Wayne Kurzeja

Wayne Kurzeja

Wayne Kurzeja is an American entrepreneur, writer, filmmaker and inventor based out of Chicago, IL.

Biography

Wayne Kurzeja is a licensed attorney with degrees from John Marshall Law School. He holds an OPM/ Executive Education from Harvard University and has worked as a professor in Advertising and Marketing in Lewis University's graduate School of Marketing MBA program.

Kurzeja began his career in a 20-year position as President of Advertising Services Company where he handled clients including Kohl's , Ace Hardware, A&P Foods, Columbia Pictures, among others. The company published "Barrington Magazine" (REF) and produced over 3,800 TV and radio commercials. (REF)

After a brief stint as an associate lawyer at [http://tenbenlaw.com/ Tenney and Bentley] ,Kurzeja founded of Digi-Flicks International, Inc. [ [http://www.travellady.com/Issues/Issue69/newwave.htm Article on Digi-Flicks International] ] [ [http://www.zoominfo.com/people/Kurzeja_Wayne_52604830.aspx More on Kurzeja and Digi-Flicks] ] As President from 1995-2005, Kurzeja immersed himself in film-making and invention by designing and patenting anti-piracy devices for theatrical film. Currently the company is run under the name [http://www.dfetechnologies.com/ DFE Technologies, Inc.]

Filmography

Bloodhead (2004) (Executive Producer) [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/306182/Bloodhead/details NYTimes Filmography] ]
The Creature of the Sunny Side Up Trailer Park (2004) (Co-Executive Producer) [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1228001/ IMBD Filmography] ]

Career as Inventor

From 2004-Present, Kurzeja founded Gela-Thin Corporation, Inc. where he's filed patents for several weight loss products. (REF). On Saturday, 4/19/08, Wayne Kurzeja was a finalist in the national PBS series "Everyday Edisons" for one of his latest inventions. [ [http://www.everydayedisons.com/ Everyday Edisons on PBS] ]

Awards

1969-1970 - US Navy - National Defense Medal
2004 - Motion Picture Hall of Fame Award - Awarded for patented Anti-Piracy Design

Writing

"The Presidential Quotient," 1980, Published by Chicago Review Press.

"The Presidential Puzzlers"," 1982, Writer/Narrator. Distributed to all PBS Stations via National Educational Network Satellite.

References


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