Eggleston's eclectic career spans more than 45 years and almost as many disciplines. He honed his spot news, photo-journalism and people skills on diverse photographic assignments ranging from White House and embassy row receptions to West Virginia coal mines and Oklahoma Indian reservations. Accepted into the Holloywood Camera Guild.in 1971, he was already a credentialed, working press photographer for News Media Pictures in D.C. when he earned his diploma in professional photography in 1972.
His background as a structural steel designer and draftsman piqued his interest in architectural photography. He organized, operated and managed the photography, printing and presentations departments for a full-service Architectural, Engineering and Construction Management partnership in Alexandria, Virginia. He furthered his architectural photography studies under Julius Schulman at Iowa State University.
His commercial and studio experience expanded during his time as Studio Manager at the Capitol Hill studios of Salsbery Studios/UPI Compix. Assignments ranged from small product and catalog photography to fashion and food.
Eggleston's technology background again came into play in his role as Technology Director and Studio Manager at the Forte Group, a Washington DC Area graphic design, photography and computer graphics company. Soon, Eggleston was recruited to manage the film processing lab and optical effects department at ImageMatrix, another Virginia computer imaging and design studio.
He later returned to the Forte Group as a consultant to the president, where he implemented and managed a variety of computer imaging systems. He designed, manufactured, installed and serviced G.R.I.P.S. (Graphic Raster Image Processing System) one of the first simple, affordable, menu-driven turn-key digital film recorder management control systems. As digital imaging services began to demand Internet connectivity his consulting work soon expanded into Internet development and Web design.
His exposure to the Wine and Spirits industries began in 1998 when he designed and produced an Internet presence for Kobrand Corporation, a major importer and distributor of wines and spirits. He was hired by Kobrand as Director of Internet Technology in 2000 where he developed innovative, practical systems and programs unique to the industry.
Time spent photographing vineyards in Napa reignited the photography spark, and after Ten years in the industry he reopened his consulting business, allowing him the freedom to pursue his many interests on his own terms.
Eggleston remains faithful to the motto he established in 1984 as president of Nuance Data Systems ---
"Technology Should Set You Free, Not Make You Crazy!"
Career Highlights
Official photographer for the Smithsonian Institution’s Festival of American Folklife
Whitehouse photographic assignments for News Media Pictures and COMPIX included; the Camp David Accords, Nixon and Reagan Inaugurals and the Papal Visit.
Primary Washington D.C. social and diplomatic photographer for ABC de las Americas, a weekly Spanish Language magazine.
An official Presidential inaugural photographer for Capital and Glogau
His speaking skills were honed during a stint as a radio announcer and country music DJ where he picked up his 'handle,' The Eggman, in 1964.
Traveling as a trainer, presenter, seminar leader and keynote speaker for National Seminars Group, a division of Rockhurst University, he revealed the mysteries of technology and the Internet to thousands of people across the nation.
Political strategist and policy advisor to a candidate for Governor of Texas, he helped develop the platform and strategic initiatives. Though the candidate was too late entering the race; he is continuing his campaign as candidate for Texas office in 2012 and Eggleston remains as strategist and platform advisor.
Throughout his career in private enterprise, it was rumored that he was recruited, trained and retained by a disputed number of three-letter agencies. He cannot and will not confirm nor deny those absurd allegations, as neither will they, assuming they exist.
You, however, may be the judge when you evaluate the results of his engagement and his insights into government operations and the intelligence and security communities in general.
He is an active member of the Association for Intelligence Officers, an ARPANET veteran, and has been an Internet Innovator since before the Internet was the Internet.
