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`Rob Podoloff
`Chief Technology Officer at Tekscan
`Greater Boston Area Computer Hardware
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`Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Tekscan
`Current
`IPSUMM Inc, ID8­Mobile, Zeemote, Inc.
`Previous
`Education Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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`Sherrie Weir
`HR Manager at IPSUMM Inc.
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`John Kodzis
`President at IPSUMM Inc
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`Tanay Shah
`Automation Engineer at IPSUMM
`Engineering
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`Holly Golden
`Staff Accountant at IPSUMM Inc
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`Mark Valenti
`Sr. Project Manager at IPSUMM Inc
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`Jason Matses
`Project Engineer at IPSUMM Inc
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`Edward Pflugh
`Engineering Manager at IPSUMM Inc.
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`Diana Wagner
`Functional Apparel Desginer |
`Wearable Robotics
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`Chuck Brunner
`Director of Research and
`Development at Euro­Pro (creator of
`the Shark and Ninja brands)
`Scott Semmler
`Chief Technology Officer
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` Summary
`Senior Engineering executive with extensive experience in entrepreneurial environments. Successful
`track record of technology development for early stage companies. Expert in the fields of measurement
`and control, assembly automation, machine vision and tactile sensing. Skills in project management,
`product innovation, analysis, problem solving, design and customer interface. Responsible for product
`development from concept through production in both R&D and manufacturing organizations.
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` Experience
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`Lecturer
`Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
`September 2015 – Present (2 months) | Cambridge, MA.
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`Lab Instructor for 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes), MIT's capstone product design course for
`seniors in Mechanical Engineering. Working in teams of 20 ­ 24 students, the course covers the entire
`product design cycle including needs identification, specification development, critical component
`testing and culminating with the production of a working alpha prototype. Students learn to organize
`themselves as interdisciplinary teams and experience the full development cycle in the course of a
`single semester.
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`Chief Technology Officer
`Tekscan
`September 2015 – Present (2 months) | South Boston, MA.
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`Executive responsible for overseeing the underlying technology behind the companies various product
`lines. Responsible for development of new hardware and sensor systems to improve and compliment
`Tekscan's existing tactile sensor products.
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`Chief Technical Officer
`IPSUMM Inc
`September 2013 – September 2015 (2 years 1 month) | Salisbury, MA.
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`Lead technology executive for mid­size engineering and product development company. Responsible for
`overall technical direction including technology and product roadmaps, new product development and
`company representation at seminars and industry events.
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`CTO
`ID8­Mobile
`April 2010 – August 2013 (3 years 5 months) | Newton, MA.
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`Responsible for overall technical direction of accessories division of world class, micro­acoustics
`company. Liason between US based sales/marketing/industrial design teams and China based
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`CTO ­ Co­founder
`Zeemote, Inc.
`January 2005 – April 2010 (5 years 4 months) | Bedford, MA.
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`Co­founder and technology architect for venture backed startup in the field of cellular mobile
`communications. Responsible for initial product conceptualization and proof­of­concept demonstration as
`well as all intellectual property development and prosecution. Provided support to manufacturing efforts
`through development of product test and calibration fixtures. Provided technical support to worldwide
`marketing and sales efforts including media presentations, panel participation, and technology
`association participation.
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`1 recommendation
`Glenn Kiladis
`Business Innovator | Mobile Strategist | Mobile Ad­Tech | Mobile Gaming | Social Communica…
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`Rob is a highly energetic, technically minded CTO with a solid understanding of the overall business
`needs. He made huge strides in shoring up our company's IP while balancing the other demands of the
`products business. His open­mindedness and... View
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`Senior Consultant
`Product Genesis, Inc.
`February 2003 – May 2008 (5 years 4 months) | Cambridge, MA.
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`Principal member of world­class product design and development firm. Responsible for project
`management and technical contributions on projects for clients ranging from venture backed start­ups to
`Fortune 100 companies. Extensive experience with implementation of the House­of­Quality design
`process including Voice­of­the­Customer, KJ Analysis, and Quality Functional Deployment.
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`Founder, President, CTO
`Slingshot Game Technology, Inc.
`January 2000 – December 2006 (7 years) | Natick, MA.
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`Founding member of interactive game development company specializing in unique peripheral control
`devices and associated software for the PC and console game markets. Responsible for all aspects of
`product development and overall technical direction.
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`Director of R & D
`Force Imaging Technologies, Inc
`January 1992 – December 2000 (9 years) | Skokie, IL.
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`Designed, prototyped, and supervised manufacturing of the company’s UniForce sensor products.
`Managed the engineering activities of the company from product concept through initial manufacturing.
`Developed procedures for outside vendor qualification for high volume manufacturing. Created a modular
`software package characterized by a custom graphical user interface to control the data acquisition and
`presentation process in the company’s PC based products. Performed detailed testing and analysis on
`the various sensor products sold by FIT using specially developed hardware and software.
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`Founder, Director of Engineering
`Tekscan, Inc.
`1984 – 1992 (8 years) | South Boston, MA.
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`Co­founder. Developed the patented tactile sensor technology which formed the heart of all of the
`company's products. Designed and implemented the sensor manufacturing line and managed the design
`and production of all in­line and post process testing equipment. Responsible for all aspects of sensor
`design and production. Participated in the negotiation of several licensing contracts and provided
`technical support to all marketing activities. Participated in the transition of the company from a four
`person research team to a thirty person manufacturing organization.
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`Systems Engineer
`Automatix
`1983 – 1985 (2 years)
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`Energy Consultatnt
`Xenergy, Inc.
`1980 – 1982 (2 years)
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`Responsible for energy conservation projects ranging from technical audits to the preparation of plans
`and specifications for building renovation.
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`Accessory device for mobile host device
`United States 8,294,668
`Issued October 23, 2012
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`4 inventors:
`Rob Podoloff
`Chief Technology Officer at Tekscan
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`Lorraine Wheeler
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`Elaine Chen
`Startup Veteran, Innovation and Entrepr…
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`Beth Marcus
`CEO & President at Playrific, Inc.
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` Education
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`Massachusetts Institute of Technology
`SB, SM, Mechanical Engineering
`1976 – 1984
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`Activities and Societies: Kappa Sigma, Men's Tennis, Intramurals
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`Engineering Intern
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`“Christopher Hu
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`Chris is a bright, ambitious engineer with a strong work ethic and firm educational
`background. He is eager to learn new things and apply his engineering education to real
`world problems. He was a pleasure to work with and consistently produced good results.
`April 1, 2014, Rob managed Christopher at AAC Technologies
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`Junior Industrial Designer
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`“Kai Yang
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`Kai is a creative designer who works well with others and can always be counted on to
`produce a sleek, functional design.
`September 11, 2013, Rob managed Kai indirectly at AAC Technologies
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`Intern of R&D
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`“Miles Benjamin
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`Miles did an outstanding job for us as a summer intern. His tasks ranged from product
`testing to the design and construction of test fixtures. He worked well with others and
`completed all tasks assigned to him on a timely basis. I would hire him again without
`reservation.
`August 10, 2010, Rob managed Miles at Zeemote Inc.
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`“Glenn Kiladis
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`VP, Global Marketing + Game Developer Relations
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`Glenn worked tirelessly at Zeemote to promote the product and develop innovative go­
`to­market strategies. Glenn is the consumate professional and is a pleasure to work with.
`November 19, 2009, Rob worked with Glenn at Zeemote Inc.
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