Entrepreneur in the Fashion, Advertising/Graphic Design, and Software Development Industries
Rapid City, South Dakota Area
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- Founder at Obsidian Park Gallery
- 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
- Advertising Copywriter at I.A.R
- Education
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- University of South Alabama
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Christopher Thompson’s Summary
Beginning in 1994 I started in the business as a private consultant for start-up companies gearing advertising campaigns to enhance 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 research and market data. More recently, I was the Creative Director at I.A.R, an advertising firm based in the Southern United States, that catered to the needs of national and international clients. Conceptualizing classic print media and online designs while traveling extensively provided me with enormous challenges and amazing rewards. Whether perfecting a campaign for the luxury market or working with photographers on location, the advertising and design industries have given me great fulfillment.
Most of my time was spent in the New York office and across such countries as France, Germany, Italy, and Japan. Sadly, I was working on the set of a commercial when I.A.R.'s founder passed away. This prompted me to seek other opportunities.
With an ironic twist of fate, what began as a small software development firm, has grown into a stalwart company, bringing unexpected joys of its own. Branching out into Imagining and Bioinformatics has opened up avenues of creative ingenuity across multiple industries allowing me to tap into both the Beauty of Design and the Rewards of Business.
Currently, I divide my time between TriLateral Systems and other ventures. As a personal challenge, I do my very best to work on one Philanthropic project each day.
Christopher Thompson’s Specialties:
Advertising campaign design and execution, national and international client relationships, graphic and classical art, Objective-C development, unified communications, fashion review and critique, luxury market analytics.
Christopher Thompson’s Experience
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Founder
Obsidian Park Gallery
(Fine Art industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
Obsidian Park Gallery is a new art gallery for the display and appreciation of creative endeavours from cross-cultural painters, sculptors, writers, industrial designers, interior designers, and new media artists. The gallery's sole purpose is the exaltation of art without barriers.
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CEO
Montever
(Design industry)
June 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
Executive Coaching, Fashion, & Image Consulting - specializing in superior quality and a refined experience for people seeking to bring out the best version of themselves while extending their careers.
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CEO
Obsidian Park
(Design industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)
Svelte advertising and design firm.
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Chairman of the Board
Crimson Foundation
(Philanthropy industry)
January 2004 — Present (5 years 7 months)
Private Fund fighting to Feed, Clothe, and Shelter the impoverished in the United States and Abroad. "The Blood Stops Here."
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CEO
TriLateral Systems
(Biotechnology industry)
January 2001 — Present (8 years 7 months)
Research and Development of software and hardware for Genomics and Bioinformatics applications. Software Development for the Mac platform, including contract services.
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Creative Director
I.A.R
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2002 — June 2004 (2 years 6 months)
Development of conceptual designs for advertising campaigns that encompassed everything from classical print to online media. Directed the Art Department through open-minded management, overseeing graphic artists, Flash and LAMP developers, as well as ad copy professionals; combining the whole into precise execution and imaginative product placement.
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Advertising Copywriter
I.A.R
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2001 — January 2002 (1 year 1 month)
Responsible for developing original textual content for advertising campaigns. Duties included authoring scripts for television, radio, and online commercial advertising; writing ad copy for print and other physical product placement, researching and developing trademarkable slogans, mottos, and tag-lines; and providing imagery context to designers.
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 turned away from artistic endeavours and 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 the one 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, genomics and bioinformatics.
Christopher Thompson’s Honors:
Cambridge Who's Who - 2009
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