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The Rise of Rast·r

We began in 2015 with a mission to bring greater value to independent comic publishers in the global comic book industry. This incredibly large, talented and valuable market sector is not well capitalized, known or understood.

After three years gathering insights, we realized our search would take us on a fascinating journey. A journey to design and development a cloud based software ecosystem independent publishers could get behind.

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  • Experience

    This team is made up of entrepreneurs, individuals who know what it’s like to start at the bottom and fight Goliath. Each with a unique story of 11th hour adversity and 12th hour victory.

  • Engagement

    Always looking forward to the next podcast, livestream or in person discussion. We are invested in going directly to our stakeholders. We believe in being a tangible and accessible part of the global community we are building.

  • Trust

    Creators need to be able to rely on teams who have their professional interest at heart. Teams working around the clock to make sense out of the creator journey.

Global User Network

Registered Account Users will have access to a global ecosystem of indie creators, Comic Assets, apps and more.

This global community is here to empower indie creators with peers and tools to support their path to production recognition and earnings. A worldwide community of like individuals with similar goals and plans. Use this opportunity to recruit your team of superhero creators and journey through the this app universe successfully!

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The Rast·r Team

A innovative vision requires a team to take risks and lead the way forward. The Rast·r team is bringing the future to the creator economy today.

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    Dion Wilson

    Managing Director

    CEO and Co-Founder

    Dion Wilson "The Visionary"

    CEO, Co-Founder and Managing Director

    Mr. Wilson is a huge fan of comic book culture and lifelong entrepreneur who is working on his third major venture. After graduating high school Mr. Wilson started a security protection company, which led him to work with the US Department of Defense. Over 10 years ago he returned back to his love for comic books and pop culture, he created his own comic publishing business. Met with some commercial successful, the company still maintains over 50K Followers on Facebook. Being an independent creator and unsatisfied with the lack of creator business-focused tools in the comic industry, Mr. Wilson set out to create software solutions for independent comic book and media entertainment publishers. Currently, Mr. Wilson heads Rast·r Technologies which is dedicated to giving independent creators more advantages when it comes to business success. Mr. Wilson has over three decades of change leadership, business management, and startup experience. He currently has over 19K Followers on LinkedIn and leads his team in various areas of business such as media appearances, planning, and operations.

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    Sam Benton

    Managing Partner

    CTO and CO-Founder

    Samuel Benton “Measured Optimist”

    CTO, Co-Founder and Managing Partner

    Mr. Benton is a recent graduate of the University of Dallas at Texas with a BS in software engineering, a BS in computer engineering and a PhD in Computer Engineering. Mr. Benton has a penchant for mobile and online gaming, playing the piano and solving important problems. As the Co-Founder of Rast·r Technologies, Mr. Benton has worked on the company since its infancy. He shapes important ideas into functional software applications and has been instrumental in outlining the technical details of the company’s software. Mr. Benton has up to date and detailed knowledge on the software development life cycle, software development management and cyber security. His know how and focus helps him to determine the best developmental flows and technology objectives for the company. Mr. Benton leads and contributes directly to interviewing, selecting, hiring and managing software developer weekly contributions. Mr. Benton is the heartbeat of Rast·r Technologies software development and prides himself in making sure development elements which novice and seasoned companies alike, tend to miss or omit from their projects, that the Rast·r team does not.

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    Vanessa Altman

    Managing Partner

    Chief Operating Officer

    Vanessa Altman “Quiet Tenacity”

    COO and Managing Partner

    Hailing from her own career as an entrepreneur, Ms. Altman began her startup journey as the founder of pet product company Dear Davy, Love Lucky. She was also instrumental in single-handedly creating and managing a fashion apparel venture. Her love of responsible pet ownership and intelligently sourced pet products and fashion helped her to create brands which are still in the minds of customers today. Vanessa not only brings management and first hand business startup experience to the team, she studied marketing and business support services which helped her receive her BA in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ms. Altman’s social hobbies are also ideally aligned with the vision and focus of this company. In her spare time, she can be found attending cosplay and gaming events, while maintaining firsthand knowledge about business practices, VIPs, culture, event locations and attendees. As a managing partner, Ms. Altman helms company operations to make sure growth objectives, software use goals, and stakeholder expectations are aligned and met.

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    Vanessa Mora

    Managing Partner

    Chief Experience Officer

    Vanessa Mora “Professional Altruist”

    CXO and Managing Partner

    Ms. Mora is proficient and certified in SDR procedures, sales and customer service support. In the past, she has been a co-owner in management companies and worked in several customer relation positions. Some of these positions, although include women and people of color, fail to provide adequate opportunities for upward mobility as a key to their professional and financial success. From her inclusion, Ms. Mora saw clearly how women with backgrounds and careers in art could benefit from the tools the company works to develop. Her current role, one which she is also very passionate about, gives her access women in the global art community and underrepresented women in academia and business. As a Chief Experience Officer, she is strategically building relationships with comic creators, art students and decision makers. She evangelizes to customers and potential customers on how Rast·r software will help them overcome commercial and economic disadvantages. As a Managing Partner, Ms. Mora has led Rast·r personnel in financial bootstrapping and overseen important sensitive administrative tasks.

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    Ibrahim Gibbs

    Managing Partner

    IT and Network Manager

    Ibrahim Gibbs “Elder Statesman”

    IT Network Manager and Managing Partner

    Mr. Gibbs hails from a career in Classified and Secure Network Systems Management, both within the US Military and as a US Department of Defense Contract Employee. Mr. Gibbs expertise in maintaining those systems and system users has taken place in various international locations and in support to multiple sensitive government projects. Like his Rast·r colleagues, Mr. Gibbs has been a lifelong entrepreneur, who advocates for the provision of value through innovation. Currently Mr. Gibbs oversees Rast·r’s IT and Network Systems. His goal for the company is to provide employees and software users secure access to the tools which help them be most productive and efficient. Mr. Gibbs is well versed in Distributed Ledger Technology and works to integrate some of those principals and frameworks into our network.