Gesture Controlled Mobile Gaming, Applications and User Interface

Francis MacDougall, CTO & Co-Founder

Francis MacDougall co-founded GestureTek in 1986 and drives the technology strategy of the company, leading the R&D and production teams as well as all patenting and licensing activities. Francis developed and patented the company’s core single camera gesture control technologies and led the creation of the application development engine, tracking engines, and numerous other capabilities that form the base of GestureTek’s product offerings. Francis is a specialist in real-time system design and has experience spanning low level embedded architectures incorporating ASIC and DSP solutions, communication systems design, network audio/video transport, image processing and computer vision, as well as high level implementations under consumer and commercial architectures. Francis is a creative force in technology and product development and excels at finding the rapid path to creating marketable solutions for next generation user requirements.

Jim Grady, Vice President, General Manager
GestureTek Mobile

Jim is a 16-year veteran in the mobile and wireless business, with a proven track record of success that has earned him a reputation as a leader in the field. His broad experience includes eight years on the carrier side for AirTouch/PrimeCo (now Verizon Wireless/Vodafone). As regional VP/GM at PrimeCo/AirTouch, Jim led the sales and marketing of services and equipment to consumers. As a vendor for eight years, Jim spearheaded the sales and marketing of complex system solutions to the global operator market. Jim has vast expertise in helping to foster growth in global and multi-functional organizations, scaling revenues from zero to $100 million and developed of a staff of several hundred. Jim also worked as a strategy consultant at the Boston Consulting Group. Jim holds a BS from the University of Maine in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard University.

Yoshitaro Kumagai, Vice President - Asian Business Development

Yoshi joined the company in the fall of 2004, after a distinguished career in leading businesses with strong Asian/North American connections. Since 1981, he has held positions with Singer, the Imaging Division of Mead Corporation, and IDEC Corporation, where he was responsible for Japanese and US sales and operations. Subsequently, he served as President of DPA Technology and as Chairman and CEO of Vivitar Corporation, a major distributor of various camera and computer peripheral devices. His most recent position was as SVP/Business Development for Reactrix, a company developing an early stage media platform enabling real-time interaction between humans and video advertising displays. Yoshi holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Hosei University and a BS in Information Systems and Mathematics from Georgia State University.

Johnson Lim, Vice-President, Sales

As GestureTek Mobile’s Vice President of Sales, Johnson Lim is responsible for managing relationships with OEMs/ODMs/ODEs in the Mobile Handset space, helping them leverage the power of GestureTek Mobile’s touch-free gestural interface to take the mobile customer experience to new heights. As a sales veteran with an SCM knowledge base, Johnson excels at achieving sales targets and exceeding revenues by understanding his customers’ needs and motivating internal teams to greater heights. Previous roles in the mobility and telecommunications arena include Senior Director for mobile platform experts AromaSoft Corporation, Sales Director and General Manager for network specialists Ciena Corporation and Supply Chain Management at British Telecom. Johnson Lim holds a Second-Class Upper Honours Bachelor of Engineering Degree from The National University of Singapore and is also a Chartered Quality Professional.