Bert Holland Email & Phone Number

United States

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Salt Lake County, Utah, United States

The AI Consult focuses on civic policy and communications, marketing, project management, artificial intelligence and strategy. Areas of concentration include development of public policy initiatives, marketing and communications management, public relations, social media, digital communications, AI strategies, and website development.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Bert Holland's AI project is an early stage effort to bring together experts from Artificial Intelligence and big data, behavioral sciences, economics, engineering, business, politics, education and foundations to increase awareness & define strategies to research and optimize the wider impact of AI and big data, currently with a focus on working together with the University of Utah. Recently Holland gave the inaugural talk in the University of Utah Economics dept. "New Economy" series, about the social and economic implications of artificial intelligence.

As part of his commitment to environmental and social responsibility, in 2009 Holland co-founded Prancing Leopard Organics, a fashion-forward eco-conscious clothing brand inspired by yoga and fitness. Holland served as VP and co-owner.

Holland authored the marketing budget of $185 million, coordinated and authored the preparation for all board meetings for all departments, led the US Hydrogen 7-Series project, led the car of the future project (i3 and i8 electric cars), the Diesel and Hybrid projects, and overall product strategy. He led the environmental legislative efforts for the Auto Alliance and environmental planning. Holland took the initiative to make the TEDtalks public on TED.com though a specific partnership arrangement between BMW and TED, and has been a participant or sponsor in the conferences TED, Le Web Paris, DLD, and Google Zeitgeist.

From 2003 to 2005 Holland managed special projects in Munich at BMW AG headquarters. During this time Holland managed the bi-turbo 335i project, the US emissions and governmental compliance policies and the short- and longterm US product strategy and product price and volume planning. From 2000 to 2003 Bert served at BMW headquarters in Munich as X3 product manager, having initiated the X3 project in 1999.

Working from the US, Holland created the concept of the X3 in 1998 and successfully lobbied for and won approval from headquarters in Europe for the X3 project in 1999, including the decision to engineer and produce the vehicle externally from BMW, in cooperation with Magna Steyr in Austria. Holland led the worldwide X5 marketing launch in 1999 in a cooperative effort with eBay and the Susan B. Komen Cancer Foundation. Holland authored the strategy for the US MINI marketing introduction in 1997. Holland was responsible for the MINI product strategy prior to the creation of the US MINI Group.Holland led the worldwide Z3 (James Bond "Goldeneye" with Niemann-Marcus Catalog) launch in 1995 - 1996, having created an inter-divisional competition resulting in the Z3 roadster project prior to that while in Munich. Holland created the concept of the X5 in 1993, and successfully lobbied for and won approval from headquarters in Europe for the X5 project in 1994 including the decision to build the vehicle in the US. In the early 1990s he created the concept for the 6-cyl M3 vehicle and won approval for the project at headquarters in Munich. Holland lobbied for and successfully won approval for the construction of the Z3 roadster at the new plant in Spartanburg, North Carolina and the launch to occur in the US rather than Europe.

Munich, Germany

At BMW Headquarters in Munich Germany Holland served as Corporate Group Product Strategy Manager responsible for the short- and long-term strategic planning of Motorsport vehicles, Motorcycles, New Vehicle Projects, Engines, Drivetrains, Transmissions, Parts and Accessories across all divisions of the company. Holland coordinated with all divisions and wrote all the board submissions for these subjects. In 1989, Holland created an interdivisional competition for a new vehicle concept intended to attract new customers to the BMW brand. The motorcycle division, motorsport division, group design and group engineering participated in this internal competition. This project evolved into the Z3 roadster project, for which Holland later led the international market launch.During this period in Munich, Holland played a key role in the K75, K100S and K1 motorcycle projects, as well as the divestiture of the marine motor division and modernization of drivetrain design.

Stuttgart, Germany

At Porsche AG in Ludwigsburg, Holland managed the rear and mid-engine vehicle product and marketing, drivetrain, vehicle interface and accessories; at Porsche AG in Weissach Holland managed the ABS and traction control engineering as well as external engineering projects.

Bs Mech. Engineering, Also Studied Architecture, Film, Robotics, Aerodynamics, Music, Alternative Energy, Acoustics

Activities and Societies: Solar Energy Lab, Automotive Accident Reconstruction, Amateur Radio Society, Ski Club, Car of the Future Project

Anthropology, History, Music