Robert Douglas

Robert Edwin Douglas is an American businessman, engineer, and inventor associated with image processing and 3D technology. He is the Founder of Douglas Labs, Inc., D3D Technologies, Inc., and Opic Technologies, Inc, and Tipping Point Military Innovation (TPMI).

Early Life and Education

Douglas was born to Lurline Hughes and Edwin Byron Douglas.

He received his B.S. in engineering from U.S. Military Academy and his M.S. in Operations Research from Naval Postgraduate School. He completed his Ph.D. degree in Operations Research from the University of Central Florida in 1993.

Career

Career as an Inventor

For the past fifteen years, he has worked with Douglas Labs, Inc. and has been an inventor, having designed, built, and tested an array of 3D technologies. He has been awarded over 75 patents, with over 50 patents pending.

Douglas has served as the Chief Technology Officer of D3D Technologies, Inc., a 3D Technology company with patents dating back to 2006.

He was the senior author of an article titled Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality: Initial Successes in Diagnostic Radiology, downloaded nearly 2,000 times.

In 2019, He served as a Principal Investigator for a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant in a proposal titled Will stereoscopic 3D imaging improve brain aneurysm diagnosis? in collaboration with Stanford University to develop an advanced version of D3D’s 3D imaging suite.[6]

Douglas also founded Opic Technologies, Inc., based in Orlando, FL. This company owns the seminal patents to 3D livestreamTM, which was released to the public on New Year's Eve 2023 and has an active, growing customer base.

Military Experience

Douglas served as an active duty career officer in the U.S. military, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. During his career, he served two combat assignments as a Ranger in the Vietnam War.

With the U.S. Army, he served as a Platoon Leader and Company Executive Officer of the 187th Airborne Infantry 101st Airborne Division. He also served as Company Commander and Infantry Battalion S-3 Americal Division in Vietnam.

He worked directly with the South Vietnamese Army as an Advisor for a Recon Company in the 5th Division Army of the Republic of Vietnam. During his job, he learned Vietnamese and fought alongside the South Vietnamese. Douglas's unit had the highest kill ratio of the year, and he was offered subsequent duty as guarding the Palace in Saigon. He declined the safe assignment and continued combat.

He spent one year in the Sinai Desert as a Military Observer in the United Nations Truce Supervisory Organization. Douglas served at Fort Ord/ Hunter Liggett at the Combat Developments Experimentation Command, where he commanded the computer center and was the Executive Officer of the 1st Brigade of the 7th Infantry Division.

He served a tour in the Pentagon with the highest levels in the Department of Defense in the Analysis and Gaming Agency at the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was assigned as an analyst to the Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space Systems and was responsible for developing a communications van.

Leadership in the Defense Industry

Douglas served as Director of Systems Analysis at Lockheed Martin, where he led efforts for several military weapons systems, including the F-35, the Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), the Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN), the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), the Longbow fire control, the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, the Hellfire missile, the Javelin missile, the Air Defense Anti-Tank weapon, and other special projects.

After Lockheed Martin, Douglas served as the Vice President of Engineering at DRS Technologies, where his significant activities included a smart fence along the US border, Soldier night vision equipment (e.g., head and rifle mounted), helicopter and Bradley Fighting Vehicle electro-optical systems and directed energy systems. He also worked in the Army Night Vision Lab and was involved with the Enhanced Night Vision Goggles (ENVG) systems, the precursor to the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS).

Douglas's reputation as an analyst in the Department of Defense motivated him to be a member of the U.S. Army Science Board, where he served for over 20 years. He led eight major studies during his tenure, including the Future Combat Vehicle for 2050.

Humanitarian Efforts

Douglas's Humanitarian Work includes supporting Rad Impact, a non-profit organization delivering care to pregnant women in East Africa.

Douglas also participates in the Man in the Mirror Bible study.

Awards and Recognition

• Military: Legion of Merit; Bronze Star (3); Cross of Gallantry from Viet Nam Army (3); Air Medals; Commendation Medals; received ‘Tiger Tactics’ award as commander of the 56th Company Officer Candidate School (only company during tenure to receive ‘Tiger Tactics’ award); and, top 1% of Engineering at West Point.
• Engineering Distinguished Graduate U.C.F., 1998
• Part of the Nobel Peace Prize award to Military Observers in the Middle East

Selected Publications

• Robert Douglas of Opic Technologies Talks about the Expansion of Virtual Reality
• Opic Technologies, Inc. owns patented Technology poised to bring together mega industries
• Robert Douglas explains why Mark Zuckerberg is correct to bet on the metaverse
• Robert Douglas explains Opic's revolutionary 3D smartphone design

Personal Life

He is married to Kathleen Mary Harrigan, Ph.D. They have two children together, a daughter and a son.

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