RAYMOND KING
FOUNDER & CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER
Raymond King is a computer phenom. He didn’t touch a computer until he was in his mid 20s but once he did, it all clicked. Completely self-taught, he read every book on computer languages he could find and learned all of them.
His first tech job was batch processing data at a CD ROM company where they used SGI machines to create 3D graphics. He taught himself Linux and all the software they were using. In a very short time he put together a demo reel and did the impossible, got a job at a Hollywood studio working on tentpole blockbuster films without the prerequisite college degree. In his 20 plus year career, he has worked at every major studio and FX post house including Disney, Dreamworks, Warner Brothers, Viacom, Digital Domain, and Sony. He worked directly with Oscar® winning and nominated FX teams picking up more knowledge with every job. He went from animator to tool creator and code writer.
Over 19 years ago, while at Disney, he created proprietary tools that were so cost effective and efficient, they’re still using them today. Raymond is taking his skill, knowledge, perfectionism and determination to create a brand new holographic platform and launch InqSquared so instead of making money for the studios, he can make it for himself.
MICHAEL DODO
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Michael Dodo, a self-made multi-millionaire, came to the United States with $300 in his pocket not long after earning a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of South Africa. It wasn’t long before he landed his first job in America as Vice President of Finance and Administration at Tag-It Pacific, a cling tag and garment label manufacturing firm. It was the first in a string of his successes as he oversaw the company’s annual gross sales grow from $6M to over $60M.
Wherever he went, money followed. As President of TLD Distribution Company, a re-distributor of dry grocery goods, Michael raised TLD’s gross sales from $16M to $128M. Michael continued to add to his portfolio and in 2013 he bought West Central Produce, a distributor of fresh fruits and vegetables. In 2017 he rebranded it to West Central, restructured the company, added more acquisitions and turned it into a one-stop-shop specializing in the highest quality produce, proteins, drinks, dairy, natural, dry groceries, specialty objects, and paper items servicing motels, eating places, casinos, faculties, cruise lines and catering firms in six states.
Under his watch, the company grew to be one of the largest privately owned premium wholesale distributors on the West Coast, with a fleet of over 150 vans, several distribution warehouses and gross sales monitoring in excess of $300M.
YAYOI PHILLIPS
CHIEF CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Yoi Phillips is a content creator and designer with over 15 years marketing and design experience. She has spent most of her career working for the entertainment industry at studios and networks like E!, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures, and Hulu where she developed and worked on integrated marketing campaigns, film and show launches, and product and network identity packages. She was an integral part of E!’s logo redesign and industry launch that boosted ratings and ad dollars for the network.
Yoi studied design, fine art and marketing at Scripps College in Claremont where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree and Fashion Design at the Fashion Design and Merchandising (FIDM) school in Los Angeles.
In addition to her design work, she’s also a producer and writer and was able to create, pitch, and implement a supplemental educational program to the Los Angeles Unified School System District. The program provided online learning modules to help bridge the gap for students in economically challenged areas to learn industry software packages like Adobe Creative Suite, Maya, Houdini and Flash.
TRAVIS SCHMIDT
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Travis Schmidt is a problem solver and technology is his tool. He graduated with a Chartered Accountant degree from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. His specialties include strategy, problem definition, product specification, development, start-ups, system design and implementation. His strengths lie in team building and designing processes to ensure a company’s profit and loss balance sheet. He is actively involved in strategy and execution on a day-to-day basis, from the identification of potential problems through the point of rollout.
Travis’ previous positions include CEO & Vice President of Business Development for Cheetah Software Systems, the world leader in time and space dynamic optimization. He was responsible for the design and implementation of the Transportation Management System (TMS) at a Fortune100 company. The system managed over $125M a year of critical medical deliveries.
As CEO of Cartrack USA, the leading global provider of fleet management, stolen vehicle recovery and insurance telematics, he oversaw the in house design and development of hardware and software that provided Cartrak users with low cost cutting edge solutions while maintaining the company’s top-notch reputation amongst auto makers and insurers.
