Ric Holland

Current

• Global Evangelist Manager at Wacom

Past

• Business Development Manager - Professional Markets ANZ at Wacom Australia Pty Ltd
• Creative Director & Business Consultant at Extreme iMedia
• Digital Media Lecturer at University of New South Wales

• Senior Lecturer at University of Technology Sydney
• Creative Director at IBM GSA
• Asia Pacific Sales & Marketing Manager at MetaCreations Corporation
• Creative Director / Partner at Vision Graphics
• Creative Director / Managing Director at Ricreation Studio / Extreme Digital

see less...

5 more...

Recommended

20 people have recommended Ric

Connections

491 connections

Industry

Media Production

Ric Holland’s Summary

2009 - Appointed to Global Evangelist Manager. Author of Art of Making Marks published by IdN Publications. Author of the blog Art of Wa.com (www.artofwa.com) Project Leader for Wacom's global web experience redesign. Writer/Editor for corporate communications from Japanese HQ and recently won a CEO's award for successfully communicating Wacom's reputation in global professional digital content creation markets. (DCC)

2006 - Joined Wacom Australia to enhance new business development by leveraging his expert knowledge and relationships in Professional Graphics Industries, Tertiary Education Markets, Business and Enterprise Customers helping to grow Wacom Australia's market share in the ANZ region.

2003 - 2005 - Ric Holland focused his energy on building alliance partnerships and to develop business activities in the latest wave of emerging digital media markets. Contracted by major brands in digital interactive media, music production, digital publishing, broadcasting and content creation. He has helped find alternate revenue sources, cross-media business models and creative concepts for many digital interactive productions.

Industry Liaison Mentor at LAMP - AFTRS and Digital Media Lecturer at UTS, UNSW CoFA, Billy Blue Design School and CGC. Co founder or the '4 Day Thing' design education series.

His background as a Creative Director and Innovator over the past 25 years in emerging new fields of design and digital media has given him unique insights and forward thinking when considering new conceptual design models, alternate market opportunities, audience behavior, creative and technology innovation.

Ric Holland’s Specialties:

Creative Director, Art Director, Graphic Designer, Artist, Digital Media Producer, Brand Strategist, Digital Media Lecturer, Industry Liason Specialist, Business Development, Sales & Marketing, Technology Evangelist, Team building.

Ric Holland’s Experience

• Global Evangelist Manager

  Wacom

  (Privately Held; Computer Hardware industry)

  January 2009 — Present (7 months)

  Full time member of GBT (Global Brand Team). Responsible for creating and maintaining visibility of Wacom in the global DCC market. Project lead on 'Evolution' global Wacom websites.

• Business Development Manager - Professional Markets ANZ

  Wacom Australia Pty Ltd

  (Computer Hardware industry)

  May 2006 — December 2008 (2 years 8 months)

  Ric has built a strong working relationship with Microsoft promoting Tablet PC features of Vista and Office07, sponsored and attended most Microsoft events in past 2 years. Worked closely with Corel, Adobe, Autodesk, Apple and has been building partnerships with other vendors such as Pixologic, Luxology, Maxon, eFrontier, etc.
  
  Ric provides expert knowledge and support to customers, demonstration skills at many tradeshows in ANZ, a wide range of vertical professional markets such as Broadcast and Film, Interactive Media, Games Development, Photography, Design, Medicine, Business & Finance, Education, etc.
  
  Strategic print and event campaigns for Intuos pen/tablets and Cintiq interactive displays. Currently producing a coffee table book to be released globally through IdN. On going series of podcasts showcasing Wacom customers' innovation which aligns with the bold new brand positioning. Open up. Sense more.

• Creative Director & Business Consultant

  Extreme iMedia

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

  January 2003 — April 2006 (3 years 4 months)

  Extreme Integrated Media - Ric's consulting services included : Sales and Marketing, Concept and Design services, Digital Media course development, Cross Media innovation, Creative/Technical solutions, Brand/Business development, Digital Media Industry Liason and Guest Lecturer.
  
  Mentor and Industry Liaison Specialist for the Laboratory of Advanced Media Production. AFTRS. www.lamp.edu.au
  
  TradeStart Participant. www.aimia.com.au/export
  
  Developed and delivered Digital Media courses for the following institutions:
  UNSW CoFA lecturer Digital Media 2nd & 3rd year students.
  Billy Blue School of Design lecturer Digital Production and Online Advertising.
  UTS lecturer for industry projects 3rd year program.
  
  Consultant to Tom Misner - SAE World Headquarters Byron Bay media launch. Studios 301 - Project Manager - INXS DVD for global release.
  Different - Creative Director (6mths) South Corp, IAG
  IdN Magazine - Sales & Marketing
  Gravity - Consultant
  HotHouse - Consultant

• Digital Media Lecturer

  University of New South Wales

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  2005 — 2006 (1 year)

  Digital Media COFA

• Senior Lecturer

  University of Technology Sydney

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  2005 — 2006 (1 year)

  Lecturer/Mentor - 3rd Year industry engagement program

• Creative Director

  IBM GSA

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Online Media industry)

  January 2000 — December 2002 (3 years)

  Creative Director for the User Centered Design (UCD) and Interactive Branding & Design teams at IBM’s eBusiness Innovation Centre :: Sydney, pioneering UCD methodologies, branding, human interface and usability engineering.
  
  He led and united domestic and international teams of professionals consisting of information architects, graphic designers, usability engineers, content strategists, business analysts, producers and project managers, working concurrently on multiple projects with tight production schedules and complex technical infrastructure.

• Asia Pacific Sales & Marketing Manager

  MetaCreations Corporation

  (Public Company; MCRE; Computer Software industry)

  October 1998 — December 1999 (1 year 3 months)

  Technology evangelist and Asia Pacific manager for MetaCreations Corporation, the software company that developed new concepts in interface design for 2D, 3D and web design/production tools.
  
  He was responsible for developing user groups, sales channels, education partners, coordinate marketing/market development funds, local beta testing and evangelise the following software tools around Asia Pacific.
  
  Painter, Bryce, KPT, Poser, Canoma, Cararra, MetaStream (ViewPoint)

• Creative Director / Partner

  Vision Graphics

  (Photography industry)

  January 1996 — October 1998 (2 years 10 months)

  As director and Creative Director of Vision Graphics he developed advanced digital imaging techniques for the Professional Photographic industry, rapid development platforms for CD-Rom production, web galleries and portfolios. He evangelized the beginning of desktop video publishing in Asia Pacific with Radius and Supermac and spoke at many conferences in regard to new markets and technology.

• Creative Director / Managing Director

  Ricreation Studio / Extreme Digital

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)

  January 1982 — December 1995 (14 years)

  As the founder and Creative Director of Extreme Digital, an award winning Digital Media and Graphic Design studio, he was one of the first in Australia to foresee and then realize the potential of digital imaging and interactive design and so winning respect among his peers for his innovative work over two decades.

Additional Information

Ric Holland’s Groups:

AFTRS - LAMP (Laboratory of Advanced Media Production)
AIMIA VP NSW Committee 2001 - 2006
(Australian Interactive Media Industry Association)
AGDA
(Australian Graphic Design Association)
4 Day Thing (Co-founder)

•    CGTANTRA
•    User Experience
•    Interactive Physics
•    GRAPHICS PROFESSIONALS
•    Broadcast Design & Motion Graphics
•    Business Development Institute (BDI)
•    Electronic Graphics Group
•    Professional Cartoonist Network
•    Adobe Gurus
•    inVectorProfessionals
•    Flash Game Developers
•    Creative Fortune Cookie Group
•    Tablet PC User
•    Future Trends
•    Media Connection
•    Creative Masters Forum
•    VirtualWorlds
•    Ignite Spatial
•    Media Production Forum
•    TV Production Forum
•    Multitouch
•    SOFTPRO Partner Group

Ric Holland’s Honors:

Judge for inaugural Integrated Media Awards.
Judged the 20th Annual London International Awards Interactive Media.
Won many MdN and IdN Awards, Mac World Awards, Australian Catalogue Awards.
Judge for AIMIA Awards 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007
AIMIA VP NSW Committee 2001 - 2006
Served on advisory boards for various institutions such as Enmore Design Centre TAFE, School of Audio Engineering SAE, Bond University, Create Australia as accreditation consultant.

Co founder and Vice President of International Design Education Association (IDEA) who deliverered industry focused Branding & Design presentations and workshops (4 Day Thing) for over 8 years (now AIMIA 4 Day Thing) for the benefit of Design Students from many government and private institutions in NSW creating amazing work for over 50 charities and non-profit organizations.

Ric Holland’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch