Entrepreneur in the Fashion, Advertising/Graphic Design, and Software Development Industries
Rapid City, South Dakota Area
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- CEO at Montever
- CEO at Obsidian Park
- Chairman of the Board at Crimson Foundation
- CEO at TriLateral Systems
- Past
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- Creative Director at I.A.R
- Education
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- University of South Alabama
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Christopher Thompson’s Summary
Over the last 11 years I've been involved in one way or another with Advertising, Design, and Software. Beginning in 1994 I started in the business as a private consultant/contractor for smaller marketing and advertising campaigns geared primarily towards start-up companies and new product ideas. Creating an entire campaign from nothing essentially, from initial conceptuals, through hand drawn samples, to digital based media and the finished product, I developed whatever was required while supporting the client with any relevant data. More recently, I was the Creative Director at I.A.R, a southern based company that catered to smaller national and international clients to support their marketing needs. Conceptualizing online and print media designs while traveling extensively gave me the challenges I so desired. It is this level of challenge I seek on a daily basis.
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Currently, I am the CEO for two companies, TriLateral Systems and Obsidian Park. The former is a software development company while the latter is a design firm. Further, I am currently the Chairman of the Board for my family's private foundation known as the Crimson Foundation.
Christopher Thompson’s Specialties:
Advertising campaign design and execution, national and international client relationships, graphic art design, Objective-C development, hardware networking, software communications, fashion review and critique.
Christopher Thompson’s Experience
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CEO
Montever
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
June 2007 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Design & Image Consulting - specializing in superior quality and a refined experience.
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CEO
Obsidian Park
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
January 2006 — Present (2 years 7 months)
Small design firm.
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Chairman of the Board
Crimson Foundation
(Non-Profit; International Affairs industry)
January 2004 — Present (4 years 7 months)
Private Fund that seeks to "Protect those who cannot protect themselves."
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CEO
TriLateral Systems
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
January 2001 — Present (7 years 7 months)
Software Development for the Mac platform, including contract services.
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Creative Director
I.A.R
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2002 — June 2004 (2 years 6 months)
I developed conceptual designs for advertising campaigns that included web, print, and post production graphics. Management duties included overseeing the Art Department which consisted of graphic artists from various industries including Flash and LAMP developers, as well as ad copy professionals.
Christopher Thompson’s Education
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University of South Alabama
B.A. in Sociology, Sociology and Psychology, 1998 — 2002
While at the university I pursued hard hitting research subjects that would prepare me for a diverse global environment. I conducted several presentations and lectures as a guest speaker on "Non-invasive techniques for the tracking and removal of children in possible temporal and spatial situations of pedophilia." The work was difficult socially and many researchers were uncomfortable attending my presentations. However, over time, I was able to open up lines of communication between myself and several professionals, including academics, city, state, and government officials, as well as researchers in the private sector. My understanding of childhood situations outside of my own experience and technological innovations for humane surveillance and personal tracking introduced me to an environment very similar to that I would experience working in the corporate marketing and advertising industry.
- Activities and Societies:
- Alpha Theta Chi - collegiate honor society, Alpha Kappa Delta - international sociological honor society, President of the Sociology Club, Secretary of the Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society, Secretary of the Gerontology Club
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Christopher Thompson’s Interests:
Graphic design techniques and trends, marketing and advertising trends, fashion design, software development, writing and publication
Christopher Thompson’s Groups:
Reuters Consultant - Certified - Insight Community of Experts
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