This section contains biographical information about the Direct Dimensions' Team. To learn about any of our great team members, click on their name below.
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Michael Raphael -President and Chief Engineer |
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| Michael earned a BS degree in Engineering Science and Mechanics from Virginia Tech, followed by a Masters of Engineering Administration from George Washington University. During his 10 years at Lockheed Martin as an engineer responsible for solving aerostructures manufacturing quality problems, Michael co-developed the FaroArm portable CMM and became the first user on the planet! In 1995, he founded Direct Dimensions, Inc., now in its 13th year of providing rapid solutions to 3D problems! | |||
| mraphael@dirdim.com | |||
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Charlie Matlin - Sales and Operations |
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| Charlie has had a long career in Sales and Business Development in the Los Angeles and New York metropolitan areas. Charlie joined DDI in 2004 to combine his professional sales background with his passion for 3D technology. | |||
| cmatlin@dirdim.com | |||
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Harry Abramson - Business Development |
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| Harry graduated from James Madison University with a BS in Economics. With a background in business operations and sales and marketing he has a proven track record assisting multiple successful start-up companies. In 2004 Harry joined Direct Dimensions to develop new lines of business to take advantage of the expanding market for 3D imaging technology and services. Harry has a passion for music, skiing, and of course - his wife and kids. | |||
| harry@dirdim.com | |||
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Sara Ebright - Administration |
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| Sara graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Boston University. She received her Master of Music from Peabody at Hopkins in 2005. Sara handles adminstrative functions for DDI including A/R, A/P and Project Status. | |||
| sebright@dirdim.com | |||
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Christina Allen - Administrative Assistant |
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| Christina graduated from McDaniel College in 2005 with a BA in English, with minors in Music and French. She enjoys writing and provides administrative services to the DDI team. Yes, she's a Virgo. | |||
| callen@dirdim.com | |||
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Sean Frank - Lead Engineer |
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| Sean is a graduate of West Virginia University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. Sean is the world's expert in developing Class-A surface models from point cloud data. Sean also manages DDI's computer and network systems. | |||
| sfrank@dirdim.com | |||
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John Kelbel - Engineer |
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| With over 15 years of professional experience, John graduated from Capital College with a BS in Electronics Engineering. Now in his 7th year at DDI, John maintains expertise in measurement and reverse engineering as well as math algorithms for processing point clouds. And he's an avid climber as shown to the left! | |||
| jkelbel@dirdim.com | |||
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Michael Lent - Engineer |
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| Mike Lent joined DDI in 2004 after graduating from Rochester Institute of Technology with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. Mike provides measurement engineering and design services. | |||
| mlent@dirdim.com | |||
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Dominic Albanese - Engineer |
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| Dominic graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with BS degrees in Product Design and Innovation, Mechanical Engineering, and Electronic Art. Dominic joined DDI in 2005 working with reverse engineering, animations, and visualizations. And he climbs (a lot)! | |||
| dalbanese@dirdim.com | |||
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Greg Chaprnka - Engineer |
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| Greg was an intern at DDI for 2 years and joined full-time after graduating from UMBC in the Spring of 2007 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. Greg works with reverse engineering and digital modeling applications. | |||
| gregc@dirdim.com | |||
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Jeff Mechlinski - Lead Industrial Designer |
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| Jeff attended Auburn University and received his BID (Bachelor of Industrial Design) degree in 2001. Jeff has been with DDI for 6 years and also teaches Industrial Design part-time at local universities. Jeff manages DDI's Digital Modeling group and Industrial Design projects. | |||
| jmech@dirdim.com | |||
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Peter Kennedy - Production Manager |
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| Peter received his BS in Art with an Industrial Design concentration from Towson University. He has been with DDI since 2004. Currently he manages the Digital Modeling group at DDI. Peter specializes in the use of laser scanning hardware and point cloud processing software. He also provides training and support services to our customers. | |||
| pkennedy@dirdim.com | |||
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Glenn Woodburn - Industrial Designer |
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| Glenn graduated from Towson University with a BS degree in Industrial Design in 2004. Glenn interned at DDI during his senior year before joining DDI full-time. Glenn specializes in on-site laser scanning using our 3D imaging tools. | |||
| gwoodburn@dirdim.com | |||
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Jason Page - Industrial Designer |
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| Jason completed an exciting internship at Walt Disney World while attending college. Jason then interned at DDI his final semester of college and joined full-time in 2004 after receiving a BS degree in Art from Towson University. Jason provides much of our art-related modeling and reproduction services. | |||
| jpage@dirdim.com | |||
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Jon Wood - Designer |
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| Jon Wood joined DDI in the summer of 2004 and specializes in scanning and modeling. Jon is also a local musician and can be seen playing clubs in and around Baltimore. For more information go to www.feinwood.com. | |||
| jwood@dirdim.com | |||
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Adam Hulkower - Designer |
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| Adam graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a BFA in Illustration in May '07. While attending school he also focused on figure sculpture and 3D modeling which is what drew him to DDI. At DDI Adam's usual work flow involves scanning, modeling, and sometimes sculpting.
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| ahulkower@dirdim.com | |||
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Dan Haga - Designer |
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| Dan came to DDI in 2008 with nearly 10 years experience in various 2D and 3D fields. From civil, structural and architectural design to the development of high resolution 3D ground vehicles and aircraft for miscellaneous military radar and weapons systems. Dan also has strong skills/interest in photography and graphics. | |||
| dhaga@dirdim.com | |||
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Mark Ludwig - Graphic / Web Designer |
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| Mark graduated from Towson University with a BA degree in Art in 2002. Now in his 5th year at Direct Dimensions, Mark creates and manages all graphic and marketing materials, animations, and is also the DDI webmaster. And yes, that is Mark you hear on DDI's automated phone system. | |||
| mludwig@dirdim.com | |||
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