Monty Lunde
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| Born | Montgomery C. Lunde September 7, 1959 |
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Montgomery (Monty) C. Lunde is an American businessman. He is the co-founder, President, and CEO of Technifex, a producer of special effects and show systems.
Early life
Lunde was born in 1959 and graduated from Stanford University in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts in both Design and Human Biology.[1]
Business career
Lunde began his career in themed entertainment in 1981 as a Special Effects Designer for WED Enterprises (now Walt Disney Imagineering).
In 1984, Lunde co-founded Technifex with Rock Hall. Their first project was to provide special effects for the Six Flags Power Plant indoor theme park in Baltimore.[2] They would go on to design the floats for the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics opening ceremony,[3] as well as effects for many Universal Studios attractions, such as Terminator 2: 3D, Revenge of the Mummy, and Poseidon's Fury.[4]
Lunde founded the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) in 1991.[1][5] TEA’s Thea Awards have been likened to the "Academy Awards" for themed attractions.[6]
Technifex Products was co-founded by Lunde in 1999.[2] In 2020, Lunde founded Technifex XR, which provides virtual reality and augmented reality training and simulation for the military and first responders.
Lunde was a member of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Board of Directors from 2003 to 2005.[7]
Awards and achievements
With Technifex, Lunde has received many international awards, including 28 TEA Thea Awards for Outstanding Achievement, and an IAAPA Brass Ring Award. In 1996, he was the recipient of the TEA Thea Award for Outstanding Individual for his founding and leadership of the TEA.[8] Industry trade publication Blooloop recognized Lunde as one of the 50 top theme park influencers in 2018.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Technifex President and CEO Monty Lunde on Themed Entertainment". Blooloop. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kleiman, Joe. "Technifex: FauxFire® and real people". InPark Magazine. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ↑ "2002 Winter Games". Technifex. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ↑ Emmons, Natasha (March 5, 2001). "No expense spared to wow locals with park attractions". Amusement Business. 113 (9): 18.
- ↑ "About us". www.teaconnect.org. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ↑ "Disney's 'Paint the Night' parade wins industry award". Orange County Register. 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ↑ "Past Presidents". www.teaconnect.org. Retrieved 2020-12-17. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Thea Award recipients: 1994-2021". www.teaconnect.org. Archived from the original on 2015-01-11. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ↑ "Monty Lunde - Technifex - Blooloop Theme Park Influencer 2018". Blooloop. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
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