President, RL | A and RL | A Eco Communications
San Francisco Bay Area
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- Brand Strategist, Creative Director, Film Producer at RL | A and RL | A Eco Communications
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- Fine Art Photographer at Studio–RLA
- Sr. Producer Director at Amdahl Corporation
- Director, Audio Visual Services at Southwest Gas Corp.
- Education
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- University of Oregon
- University of Southern California
- Lewis and Clark College
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Robert Lundahl’s Summary
RL | A is high end corporate marketing and communications company. What do we mean by "high end?" Quality, pure and simple, in strategy, design, production, and execution. Our budgets range from small to large, but originality and credibility are never compromised.
RLA has created over 300 videos, websites, interactive products, and other communications. We are located in San Francisco and San Diego and work around the world.
The company has consistently brought a unique and innovative approach to communications problem solving and media creation. Influenced by Bauhaus methods and ideas, such as "form follows function," and our consistent development of documentary techniques since 1990, we strive for consistency and clarity.
Reflecting the urgency of climate change and the necessity of transformative business strategies, RL | A Eco Communications was created in 2007. RL | A ECO brings 15 years experience creating environmental campaigns to the forefront. RL | A ECO works with a wide range of companies and agencies such as Bank of America, Wells Fargo, NACHA, the National Park Service, and others on green branding and communications.
Our independent environmental films are widely viewed via PBS stations, cable and broadcast entities around the world. They are collected and used by colleges and universities, such as Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth, and the University of Washington, and by institutions including the Smithsonian and the National Museum of the American Indian.
Our varied projects inform, inspire, and motivate audiences.
Robert Lundahl’s Specialties:
Content development and writing, location and studio video production, information architecture, multi-media communications, imaging (cinematography and still image acquisition, digital printing and presentation, exhibits).
International production and project management experience, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, England, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, India, Mexico, Sweden.
Robert Lundahl’s Experience
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Brand Strategist, Creative Director, Film Producer
RL | A and RL | A Eco Communications
(Media Production industry)
November 1989 — Present (19 years)
-Producer of over 300 DVDs, CDs, videos, websites, and multimedia projects for Fortune 100 and international clients.
-Received many prestigious awards including: N.A.T.A.S. “Emmy.”
-Creator, Series Producer, Segment and Field Producer, “Digital Journey: Stories from a Networked Planet,” Sun Microsystems extended branding campaign. Generated 3929 airplays, 229 hours of broadcast time, 75,000,000 potential households, and 175,000,000 potential viewers, 43% of U.S. broadcast market (Nielsen), 52.64% of Canada broadcast market. Delivered U.S. airtime valued at 1.8 million+ dollars for underwriter Sun Microsystems.
-Film Maker and Producer, three broadcast documentaries for public television: “Harvest Dreams," about sustainable agriculture in the West, “Song on the Water" on Native (indigenous) cultural traditions, and “Unconquering the Last Frontier," on ecosystem restoration and dam removal, now in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution. -
Fine Art Photographer
Studio–RLA
(Fine Art industry)
January 2005 — March 2008 (3 years 3 months)
Select one person shows of fine art photography:
"Over the Elwha," Seed Gallery for Photographic Art, Thoreau Center for Sustainability, The Presidio of San Francisco, 2008. Elwha River dam removal and ecosystem restoration.
"On the Road to Little America," BC Space Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, 2007. Exhibit and monograph.
"Over the Elwha," Patagonia Headquarters, Ventura, California, 2007, with "Changing Perceptions of Nature," the Elwha Dam Removal Struggle," public presentation.
"Invisible to the Eye," Galerie Eduard, San Diego, CA, 2007.
Opening exhibit of new gallery space for top San Diego County chef.
"Real and Imagined," Odd Art Gallery, Port Angeles, WA, 2007. Perspectives of rural life.
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Sr. Producer Director
Amdahl Corporation
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Hardware industry)
June 1988 — November 1989 (1 year 6 months)
Produced high-end film and video projects in support of Investor Relations, Customer Service, Marketing, Corporate Communications and Human Resources Departments. Presented Amdahl as a global competitor with rival IBM. Produced ongoing video magazine, "Amdahl Today," "Journey Inside a Mainframe," using snorkel lenses to present a “board level view” of manufacturing, and "The Value of Diversity" explaining Affirmative Action programs, (with the U.S. Department of Labor), among others.
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Director, Audio Visual Services
Southwest Gas Corp.
(Public Company; Utilities industry)
August 1983 — February 1988 (4 years 7 months)
One of 5 Corporate Communications Directors. Founded corporate film and video production department for regional public utility. Produced over 100 consumer driven programs for marketing, corporate communications, and public relations, including a corporate video magazine, "Southwest Vision," corporate identity film, "From Wellhead to Burner Tip" (using extensive aerial cinematography), and "Voices of the Heard," exhibition video, with the Heard Museum in Phoenix, AZ, among others.
Robert Lundahl’s Education
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University of Oregon
BFA, Fine Art, 1977 — 1979
B.F.A. thesis film, “The Burden of Proof,” on the use of Agent Orange in National Forests, shown to U.S. Senate Subcommittee hearings on the environment.
- Activities and Societies:
- Visual Design, Cinema, KWAX Radio
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University of Southern California
Cinema Production 1975 — 1976
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Lewis and Clark College
Communications, Fine Art 1973 — 1975
- Activities and Societies:
- KLCR Radio
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Robert Lundahl’s Interests:
Environment, technology, culture, music, art, sustainability, alternative energy production, transportation modalities and land use, "green" architecture, indigenous communities, communications arts, fine art photography.
Robert Lundahl’s Groups:
-Executive Director, The Long House Association, Port Angeles, Washington, 2003-2007. www.long-house.org. Member, 2007 (ongoing).
-Film Arts Foundation member. http://www.filmarts.org., Native film making
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Robert Lundahl’s Honors:
N.A.T.A.S. “Emmy,” the International Television Association’s “Golden Vision” Award, the U.S. International Film and Video Festival’s “Silver Screen,” I.A.A.V.C.’s “Cindy,” the “Telly” Award, San Jose Film and Video Commission’s “Joey,” American Advertising Association “Addy,” United Way “Bay Area Best,” I.A.B.C. “Gold Quill,” and many others.
Honored by film festivals including: the EarthVision International Environmental Video Festival (First Place), Columbus International Film & Video Festival (Honorable Mention), the International Wildlife Film Festival (Finalist), the American Anthropological Association Film & Video Festival, Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival, REAL2REEL Documentary Film Festival, El Festival del Riu (Spain), Great Lakes Independent Film Festival, Moab Film Festival, Anchorage Film Festival, The Northwest Folklife Documentary Film Festival, and the International Film Festival of the Americas.
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