Fred Abler
(805) 534-9003
Summary
Experienced Founder/Owner
with a demonstrated history of
working in the architecture &
software industry. Skilled in
Computer-
Aided Design (CAD), 3D
Modeling, Start-ups, Leadership,
and Design Research. Strong
entrepreneurship professional
with a first
professional degree in
Architecture (MARCH)
andMaster's Degree
focused in Human Computer
Interaction from California
Polytechnic
State University-San Luis
Obispo.
Skills
Visual Design: 3D Modeling
Motion Design: 3D Modeling
Product Design: Interaction
Design
Industrial Design: Interaction
Design
Interaction Design: Interaction
Design
Gaming: Virtual Reality
Design: Environmental Design
Design: Prototyping
Computer Hardware: Prototyping 9
256 Van Brunt St, Brooklyn, Ny 11231,
Usa
www.linkedin.com/in/myprofile001
Work experience
2004-05 2023-12
Founder and CEO
FormFonts 3D, San Diego, US
Founder and CEO of online 3D model library for Architecture and
Entertainment industries. We pioneered the subscription model for paid
3D content in 2004. More than 75,000 3D assets under management,
with thousands of satisfied subscribers.
2022-04 2022-06
Strategic Development Specialist
Vode Lighting LLC, Sonoma, US
VODE lighting is the industry-leading designer and manufacturer of
Adaptive
Architectural Lighting. VODE makes the most beautiful LED lighting in
the world.
2014-03 2019-06
Visiting Industry Scholar
CAL POLY State University
10
College of Engineering, Computer Science Department
Lecturer CSC 484 - IxD: Interaction Design. Lecture and Studio courses
9 that introduce IxD as both a problem learning and design methodology.
Complimentary focus on prototyping and designing objects for Internet
8 of Things.
Applied research on synthetic space and supporting the application of
VR
7 technologies and methodologies to historic buildings, and other
culturally
significant environments and artifacts.
6
2010-07 2013-07
10 CoFounder
Worth Monkey, Inc
10 San Luis Obsipo, CA
CoFounder of WorthMonkey, the internet's first "worth engine" - a 'Blue
Book' for any used product with a special emphasis on valuing used
10
electronics.
Worthmokey and its core technology were acquired by Sage Sustainable
Electronics, and is now the Sage Blue Book, an industry leading resource
for sustainable IT Asset Disposition (ITAD)
General Engineering: Prototyping 8

2006-01 2006-12
Other: CDM 10
Lecturer - College of Architecture and Environmental
Design
Other: CSC 10
Cal Poly State University
Architecture Department
Other: Facets 10
Taught full load of foundation design classes for first year undergraduates
in CAL POLY BARCH program (First Professional Degree). Emphasis on
drawing, color theory, visual thinking, and foundation design
relationships, in design studio setting.
Courses taught include: ARCH 121 Design and Drawing, ARCH 122/132,
ARCH 123/133, and ARCH 160.

1997-01 2005-12
Project Coordinator - CAD Research Center - CADRC
Cal Poly State University
Cal Poly research lab for agent-based software applied to Architecture
and Maritime Logisitcs for US DoD. Focused on advanced software
engineering
(model-driven development) and development of GOTS (Government Off
The Shelf) software systems for the US DoD.
Project Coordinator for ICODES, the Integrated Computerized
Deployment
System used for military stowplanning (ship loading). Unusual for a
university
research lab, this mission critical software was fielded to more than 3000
military sites worldwide, with training and customer support provided by
a sister commercial company, CDM Technologies (now Boeing's Tapestry
Solutions)
As PM, responsible for all facets of product management for ongoing
$3,000,000 per year software development project, including: contracts,
budgeting, requirements management, change orders, and daily
coordination between software development team, testing, QA, and
customer support
teams.

2002-01 2005-06
Principal Investigator
Objective Networks, San Luis Obispo, US
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
Objective Networks was an Internet2 Research project funded by @Last
Software, with matching grants from Cal Poly Research and Graduate
Studies.
Objective Networks.com was the first free 3D Model Server for SketchUp
components in the world, and the forerunner of SketchUp/Trimble's 3D
Warehouse.
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com

Education

1997-01
MS
 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
MS ARCH, Human Computer Interaction * (1995 - 1997)

1992-01
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
BARCH, First Professional Degree in Architecture * (1986 - 1992)

Qualifications

Top Skills
Virtual Reality
Architecture
3D

Languages

Danish 10 English 9

Certifications

CSC