Radicate Media Lab & Film Foundry

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Past

• Member at National Commission to UNESCO - Committee for Assessing Issues Pertaining to Communication
• Board Member at Committee for National Media Content Development Program (for the Government of Malaysia)
• Advisor at The Exposure Series

• Advisor (International Panel) at GRAPHITE 2006 (SIGGRAPH)
• Head of Content (HOC) & Head of "Interactives" (HOI) at LYCOS Networks
• Advisor, Media Technology at The BSN Commercial Bank
• Assistant to Producer at Measat Broadcast Network Systems (MBNS)
• Software Engineer at Extol Corporation

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Christopher Gomez’s Summary

Chris Gomez is considered by many the second-coming of Steve Jobs. His Vulcan-like intelligence, Covey-like wisdom and Toffler-like insight make up the ultimate package every little executive boy & executive girl wish they'd get for Christmas. He is, for lack of a better word, phenomenal.

Lee Iaccoca would hire Chris for his marketing genius.

Sir Richard Branson would hire Chris to run his (future) social & environmental enriching projects company called "Virgin Infinity".

Ted Turner would hire Chris for his ability to fix under performing P&Ls.

Stan Shih would hire Chris to help redesign the future of Acer and its product line.

Christopher Nolan would hire Chris to be part of his SFX design team for The Dark Knight.

And 'The Artist Formerly Known As Prince' would hire Chris to help him change his name to something more sophisticated sounding like 'My Name Is Earl'.

Of course he wrote all the above in the the voice of the third person, just so he'd sound dignified... like all the other (self-written) profiles here.

Anyway...

I'm always open to discussing leadership roles in organizations that value the creation of exciting products/services, integrity and the entrepreneurial spirit. I've been blessed thus far with the experience of working in various organizations with fast-paced environments, and the opportunity to lead dynamic teams.

Additionally, I'm actively involved in industry building - I lecture at universities (on the subjects of participatory media, blogging, internet media policy, and documentary/short film development), and am invited by government & industry organizations to share ideas on new media policy development.

If you seek a confident leader who's a go-getter, and enjoys nurturing & encouraging innovative ideas within a team for your operations, please feel free to contact me. I'm also available for speaking engagements should you need me to cover topics related to emergent media, industry scenarios, etc.

Christopher Gomez’s Specialties:

• Solid global people-networks - government (NAM, ASEAN), and tech/media industries
• Leadership role in studio development, Film & Broadcast content development, and/or promotion
• Leadership role in Online Interaction-media development, and/or promotion
• Biz Dev, P&L, l10n, i18n, technology assessment
• Spoken languages: English, Malayalam, Indonesian, Malay
• Mobile Lifestyle (This is about the ability to be mobile, and not about mobile phone fads)
• Leader of the Autobots

Christopher Gomez’s Experience

• Chair - Publicity

  The SIGGRAPH Asia Conference

  (Animation industry)

  June 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

  Recently appointed to Chair the publicity efforts for SIGGRAPH Asia. Focused on developing the publicity & promo master plan, and the building of partnerships. Work closely with the Media Development Authority of Singapore and Singapore Tourism Board.
  
  The ACM SIGGRAPH will be holding its first SIGGRAPH conference in Asia, in 2008 (www.siggraph.org/asia2008). Singapore has been chosen as the first host. The industry sees this as the largest CG/SFX event Asia has ever seen.
  
  About ACM SIGGRAPH:
  ACM SIGGRAPH is dedicated to the generation and dissemination of information on computer graphics and interactive techniques.
  
  We are a membership organization that values passion, integrity, excellence, volunteerism, and cross-disciplinary interaction in all of our activities.
  
  We are probably best known for the annual SIGGRAPH conference we sponsor, but we also put on a variety of programs year-round and worldwide to benefit the SIGGRAPH community.

• President

  ACM SIGGRAPH - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Animation industry)

  2005 — Present (4 years)

  Elected to chair of the organization in Malaysia.
  - Under my leadership it has grown to become the largest professional chapter in the Asia-Pacific.
  - Previously, held the post of Public Relations Chair in 2004/2005. Was responsible for the association’s PR and positioning needs. Lobbied government agencies and the industry for their support in the organizing of the GRAPHITE Conference (www.seagraph.com) in Malaysia.

• Senior Director - Media & Studio Development

  Optidigit Digital Studio

  (Animation industry)

  March 2003 — Present (6 years 5 months)

  Report directly to the Managing Director (Founder) of the company.
  
  I look into studio development (expansion, funding of new areas of R&D, and sourcing of new co-productions) and service development strategies (packaging of our content and USPs) for the company. I also serve as a co-producer with the MD of the organization.
  
  Toward the end of 2005, Optidigit scaled-down its operations due to major shift in the plans of one of our major projects. Though we still specialize in the same discipline, we're more selective of the projects we take on.

• Owner

  Radicate Media Lab & Film Foundry

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  1998 — Present (11 years)

  This is a privately held setup. When I am not employed full-time, I work on a consulting basis with my clients through Radicate.

• Member

  National Commission to UNESCO - Committee for Assessing Issues Pertaining to Communication

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  January 2005 — December 2008 (4 years)

  Appointed by the Ministry of Information(Govt. of Malaysia) & The National Commission to UNESCO. Advise on matters relating to the development of new media and communications policies in Malaysia (especially emergent/interaction-based media and film).
  
  The focus of this committee is to formulate Malaysia's position on the use of media and the policies put in place for the development of new communication channels, and how - as a nation - we relate with the rest globally/externally.

• Board Member

  Committee for National Media Content Development Program (for the Government of Malaysia)

  (Internet industry)

  January 2007 — December 2008 (2 years)

  Together with Prof. Dr. Faridah Ibrahim (Dean of School of Communication) from the National University of Malaysia, formed the committee to kick off projects with the Ministry of Information (Government of Malaysia), to nurture the development of interaction-based Internet content.
  
  This project initially involved getting all public and private university/colleges to generate content within their own circle of concern and share them over the internet. In the process, I have put together simple milestones to help the project evolve - by proposing that these "communities" also develop their own video podcasts and release them through this same medium.

• Advisor

  The Exposure Series

  (Animation industry)

  October 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 3 months)

  This is a new business venture I'm managing with Steven Stahlberg, who's regarded as the world's best 3D real-life character animator, modeler and artist. We're bringing industry and "Master Class" training for 3D digital artists and animators to members of the computer graphics, animation and film making communities. Our target audiences are accomplished professional 3D modelers & animators, final year research/university students, other CG industry specialists and enthusiasts).
  
  The range of services Exposure Series is positioned to bring to the industry (especially training, education and project consulting) is highly valued for its real-world focus.
  
  I organized a "beta" of a Steven Stahlberg-branded training workshop during GRAPHITE 2006 (for 20 people). This course sold out in barely an hour after it was announced on-line - in fact I was requested to add an additional 5 seats.

• Advisor (International Panel)

  GRAPHITE 2006 (SIGGRAPH)

  (Non-Profit; Animation industry)

  2003 — 2006 (3 years)

  Served as advisor on the international panel and as the 'Local Arrangements Chair' for GRAPHITE 2006.
  
  GRAPHITE (http://www.seagraph.org/) is a conference with the largest gathering of researchers, interaction specialists, filmmakers and animators in the Asia-Pacific region.
  
  With the support from our Past-Chair at SIGGRAPH-KL, singled-handedly worked on the set up of the organizing committee and negotiated the deals with the hosts organization, government agencies and key sponsors to take on the running of the conference.

• Head of Content (HOC) & Head of "Interactives" (HOI)

  LYCOS Networks

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Online Media industry)

  April 2001 — November 2001 (8 months)

  Headhunted by Terra Lycos to head the Lycos Networks (Asia) content team, based in Malaysia.
  
  Reporting to the Regional Directors of Content and Interactives. Was assigned the dual management roles of HOC & HOI - supervised 8 subordinates.
  
  HOC - devised content strategies for the portal, supervised in-house development of content, and content acquisition from external sources. Developed new online properties - LycosAsia TV & LycosAsia Radio.
  
  HOI - managed the performance of all community solutions - such as forums, chats and related tools. Increased visitors to the portal by a 10% monthly average.
  
  Founded and led the Interactive Content Unit (ICU) - a "skunkworks-like" operation made up of dynamic, think-outside-of-the-box-frequently individuals - to find new ideas/tools to grow community participation & support from industry. Our motto was "PhD Material" (endearingly translated, Possible Head Damage Material).
  
  Lycos shutdown its operation a few months after 9/11.

• Advisor, Media Technology

  The BSN Commercial Bank

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Internet industry)

  January 1999 — April 2001 (2 years 4 months)

  After a few months of free-lance project work, I was hired as advisor to senior management. Reporting to the COO and Head of Marketing and Strategy.
  
  Advised on areas of developing tools that would enhance interaction between the bank and its customers. Also devised on-line media plans to generate greater interest for banking on the Internet - which included development of on-line campaigns such as on-line games and contests.
  
  BSN Commercial was eventually acquired by The Affin Banking Group during the period when mandatory consolidation exercises were ordered by the treasury/government's central bank.
  
  Managed a headcount of 6.

• Assistant to Producer

  Measat Broadcast Network Systems (MBNS)

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  June 1996 — June 1998 (2 years 1 month)

  Technically, I was hired by the Usaha Tegas Group (the owners of ASTRO - Malaysia's premier satellite tv operator) for my technical skills and my interests in applying it in the media field. Was seconded to MBNS to work in production under various producers - producing talkshows, gameshows and light entertainment. Gained experience in research, basic behind-the-camera, casting and show development.
  
  Under the watchful eyes of Producers from KingWorld USA, I started off as a talent executive on the highly rated local version of Wheel of Fortune. Eventually moved on to work on other successful shows such, as TV Champion (Tokyo Television), MTV Lip Service (MTV Networks), etc. which were produced for ASTRO.

• Software Engineer

  Extol Corporation

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)

  March 1994 — June 1996 (2 years 4 months)

  The Extol Corporation was one of the first end-to-end security integrators in the country. Led by a visionary and a man who taught us about service from the heart. I was part of the security software development team that's fondly remembered for our revolutionary work for & successful contracts with the US Department of Defence (DOD), and the many detection/cleaning patches we released that successfully managed the spread of many polymorphic/stealth/armored viruses far better than the greats, like McAffee and Norton.
  
  Hired to work under the highly-regarded software development guru, KK Tee, who took me under his wings and showed me the realities of, and UI challenges faced by the computing fraternity, especially when it involved computing security.
  
  Worked on UI for collaboration infrastructure for conglomerates/banking sector. Worked on UI for the company, for the software that was catered for government related organizations.

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