James Robert Von Ehr II

Background

II, James Robert Von Ehr was born on June 2, 1950 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Son of James R. Von Ehr and Norma Ott.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Michigan State University, 1972; Master of Science in Computer Science, University Texas, Dallas, 1982.

Career

Programmer, Texas Instruments, Dallas, 1973-1975; manager, Texas Instruments, Dallas, 1975-1984; president, Chief Executive Officer, Altsys Corporation, Richardson, Texas, 1984-1994; Chief Executive Officer, Tetragon Inc., Richardson, 1993-1994; vice president, Macromedia, Inc., 1994-1997; Chief Executive Officer, Zyvex LLC, Richardson, since 1997; also board directors, Zyvex LLC, Richardson. Board directors Macromedia, Sumeria. Speaker on computer graphics, typographyand nanotechnology to various organizations, since 1987.

Member Chief Executive Officer Institute, Dallas, 1993-1994.

Achievements

• Avocations: making music in home studio, scuba diving, snow skiing.

Works

• Other Work

  • Co-author: Real World Postcript, 1988. Patentee in field

  • co-developer Fontographer, Macromedia Freehand, 1986-1994.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Connections

Married Gayla Jones, April 9, 1976.

Father:

James R. Von Ehr

Mother:

Norma Ott

Spouse:

Gayla Jones