Neil Trevett
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Neil Trevett is an electrical engineer and executive involved in 3D technology.
Trevett has spent 20 years in the 3D graphics industry. In 1985, Trevett joined benchMark Technologies as Head of Graphics Systems. (benchMark became DuPont Pixel, evolved into the independently owned 3Dlabs
, Inc., and was acquired by Creative Labs). Trevett held the position of Senior Vice President of 3Dlabs from 1994 to 2005. During that time, Trevett was at the forefront of the silicon revolution, bringing interactive 3D to the PC. He holds several patents in the area of graphics technology.
From 1997-2005, Neil Trevett served as President of the Web3D Consortium
, which organizes industry-leading companies dedicated to creating open standards for communicating real-time 3D on the Internet. In the August 2002 issue of MaximumPC, Trevett was featured in a 6-page interview article titled "Out of the Shadows" where he is dressed as a ninja
and discusses 3D chips.
Trevett is currently the elected President of the Khronos Group
, where he created and chaired the OpenGL ES
working group, which has defined the industry standard for 3D graphics on embedded devices. Trevett also chairs the OpenCL
working group at Khronos defining an open standard for heterogeneous computing. He is also currently Vice President of Mobile Content at Nvidia
where he is responsible for enabling and encouraging visual computing applications on non-PC platforms, including mobile phones. Within businesses, he is currently on the advisory board for Mingleverse, a new Internet-based communications platform that gives people the power to host and participate in a "visual phone call" and Change of Greenery Electric Bicycles, a touring company based in Napa, CA.
Mr. Trevett holds a first-class with honors joint B.Sc. Electronic Engineering and Computer Science degree from the University of Birmingham
, England.
Trevett has spent 20 years in the 3D graphics industry. In 1985, Trevett joined benchMark Technologies as Head of Graphics Systems. (benchMark became DuPont Pixel, evolved into the independently owned 3Dlabs
3Dlabs
3DLABS was the name of the fabless semiconductor company that originally developed the GLINT and PERMEDIA high-end graphics chip technology that was used on many of the worlds leading computer graphics cards in the CAD and DCC markets, including its own Wildcat and Oxygen cards.In 2006 the company...
, Inc., and was acquired by Creative Labs). Trevett held the position of Senior Vice President of 3Dlabs from 1994 to 2005. During that time, Trevett was at the forefront of the silicon revolution, bringing interactive 3D to the PC. He holds several patents in the area of graphics technology.
From 1997-2005, Neil Trevett served as President of the Web3D Consortium
Web3D Consortium
The Web3D Consortium is a not-for-profit, member-funded industry consortium whose purpose is to define and develop the X3D royalty-free open standards file format and runtime architecture to represent and communicate 3D scenes....
, which organizes industry-leading companies dedicated to creating open standards for communicating real-time 3D on the Internet. In the August 2002 issue of MaximumPC, Trevett was featured in a 6-page interview article titled "Out of the Shadows" where he is dressed as a ninja
Ninja
A or was a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, as well as open combat in certain situations...
and discusses 3D chips.
Trevett is currently the elected President of the Khronos Group
Khronos Group
The Khronos Group is a not-for-profit member-funded industry consortium based in Beaverton, Oregon, focused on the creation of open standard, royalty-free APIs to enable the authoring and accelerated playback of dynamic media on a wide variety of platforms and devices...
, where he created and chaired the OpenGL ES
OpenGL ES
OpenGL for Embedded Systems is a subset of the OpenGL 3D graphics application programming interface designed for embedded systems such as mobile phones, PDAs, and video game consoles. OpenGL ES is managed by the not-for-profit technology consortium, the Khronos Group, Inc.- Versions :Several...
working group, which has defined the industry standard for 3D graphics on embedded devices. Trevett also chairs the OpenCL
OpenCL
OpenCL is a framework for writing programs that execute across heterogeneous platforms consisting of CPUs, GPUs, and other processors. OpenCL includes a language for writing kernels , plus APIs that are used to define and then control the platforms...
working group at Khronos defining an open standard for heterogeneous computing. He is also currently Vice President of Mobile Content at Nvidia
NVIDIA
Nvidia is an American global technology company based in Santa Clara, California. Nvidia is best known for its graphics processors . Nvidia and chief rival AMD Graphics Techonologies have dominated the high performance GPU market, pushing other manufacturers to smaller, niche roles...
where he is responsible for enabling and encouraging visual computing applications on non-PC platforms, including mobile phones. Within businesses, he is currently on the advisory board for Mingleverse, a new Internet-based communications platform that gives people the power to host and participate in a "visual phone call" and Change of Greenery Electric Bicycles, a touring company based in Napa, CA.
Mr. Trevett holds a first-class with honors joint B.Sc. Electronic Engineering and Computer Science degree from the University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
, England.