History
Javier Krasuk was borne in Buenos Aires Argentina the 25th of May, 1966).
At age 18 Javier Krasuk was awarded the International Silver medal of Architecture At The Bienal of Architecture BA/85 by Arch. Mario Botta, Arch. Richard Meier, Arch. Kisho Kurokawa and Arch, Cesar Pelli.
At age 21 Javier moved to Washington DC, USA where he completed his
career with a Master of Arts and Sciences from Virginia
Tech in 1992.
Javier's Thesis was based in Innovative Airports Concepts
to flexibly accommodate the future needs of the Airline Industry.
Javier was the first alumni to accomplish a Masters of Arts and sciences
in 11 months..
Javier's thesis work was later exhibited at the National Building
Museum and the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC.
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NYT Tower II, project in Manhattan (left) Andrews Airport redesign VT/DC (right)
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Dec 1992 - Javier co-produced the Music album “Tide” expanding his roster of creativity and passion for the arts of expression.
Jan 1996 - Javier founded the Virginia Tech's Washington DC Off Campus Computer Graphics Department where he taught VR and Simulation.
In 1996 Javier Co-founded 9th Insight Inc with Maria Florencia San Martin and his former mentor from VT Arch. Dennis B. Jones.
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As Senior-VP (1996-2001), President (2001-2003) and CEO (2003-2007) of 9th Insight, also known as “9th” (www.9th.com), Javier Krasuk has produced and directed some major communication and advertising campaigns for the Fortune 500 sector and Top Organizations such as Alcatel-Lucent, Discovery Channel, Microsoft, Mediaset, Panasonic, The World Bank Group, The International Finance Corporation and The International Monetary Fund among others.
Dec 2004 - Halo II Launch - Javier Krasuk and Florencia San Martin directed the 9th Team in cooperation with Tcom for the live staging, short film production and Online Social Networking in Milan and Rome of the Halo II Synchronized International Launch. The project composed of three different parallel productions was strategically planned by 9th and Tcom. Javier used the stage to produce a reality show that later could be turned into a short film to propagate the Buzz through the Social Networks. View the Halo II Short Film
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Frames from The Short Film shot during the live reality shows in Milan and Rome . |
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In Jan 2005 “9th” becomes the Multimedia Strategic Partner of Alcatel (Alcatel-Lucent) and Javier Krasuk becomes the multimedia creative director of the 32nd Americas Cup for ALU. Paris, September 2, 2005- Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) today further strengthens its turnkey new media enablement activities by announcing several new cooperation agreements in this domain. Three additional companies - Animation Research Limited, BeTomorrow and 9th Insight - will become part of an Alcatel-driven ecosystem of specialists, each supplying its particular expertise in the new media value chain. 9th Insight is an Alcatel new media partner for multimedia strategies and Internet development and design. 9th Insight has a proven track record of developing innovative and multidimensional marketing strategies, Internet design and development, multimedia production, print and packaging. 9th Insight success in obtaining results for their clients is based on a philosophy of creative excellence and restless dedication, through innovative solutions and customer commitment. By integrating powerful design with innovative technologies, 9th Insight's portfolio is evidence of their commitment to excellence.
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June 2006 - 9th Insight gets awarded the Ueverest Portal project from Atlantic Films in UK. The project requires a system that could be updated by the fearless climbers while they conquer the summit in real time. The online portal needed to cover all the challenges involved in the climbing in real time to allow the fans of the sport to experience a "being there chill " during the length of the expedition. The project was extremely successful and therefore followed by The New York Times, The Sun UK, Guardian Unlimited, The Independent, UK, BBC News Online and Reuters among others > see Press Quotes
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In Feb. 2007 Javier co-produced and directed the 32nd Americas Cup virtual world in Second Life and the AmericasCupAnywhere portal by Alcatel Lucent that was featured by Reuters, the New York Times, and the International Herald Tribune among others. Source: PRNeswire |
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In March 2008 Javier started his latest Album “Fearless”.
The previous albums are "Tide" (1993) and "Vanity"
(2003).
The album is to be released late 2009.
In June 2008 Javier leads the 9th Team
in the launch of the ne ICCA portal (one of the most prestigious organizations
leading the International Commercial Arbitration.
The launch was strategically planned to coincide with the Dublin 2008
ICCA Congress. The next one is schedule in Rio de Janeiro on 2010 an
is already on the works.
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In 2008 Javier Krasuk and Florencia San Martin
(9th.com) lead the Design of the Video portal for Mediaset (video.mediaset.it),
Live since Nov 20 2008 that attracts over 6.000.000 monthly visitors. UPDATED Jan 20th 09' |
Featured Projects
1987
Cinzano
Cazalis
1996 - 2001 (as Senior VP
of 9th Insight, Inc USA)
Discovery Channel
The World Bank Group
The International Monetary Fund
International Finance Corporation
ICSID
Diveo Broadband Networks
Via Networks
Panasomic
2002 - 2004 (as Senior
VP of 9th Insight, Inc USA - Europe)
Halo II - Launch and Short Film Milan and
Rome
Amobee
Iene
IMF
Alcatel 3GSM 03'
Alcatel 3GSM 04'
PVNS
2005 - 2008 (as CEO
of 9th Insight, Inc USA - Europe)
MEF (Mobil Entertainment Forum)
PFC Energy
ALU - Americas Cup Anywhere
Americas Cup SL
ALU Mobile Media
Amobee
Mediaset SL
Ueverest
Boing TV
The wildest Dream
ICCA
Mediaset video Portal
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