Michael joined Quantum3D as Chief Executive Officer in April, 2008, bringing his more than three decades of experience building successful companies.   Michael’s distinguished career includes the founding and subsequent public offerings of two companies—Corvus Systems in 1981 and Videonics in 1994.  He then served as Chairman and CEO of a third public company, Focus Enhancements, until 2002.  Still a member of the Board of Directors at Focus Enhancements, Michael’s career has revolved around enabling companies to maximize their customer and shareholder value.  He has worked with, consulted for, and served on the boards of some of Silicon Valley’s leading technology startups.  He also serves on the National Counciil of Northeastern University and holds an A.B. in mathematics from Northeastern.

John L. Archdeacon is a co founder of Quantum3D. Mr. Archdeacon’s department is responsible ensuring the quality of Quantum3D VSST and EVC COTS products and for providing post-sales customer support and field service. Previously, Mr. Archdeacon has successfully held other critical roles within the Company including Vice President of VSST Program Engineering under which Quantum3D began its successful delivery of the Company’s VSST Solutions, which include IGs, software, synthetic environments and realtime 3D models to meet customer specific requirements. Mr. Archdeacon’s team, with support from Quantum3D core engineering, was successful in delivering numerous important programs including USAF TSS, DoT NADS, TH-57C FIT, F-15E MTC, F-15K, B-2B PES, P-3C TORT, and others. These deliveries include the development and delivery of program specific image generator solutions to simulation and training customers. Most deliveries often include the development and integration of geospecific synthetic natural environments for out the window and in some cases IR or NVG versions. Prior to joining Quantum3D, Mr. Archdeacon was a co founder and Vice President of Gemini Technology Corporation which was acquired by Quantum3D in 1997 and which was a market leader development of realtime 3D scene generation software which is supported by SGI and Sun, Real3D Image Generators, and PC based platforms, including those equipped with 3Dfx graphics hardware. Mr. Archdeacon also served as a senior engineer at TRW, Inc and Simulation Technology Corporation and was responsible for the development of simulated avionics display subsystems in various hot bench environments as well as development of out the window scene simulation using Evans & Sutherland and other COTS image generation technology. Mr. Archdeacon holds a Master of Science Degree in Computer Science from Wright State University and a BS in Computer Science from the University of San Francisco.

Herb Kuta is Co-founder of Quantum3D and is currently responsible for the system software architecture of the company's flagship Independence PC-based IG and forthcoming “Stinger” and “Katana” IVC/EVC systems, with a particular emphasis on making the relatively complex system easy to manufacture, use, and maintain. With over 25 years of relevant experience, Mr. Kuta is a recognized expert in the field of realtime systems software engineering and has participated in a variety of 3D graphics industry activities and organizations, including SIGGRAPH Birds of a Feather sessions and the OpenGL Architecture Review Board. Prior to joining Quantum3D, Mr. Kuta co-founded Pellucid, a graphics systems company later acquired by Media Vision, where he developed the software architecture for its dual MIPS/Intel system and created an OpenGL® 1.0 API compliant Software Development Kit for Win32. Prior to his efforts at Pellucid, Mr. Kuta was a co-founder of Silicon Graphics (SGI) in 1982 and worked in nearly all areas of computer graphics systems design, including the initial architectural work with Microsoft for its implementation of the OpenGL 1.0 API. Mr. Kuta holds a BA (First Class Honours) in Engineering Science from Oxford University, England, and an MSEE from Stanford University. Mr. Kuta has received a blue ribbon at the Santa Clara County fair for product naming and nomenclature for seven years in a row.

Mark Snyder joined CG2 in February 1999, which was acquired by Quantum3D in 2002. Mr. Snyder currently serves as Director of Engineering for CG2, the wholly owned subsidiary of Quantum3D that specializes in government R&D contracts including SBIRs and BAAs. In addition, Mr. Snyder also manages the development of software toolkit engineering for the embedded visual computing market. Prior to joining CG2, Quantum3D, Mr. Snyder was employed with Honeywell International as a flight-deck engineer developing advanced avionics display applications, including the innovative Dassault Falcon EAS avionics system. As a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force, Mr. Snyder was a research engineer at Air Force Research Lab, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, where he was involved in distributed simulation and advanced visualization research. Mr. Snyder received a BS degree from Arizona State University in 1987 and received an MS degree from the Air Force Institute of Technology School of Engineering at Wright Patterson AFB, OH in 1993. Mr. Snyder holds several US and International patents in the avionics software and digital mapping arena.

Michael Pavloff joined Quantum3D in 2001 as Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Pavloff has more than fifteen years of experience in Business Development and strategic partnerships. At Quantum3D and CG2, the wholly owned subsidiary of Quantum3D, Mr. Pavloff has led a number of customer initiatives that have led to the Company’s development of ExpeditionDI and Thermite Tactical Visual Computer. Prior to joining Quantum3D, Mr. Pavloff was Director of Business Development at CacheFlow, Inc., a leading Internet Infrastructure Appliance company. Prior to CacheFlow, Mr. Pavloff managed the Telecom Industry vertical market at SGI, focusing on the Internet and networking equipment sectors. Mr. Pavloff has participated in many high profile transactions, such as the SGI and ATT IDS joint venture, the SGI acquisition of Cray Research, the Siemens and IBM OEM deals. Mr. Pavloff’s thirty-plus years of experience also includes 11 years with Silicon Graphics, and 15 years with CDC. Mr. Pavloff holds a BSCS degree from Purdue University. Mr. Pavloff holds the world’s record for changing menu items in a Denny’s restaurant and is widely known as an expert at irritating wait staff and customer service personnel in hotels and rental car agencies worldwide.

Dale Stimson is a Quantum3D Co-founder and a leading technical expert with proficiency in multiple realtime software disciplines, including system architecture for visual simulation and embedded systems, software design, performance optimization, networking, and device driver development for Windows and Linux operating environments. Prior to his role at Quantum3D, Mr. Stimson was a co-founder of Gemini Technology Corporation, which was a leading developer of realtime 3D scene generation software for SGI, Sun, and Real3D image generators, as well as PC-based platforms that was acquired by Quantum3D in 1997. At Quantum3D and at Gemini Technology, Mr. Stimson has served as VP of Software Engineering, VP of OpenGVS Software Development, and as Program Manager for visual simulation projects. Mr. Stimson has managed the integration of VSST products and projects, providing specific expertise and guidance on software architecture and optimization of 3D visual simulation systems, as well as design criteria for the construction of efficient 3D virtual worlds.

Mr. Pinkard rejoined Quantum3D, Ltd. in 2006 as Director of Business Development for EMEA for the EVC Market. Mr. Pinkard is focused on design wins for the EVC product line, by working closely with major EMEA defense contractors, system integrators and solutions suppliers both directly and indirectly by establishing a VAR/Distribution channel.
Prior to his employment at Quantum3D, Ltd., Mr. Pinkard held the position of Chief Technology & Engineering Officer for Netshift Software, Ltd., a start-up company funded by Royal Dutch Shell, concentrating Software Tools and Solutions for robust embedded touch screen “Self Service” environments. PreviouslyMr. Pinkard co – established the European Office of MIPS Computer Systems (later acquired by SGI) supporting design wins in major engineering companies across EMEA. Mr. Pinkard holds a BSc (Hons) in Physics from Birmingham University, UK (1976).

Rick Davis joined Quantum3D in August 2001 and is a software design engineer with 28 years experience in operating systems development (Windows, Linux, Unix), I/O subsystem design, software development tools for super-mini computers, and system software/libraries for advanced 3D graphics workstations. Prior to joining Quantum3D, Mr. Davis was the Manager of Digitial Media Development for Silicon Graphics and Director of Software Development at Intergraph Computer Systems. Mr. Davis received a BSCS degree from the University of Florida in 1979. Mr. Davis holds several patents in the area of realtime digital video editing.

Mr. Gersuk joined Quantum3D in 2006 as Vice President of VSST Technical Marketing. Mr. Gersuk has over 25 years of experience in visual systems engineering, visual systems product and program management and business development, coupled with active participation in terms of chairmanship and publications in numerous technical committees at I/ITSEC and IMAGE. Mr. Gersuk is well known and widely respected within the visual simulation community. Prior to his employment at Quantum3D, Mr. Gersuk held increasingly senior roles at Aechelon Technology, Multigen-Paradigm, Contraves, Signetics, and General Dynamics, where he held increasingly senior positions in business development, engineering management and systems engineering. Mr. Gersuk received a BSEE from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1971.