BIOGRAPHY: DAVID GREEN

David Green has over 25 years of experience in managing and delivering large and small development projects, including website producing, creative and technical writing, theme parks, film, television and animation support, software development, information architecture, project management, public relations, photography and sound design.

In 2001, David founded Monteverdi Creative, Inc. The company quickly established a clientele that includes DIRECTV, the Walt Disney Internet Group, Technicolor, Thinkwell, ShoConcepts, SMART Design, Technifex, Dedica Group, the TEA (formerly Themed Entertainment Association), Concrete Pictures, Viewfarm, PUSH.net, Visual Terrain and financial services company Linsco/Private Ledger. While contracted to those clients, Monteverdi Creative has worked on projects for Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, TiVo, Comcast, Protocall, ATI/AMD, Virgin Resorts, Coca Cola, IAAPA, Roland Corporation and others.

Prior to forming Monteverdi Creative, David's past experience includes 14 years with the Walt Disney Company, working on projects such as Walt Disney Internet Group broadband media player, the Disney TeleVentures/Americast interactive TV project, and the Walt Disney Feature Animation Management Enhancement (FAME) database. Among the highlights of his time with Disney are three years as an Imagineer on Disney's EPCOT Center, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland California Fantasyland Rehab and Houston WEDWay People Mover. Outside Disney, David also worked on MicroCADAM software (for a division of IBM), DIRECTV user interface, Linn Electronics musical instruments and equipment, and feature reporting for the Los Angeles Reader.

David has received awards for creative and technical writing; he has published everything from poetry to scripts to 800-page user manuals. In 2007, Theme Perks Press published "Building a Better Mouse," the story of the engineering of Disney's EPCOT, co-written with Steve Alcorn. In 2001, Kensington Publishing released "Confessions of an Estrogen Evangelist," co-written with Joyce A. Kakkis, M.D.

David's software, "The Space Stack: History of U.S. Manned Spaceflight," was distributed by Heizer Software for over five years. His four amateur astronomy database logs have been distributed to thousands of astronomers in the U.S., Great Britain, South Africa, India and Australia, and have been reviewed favorably in Sky & Telescope magazine.

David served on the board of Amnesty International Local #495, providing public relations services for the non-profit human rights organization's Santa Clarita Valley office.

David was lead writer or co-writer for the Themed Entertainment Association's Thea awards scripts in 2005, 2006 and 2007, as well as lead writer for the 2007 IAAPA Kick-off event. He wrote and produced on-air promos and featurettes for Disney Televentures in 1999-2000.

David has been named as lead or co-inventor on over 20 patent applications for Disney and DIRECTV.

David's fashion photography has appeared in Imperfekshun and Relate magazines. His music, concert and architectural photographs have also been published in various magazines and on the web.

David received a Master of Arts in English, Writing, from Cal State University, Northridge, and holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in both English and Journalism.

David currently belongs to the following professional organizations: TEA, Santa Clarita Valley Photographer's Association, National Association of Photoshop Professionals. He has been a regular attendee at MacWorld Expo since 1985.

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