C L I E N T S and P R O J E C T S
Current Projects
Current projects include developing solutions for Authenticity and Provenance in the Arts & Antiquities markets.
This involves developing revolutionary approaches to cybersecurity and long-term data archiving in order to secure
provenance data for very long periods of time. Another current project involves the design and fabrication of
earthquake-resistant, high-tech, sustainable, high-efficiency homes.
Clients, Consulting & Projects
TMC Founder Roy Montibon is a known leader in strategy, brand building, management, technology
integration, marketing, communications and creative direction across all media. Roy has decades of direct experience as an
artist, designer, photographer, art director, creative director and strategic consultant. He was one of the first digital imaging and media
producers and educators in Los Angeles.
Roy has over 20 years experience working with educational institutions, Fortune 1000 corporations, major consulting firms,
high-tech start ups, arts organizations, state and municipal governments and non-profits. Roy's role has taken many forms—
as consultant, corporate executive, entrepreneur, educator and community organizer.
He has contributed design, art direction, creative direction, technical direction and/or experience design to print,
video, exhibit and/or online projects for PacBell, Beckman Laser Institute, Hitachi Medical Imaging, Texas Instruments, JVC,
RainBird International, UCLA Capital Programs, Northern Telecom, American Express, BBDO, GE Credit Corporation, The Orange
County Business Journal, University of Phoenix, CalFed Bank, Photonic Data Security, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai and
Toyota.
Roy is currently developing new art security and art provenance systems designed to combat fraud, forgery, theft and
counterfeit authenticity and provenance documentation.
He has provided Strategic Consulting services to the Joint U.S. China Collaboration on Clean Energy (an NGO
based in Shanghai, China) and the Center of Innovation for Nanobiotechnology (based at Research Triangle, North Carolina).
TMC also provided creative direction in the development of a high-end mobile data security product. This product has been
certified by NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) and approved for government and military use by JITC
(Joint Interoperability Test Command), whose mission is to "support the warfighter in their efforts to manage information
on and off the battlefield". For this project, Roy was involved in strategic planning; design of the product housing;
information architecture and design for the software; corporate and product identity and branding; packaging design;
marketing and messaging.
With a group of leading scientists, researchers and professors at VizCommunication, Roy is providing strategic consulting
for the development of a new, dynamic visual language and the viewing/authoring tools for that language. He also assisted
in drafting the marketing sections two successful National Science Foundation grant applications.
The Montibon Company has provided creative and technical direction for projects including online content publishing,
syndication modules, lead-tracking, e-commerce, SEO, online marketing analysis, social media platform integration,
CMS and CRM interface and database design.
He has also served as Creative Director for prototypes and pilots for: an online mystery contest based upon western
gold mining history; GolfersLife, (an international online golf expo hosted by Senior Tour golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez);
and Romantica, (a prototype online showcase for limited-edition art, handmade crafts and home furnishings).
Roy has served as Associate Producer for a documentary television mini-series, Neon Buffalo, which is
focused on the American Indian struggle for economic empowerment, self-determination and sovereignty.
Corporate Management
As Creative Director for Key3Media Events, Roy oversaw creative teams in Los Angeles and Boston; guided design, development
and database initiatives for COMDEX, Seybold Seminars and Networld + Interop websites; worked directly with CEO Fred Rosen
on special projects; and worked with Cap Gemini/Ernst & Young consultants and internal technical teams on IBM WebSphere-based
CRM systems integration.
As Vice-President of Creative and Technology for UltraNet Media, LLC, Roy was involved in designing and building a career
planning, career development and educational platform to address the appalling secondary and post-secondary drop out rates
and lifetime career drift that plagues our nation. This project makes use of state-of-the-art database technologies.
As Customer Experience Architect for CarsDirect.com, Roy developed the American Highways road trip promotion series featuring
Porsche and Mercedes Benz vehicles; provided information architecture for the Drive Like a King promotion featuring Richard
Petty; and directed a variety of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) integration initiatives.
Entrepreneural Activity
Roy currently President of The Montibon Company, LLC, a strategic consulting and creative direction firm for identity, brand
development, marketing and communications and is the CEO, along with five other partners in a new strartup, Montibon Provenance
International. Along with partner Julie Tumblety, Roy is also the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Royal Mastodon Society,
an art space, design showroom and performance venue, and Sanctuary Studios, an art studio and event venue.
Over the last two decades, with his partner Janis Lyon, Roy has co-founded and served as Creative Director for Vox Mundi,
a digital media studio; New Archetype, Inc., a media property development company; and Morpheus Worldwide, LLC, an online
marketing agency.
Recognition
His work and projects have been recognized and featured in the Graphis Design Annual, ID Magazine of International Design,
the Communication Arts Illustration Annual, The Los Angeles Times, Computer Graphics and Applications Magazine, Downtown LA
News, The Las Vegas Optic, The Orange County Business Journal, The Los Angeles Business Journal, and on Fox News and
ABC News broadcasts.
Contact us via LinkedIn to discuss your project needs:
LINKEDIN: THE MONTIBON COMPANY
Packaging: Data Security Product
Creative Direction and Art Direction: Roy Montibon
Design: Roy Montibon and Mishel Justesen
Photography: LVAC Studio Tour 2015
Art Direction and Photography: Roy Montibon
Blue Room Art: Composer Peter Baumann
Creative Direction and Illustration: Roy Montibon
Brochure: LVSLC $390K Campaign
Creative Direction, Copy Writing and Photography: Roy Montibon
Image: Romantica website
Art Direction & Photography: Roy Montibon
Design & Image Processing: Tina Howland
Album Cover: Cult of Dionysus 12" Vinyl EP
Art Direction, Photography, Design: Roy Montibon
Label Art: Chocolat Shoppe
Creative Direction, Design and Illustration: Roy Montibon
