Brian Rider
Brian Rider (born June 26, 1987 in Youngstown, Ohio) is an American computer scientist, information architect and businessman.
He is the founder of Digital Wingman, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and which he started from his freshman dorm room at Grand Valley State University in 2006.
Rider founded Techtivity.org as a means to help provide technology resources and creative education to underserved youth.
Biography
Education and business
Rider attended Grand Valley State University, where he formed the idea of what would later become a data visualization company called Digital Wingman. The company provides colleges, universities, and off-campus housing companies with professional renderings of room and apartment layouts, animation services, and dynamic web applications. Digital Wingman introduced photo-realistic 3D floorplans to the college and university market; the most prominent example is Boston College's Department of Housing.
Rider was selected as a winner for the StartupNation 2008 Dorm Based 20, which was featured by MSN and The Wall Street Journal.