Robert Massman CV

Robert Massman Brooklyn, NY robert@robertmassman.com | 718-813-6870 | robertmassman.com | digauss.com | github.com/robertmassman

Summary Creative technologist with 20+ years bridging visual arts and emerging technology. Creator of DiGauss, a desktop image manipulation application inspired by modular synthesizers, built with JavaScript, WebGL, and Electron.

Technical Skills

AI Tools: Adobe Photoshop Generative AI, Claude Code

Programming: JavaScript, WebGL, WebGPU, Electron, HTML, CSS, GLSL shaders

Tools & Platforms: Visual Studio Code, Chromium app development, Git

Creative Software: Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign, Capture One, VS Code

Specializations: Image processing algorithms, frequency-domain manipulation, GPU-accelerated graphics, modular UI architecture

Experience

DiGauss (2017 - Present) Created DiGauss, a desktop image manipulation and sequencing application inspired by modular audio synthesizers. Users explore an image's frequency space by layering isolated frequency ranges, selecting from them, and recomposing filtered output.

SequentialGPU — Developed a WebGPU image processing API for rendering filters and their passes in sequence. Powers DiGauss's core image filtering pipeline.

Commercial Photography (2014 - Present) Clients include Sol de Janeiro, Bloomingdales, Negative Underwear, and Vogue (Mexico, Japan, China, Italy, Paris).

First Photography Assistant — Patrick Demarchelier (2006 - 2017) Clients included Louis Vuitton, Dior, Chanel, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Tiffany & Co., Victoria's Secret.

Exhibitions Transverse Impressions, Adjacent to Life Gallery, NYC (2015); Footprints: Portrait of a Brooklyn Neighborhood, Brooklyn Public Library (2007)

Education Rochester Institute of Technology, BFA Photography (2002)