Zev Berman - Head of Production
An award winning producer and filmmaker, Zev has written and directed feature films for Universal and Lionsgate that have played in theaters around the world. Prior to Awesome Rocketship, Zev was an Executive Producer and Creative Director at Deluxe Digital where he led the design and development on cutting edge interactive media projects for major studios and fortune 500 companies, including Universal, Paramount, Warner Bros, Fox, Target and Barnes & Noble. Projects have ranged from social networking hubs on The Dark Knight to second screen experiences for The Fast & The Furious. Zev graduated with an MFA from the American Film Institute and he is the recipient of Yale University’s Ernest & Elizabeth Shenkin foundation in filmmaking.
Jack Cloud - CCO
After 15 years in the entertainment industry as a Production Designer for film and television, Jack founded Cloudesign Inc, a successful multimedia company in 2008. The company has provided VFX, motion graphics and animation services for clients such as INTEL, Sony Pictures, Walt Disney Co., Paramount Pictures, Warner Brothers, The History Channel, and five seasons of Discovery/Science Channel’s Through the Wormhole, with Morgan Freeman. Additionally he has served as consultant and visualization specialist for Aerospace customers that include: Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, NovaWurks, and Govt. customers such as DoD, AFRL, US Air Force AOC, and DARPA.
Jim Stewartson - CEO
A Digital entertainment leader with 20 years of executive experience building successful companies, platforms, and products at the intersection of media and technology, Jim founded his first VR company in 1995. Most recently, Jim was the Executive Producer on a massive augmented reality project at Google’s Niantic Labs. Prior to that he was CEO of Fourth Wall Studios where he won an Emmy for the company’s pioneering work in transmedia content. Previously, Jim was a founder of several companies pioneering 3D, mobile gaming, alternate reality games, and augmented reality.
Roy Taylor - Board Member
Mr. Roy Taylor has been Corporate Vice President and Head of Global Channel Sales at Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. since January 7, 2013. Mr. Taylor served as Chief Sales Officer at Rightware Oy since July 2, 2012. Mr. Taylor is responsible for the next stage of Rightware's sales growth. He served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Display Devices Division at MasterImage 3D, where he was responsible for autostereoscopic (glass-free) 3D business and ecosystem for smartphones, tablets, automotive and avionic industries. Mr. Taylor served as Vice President level roles at NVIDIA, first as a founder of NVIDIA Europe and later internationally after a transfer to NVIDIA headquarters in Santa Clara.