A Builder of Firsts
Frederick’s background spans Emmy-honored scenic work, lifelike animatronics, patented AI systems, and medical innovations that let customers see outcomes. The common thread: turning deep, interdisciplinary science into practical experiences with clean, human-centered design.
Early in his career, he advised a small technology firm to partner strategically with IBM rather than fight them head-on — a recommendation that proved correct even if it cost him his role at the time. That lesson shaped his approach: stay ahead of the curve, integrate unlikely disciplines, and build what others can’t yet see.
Over 20 years ago he founded NeoVita Foot Comfort Center in Seattle, became a Board Certified Pedorthist, patented a custom-fit orthosis, and invented the NeoScan Gait Analysis System (innovative, not patented) — a six-foot pressure walkway with animated visualization that measured metatarsal pressure, rotation, and pronation. Clients didn’t just feel the difference — they saw it explained scientifically in real time.
In AI and robotics, Frederick earned a U.S. Patent titled
“Artificial intelligence system for automatic tracking and behavior control of animatronic characters.”
The work integrates sensing, real-time control, and adaptive decision-making — bridging lab theory with field-ready reliability.
Directing the DW Innovation Lab at MultimediaLED, he led the creation of CyberStats™, CyberSound™,
CyberSight™, CyberSage™, and CyberConnect™, pushing machine awareness from concept into practice.
CompliSentinel.ai extends that capability to compliance: real-time regulatory intelligence that updates itself — and proves it.
Patents & Innovations
Over three decades of cross-disciplinary innovation — from science-fiction sets in the 1980s, to outcome-based clinical visualization in the 2000s, to today’s AI-driven robotics.
2019–Present
AI & Robotics Patent
Frederick’s U.S. Patent on Artificial intelligence for animatronic tracking and behavior control represented a breakthrough when most systems were still rigidly pre-programmed. His work pioneered CyberAwareness — machines that can see their environment, hear and locate people, and adapt behavior in real time. The integrated “Cyber” suite — CyberSight™ (vision), CyberSound™ (auditory localization), and CyberSage™ (AI decision-making) — moved animatronics beyond scripted loops into autonomous, human-aware interaction.
Results: face/body tracking, voice-responsive behaviors, obstacle avoidance, and on-the-fly decisions — bridging laboratory AI into reliable live environments and exhibitions.
2000–2010
Custom-Fit Orthosis & NeoScan
Frederick founded NeoVita Foot Comfort Center (five Seattle-area locations), became a Board Certified Pedorthist, patented a custom-fit orthosis, and invented the NeoScan Gait Analysis System (innovative, not patented): a six-foot pressure-sensitive walkway with animated gait visualization. NeoScan measured metatarsal pressure, rotation, and pronation throughout the gait cycle, letting clients both feel improvement and see it explained scientifically in real time.
1980s–1990s
Art + Computer Engineering
Frederick engineered futuristic props and early digital effects for major sci-fi productions, with credits on Star Trek, RoboCop, The Running Man, Masters of the Universe, Cobra, and more. A pioneer of the Commodore Amiga and Video Toaster era, he drove on-set monitor synchronization and real-time computer imagery for film and television. He was honored for his contribution to the 1997–1998 Daytime Emmy Award-winning team for Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction, Set Decoration, and Scenic Design on CBS’s The Young and the Restless.
- AI & Robotics Patent — Artificial intelligence system for automatic tracking and behavior control of animatronic characters. US 11,806,881
- Custom-Fit Orthosis — patented device and fitting process. CA 2,439,347 A1
- IMDb (selected credits). Frederick N. Lietzman — IMDb
- NeoScan Ambulation Tracker — proprietary system (six-foot pressure walkway + animated real-time visualization; not patented).
Make Complexity Disappear
Whether animatronic behavior, medical diagnostics, or AI governance, Frederick starts with the hard part, solves it so well it becomes invisible, and wraps it in a practical experience anyone can use. That is the DNA of CompliSentinel.ai — regulations monitored, mapped, updated, and evidenced automatically.