Member Profile
Dr. Brian Von Herzen serves Executive Director of the Climate Foundation, addressing gigaton-scale carbon balance on land and in the sea. He also is the CEO and founder of Rapid Prototypes, Inc., providing electronic, system and environmental solutions on a global scale.
Brian received his physics degree from Princeton, and his PhD in computer science from the California Institute of Technology. In 1994, Brian founded Rapid Prototypes, Inc. and has since consulted in the fields of digital signal processing, including video processing technology, video compression, programmable logic (FPGA) system design, integrated circuit design, signal integrity, networking, fiber optic communications, high-speed memory controllers, image processing and computer graphics for companies such as Microsoft, Disney, Rockwell, Intel, General Dynamics, Dolby, HP and Pixar. Brian’s adventurous spirit led him to fly his twin Cessna 337 across the Atlantic several times (including several trips with his partner, Becky Truman).
Proposals
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The Little Engine That Could: Revenue Neutral Carbon Fee and Dividend | Jul 25, 2015 |
fulFILL: A delivery service for household products without wasteful packaging | Jun 26, 2015 |
Activities
Brian Von Herzen voted for proposal fulFILL: A delivery service for household products without wasteful packaging | Aug 14, 2015 |
Brian Von Herzen voted for proposal The Little Engine That Could: Revenue Neutral Carbon Fee and Dividend | Aug 14, 2015 |
Brian Von Herzen is supporting proposal The Little Engine That Could: Revenue Neutral Carbon Fee and Dividend | Jul 25, 2015 |
Brian Von Herzen retracted support for proposal Waste Management: Chemosynthetic Production of Biomass Using Sewage Nutrients | Jun 29, 2015 |
Brian Von Herzen is supporting proposal Waste Management: Chemosynthetic Production of Biomass Using Sewage Nutrients | Jun 29, 2015 |
Brian Von Herzen is supporting proposal fulFILL: A delivery service for household products without wasteful packaging | Jun 26, 2015 |
Brian Von Herzen joined the Climate CoLab community | May 22, 2015 |