Presented by
Tim Black,
Managing Director
One of the key principles of the past 25 years of Tim Black’s career is the ability to “take complex information and turn it into easy to understand visual resources for training and marketing”. Most of this work has been for Industrial, Mining, Engineering, Medical, Science and Defence projects that are used globally every day. After graduating with a degree in Industrial Design, Tim has used the design philosophy and principles and applied this to all facets of 3D Animation, Video Production and interactive/immersive design and development.
With the introduction of VR and PC based experiential training, this capability to explain any complex concept has taken a leap in both effectiveness and impact for the user. This medium extends upon earlier work in multimedia CD and DVD-ROM design and development, and takes 3D interactivity and immersive learning to a whole other level.
Tim started Creative Pipeline in 2006 after working in various production companies learning the trade. He then combined this experience in 3D Animation, Video Production and Production Management with his Industrial Design training to offer a unique and niche product for big industrial companies, particularly in the mining industry, engineering and industrial spaces. These projects have included Global Product Launch Animations, Site Inductions, 3D Illustrations for web, print and tender submissions, through to biotechnology animation showing microscopic drug actions within the human body. More recently this work has extended to full VR/Experiential Training packages that integrate into existing corporate training systems, designed to compliment and enhance how training is performed within an organisation using the power of “experiential learning”.
14 years and hundreds of projects later, Creative Pipeline has grown to be one of the leaders in production for industrial clients in Australia, with a growing team who are constantly evolving and adapting to new technology and new possibilities for corporate clients.
It is from this vast body of experience and know-how that Tim leads the Creative Pipeline team into the new world of work, using current and emerging technology to enable companies with “Industrial Strength” Immersive Training and Marketing solutions.
“We are fortunate to work in a space where Anything is Possible. If you can think it up, we can execute your project to a high level of professionalism during the project using tried and true production workflows, to achieve a quality end result that our clients, and the team at CP, are very proud of.”
Karl Putnis,
Director of Marketing & Business Development
Karl is a long time associate of Tim Black MD at Creative Pipeline having supported the growth of his business over the last 10 years. Now as an active member of the Creative Pipeline team over the last 2 years, Karl has been adept at analysing market opportunities and understanding how technologies and capabilities can be integrated into new business and market sectors. His strength is developing strategic and growth plans to support business diversification and create direct pathways to new opportunities.
'It's a pleasure to be supporting Tim and his team of creative and technical specialists. New opportunities to collaborate with businesses looking to embrace technologies such as VR & AR in their business are emerging all the time so it is an exciting time for us. As experts in our field we are helping people to understand and open their eyes to new possibilities'.
Karl has worked in senior roles across a range of industry sectors over the past 25 years including mining, defence, infrastructure and health and has played an active role with peak body organisations.
