About Us
Embella was formed to develop marketing and educational applications using Web technologies. Over the years, the founding team has developed commercially viable e-learning applications, learning management systems, an emergency response management and tracking platform, a multi-player Internet game for the PocketPC, and numerous interactive simulations for health care, aviation, and the telecom industries.
Today, Embella is leveraging its strength in branding and product commercialization to help communities advance economic revitalization efforts using arts and cultural programs. Embella’s management team has an average of 20 years successful experience providing strategic and operations leadership in emerging markets and turnaround environments and using art and culture for economic development. Each member of the Embella team brings unique talents to community development including research, marketing, branding, public relations, advertising, grant writing and advanced web technology expertise.
Embella’s History:
• 1990s: Founders were the first to use distributed server architecture to deliver high-end simulations with embedded voice recognition and response technology for the air traffic control and aviation industry. These simulators were deployed in over 150 locations around the world.
• 1996: Worked on strategies to help organizations advance marketing and educational programs using Web-based technologies. One of the first interactive advertising agencies in Texas.
• 1998: One of the first companies to create a Web platform for e-learning.
• 1999-2006: Designed and delivered hundreds of online courses, product tutorials, interactive Web sites and simulations to tens of thousands of users each year in environments where audit trails and measurable results are paramount to the success of the organization’s mission.
• 2004-2008: Leveraged background in commercializing products and services to develop art-related marketing strategies and have consulted with some of the following groups on those strategies: Earthman Arts Center Galveston, Art in the Park Galveston, Historic Downtown Partnership Galveston, Texas Seaport Museum Galveston, Bremond House Gallery, Elgin, Treenware Folk Art Studio & Gallery Elgin, City of Elgin, Hillcountry Art Center Georgetown, and WVAL-Wimberley Arts League.
• 2009: Continued to work with Salado Texas on their Chocolate & Arts Festival and Founders Day Festival. Worked with Dolgeville NY on their Violet Festival, created live Podcast shows for different businesses, and created the LensFlare35 show, which now does eight podcasts and four live shows each month.
We would welcome an opportunity to strategize with you. For more information, contact Deborah A. Kaufman at 315-628-1214 or via email at dkaufman@embella.com.
