The two co-founders of Eon Reality

Profiles of Dan Lejerskar and Mats W. Johansson
By COLIN STEWART
The Orange County Register
DAN LEJERSKAR

Chairman and executive vice president for sales, Eon Reality

Age: 44 years

Born: Romania

Lives: Cowan Heights

Education: Master's degrees in mechanical engineering and computer science, Chalmers Technical University, Sweden.

Experience:

Chairman of Eon Reality since 2000.
Founder and president, interactive 3-D e-commerce company RealityBUY in Irvine, 1999-2003.
Founder and president, 550-employee publicly traded computer-simulation company Prosolvia in Sweden, 1987-98.
Founder and president, PFAB real estate development company in Sweden, 1985-92.
Design manager at Volvo Aero, 1985-87 – led design of main exhaust nozzle for Ariane 5 rocket.
Family: Married, two sons.

Favorite work-related book: "The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology" by Ray Kurzweil ("a very positive view of technology's role for the future of human beings.")

Favorite book for pleasure: "Eon" by Greg Bear ("an interesting view of humanity's future and obviously a very good title")

Favorite movie: "Gladiator" (2000) ("combines history and a very interesting interpretation of the era.")

Hobbies: Painting ("the capability of capturing a moment.")

Hero:Leonardo da Vinci ("for his unique capability of inventing illustrated drawings, his boundless curiosity.")

Quote: "Let's do it!"



MATS W. JOHANSSON

Co-founder and president, Eon Reality

Age:41

Born: Sweden

Lives: Rancho Santa Margarita

Education: MBA, Gothenburg University; master's in mechanical engineering, Chalmers Technical University, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Experience: 15 years of experience in 3-D interactive simulations, including simulation work for Volvo, GM. Previous work in oil and gas industry.

Family: Wife, three children.

Favorite work-related reading: Vistage articles focused on what I need at the moment. (Vistage is an organization for international CEOs sharing real company experience and networking.)

Favorite book for pleasure: "History of the World" by J.M. Roberts ("achieves the feat of summarizing all major human cultures and events in one massive work.")

Favorite movie: "Alien" (1979) ("I am fascinated by sci-fi. I like everything about the 'Alien' series. It still feels fresh even today.")

Hobbies: Skiing for the whole family. Soccer coach.

Hero: Alfred Nobel. ("Innovator and entrepreneur from Sweden who changed the world through his products and companies, as well as the Nobel prizes.")

Quote: "Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world." – Archimedes