Rudolf Rieger is the CEO/Producer of On Set Film Productions, Director of AFRICANI and manages On Set Images.
Cultural Projects, Visual and Performing Arts are his interests. Rudolf is dedicated to Photography, Film Production, Branding and Marketing and Cultural Tourism.
Rudolf was born in Krasnystaw, Poland and educated in Germany and Switzerland. After his army training he was employed as an Assistant in Mathemetics with the Nuclear Research Institute in Karlsruhe, Germany, where he programmed, besides the IBM 7070, the “old” Zuse 22 computer; Mr Zuses being the inventor of the first ever build digital computer.
Rudolf than joined IBM experiencing intense training in all kind of Information Technology (IT) related programming, simulation studies, harware architecture and their utilization, application methods and methodologies, which training was ongoing over the following 10+ years. There was no other privision made for studying IT in Europe but accumulating knowledge by lectures provided by the then computer manufacturers.
Living and working for 10 years in Switzerland Rudolf developed “off the shelve” computer software and thereafter was employed by Swissair and Credit Suisse as a Business Analyst and as such starting and leading various projects to its final implementation.
Parallel to his work he attended visual art studies in Zurich at the "Freie Kunstschule Zürich" and attended ongoing sessions at the “Atelier Peter Grenacher” in Zürich until his departure for Johannesburg.
The computerization of Credit Suisse in Ticino, the Italian speaking Kanton of Switzerland, was his last project in Switzerland before arriving in Johannesburg in early 1976 where he took up a post at NCR as Head of System Development & Programming, responsible for both domestic and international projects, reporting directly to NCR HQ in Ohio.
In January 1979 he moved to Hout Bay. During the same year the Association of Arts presented his artwork at three occasions. Today, “Sembach Art”, a Hout Bay gallery is representing his visual art creations. His work, amongst other places, can be seen, e.g., at the Kruger National Park, the Palace at the Lost City, Santon City and at Johannesburg airport.
In 1980 Rudolf founded a software development company later registered under Diamond Computer Software Systems (Pty) Ltd. He, intermittently, spent a further 15 years living abroad in Namibia, Europe, Canada, USA and the Far East.
He has consulted on numerous corporate IT projects, including a software security project for the Namibian Directorate of National Examinations and Assessment, controlling the access of all examination papers, which is still ongoing.
Since 2004, after founding On Set Images and his years of extensive travel, Rudolf is working on and experiencing various skills in the field of: Media, Photography (behind the scenes), Location Scouting, Graphic Art, Branding of Businesses, Web Based Design & Marketing and Mentor to business entrepreneurs (SMME’s) with specific focus on the tourism Industry.
His company, On Set Images, is accredited service provider to the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) previously Umsobomvu and to Red Door, providing services to start-up and established businesses. Rudolf is a business development support consultant providing comprehensive and professional business mentoring services on behalf of the Western Cape Department of Economic Development, Arts and Tourism. Being addicted to tourism and culture he actively forms part of a cultural tourism corporate promoting Southern Africa’s culture locally and abroad.
As a producer of documentaries, reflecting Sothern African's culture and related film business he signs responsible under the umbrella of On Set Film Productions.
AFRICANI In Concert, the marketing arm of AFRICANI engages him in showcasing the various cultures of South Africa expressing their culture in music, dance, poetry, fashion and traditional cuisine.
Rudolf, further is active as Trustee at the Hout Bay Museum, CEO and on the Board of Directors of Sentinel Experience a cultural tourism section 21 company, Deputy Chairman of Hout Bay CID, a section 21 company enhancing local community and business development, member of the Cape Film Commission, member of the Documentary Filmmakers Association and General Secretary on the Steering Committee of PANSA, the Performing Arts Network of South Africa, .
He also was Founder Member of the Rotary Club of Hout Bay in February 1986, which club he served for 15 years.
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