Penfield High School (Penfield, NY)

McQuaid Jesuit High School (Rochester, NY)

University of Notre Dame

Carnegie Foundry CEO • Rocket Scientist • PhD • Author • Inventor • Technologist • Entrepreneur • Philanthropist • Proud Autism Dad

Greater Pittsburgh Region

- Carnegie Foundry is a one-of-a-kind Robotics and AI venture studio, headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. In partnership with the world leader in autonomous robotics and AI - the National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) at Carnegie Mellon University - we scope, mature and commercialize cutting-edge IP and advanced prototypes, already market tested and primed for new and expanded applications.

-  Founder and currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Board Chairman. Successfully spun-out two companies and obtained a $100M valuation in most recent financing round.
            

    
    

    
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Carnegie Foundry

Founder / CEO / Board Chairman

- Freespace Robotics is the next generation of Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RS). With the density of a cube and the speed of a shuttle, Freespace offers the newest reimagining of space efficient, high-speed, high-volume movement of goods, in nearly any size, shape, and temperature environment.

-  Founder and currently serves and Chief Executive Officer and Board Chairman. Freespace Robotics was spun out of the Robotics and AI Venture Studio, Carnegie Foundry.

Freespace Robotics

- VoxEQ provides AI-based voice analytics to prevent impersonation fraud, defend against the misuse of generative AI, and enable marketing demographics in a privacy preserving manner.

-  Founder and served as Board Chairman until full board and executive team had been put in place, then moved into a board observer role. VoxEQ was spun out of the Robotics and AI Venture Studio, Carnegie Foundry.

VoxEQ, Inc.

Founder / Board Chairman

- Advisory Board Member and External Review Committee Member for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Engineering Directorate)
-  Lawrence Livermore  has a mission of strengthening the United States’ security through development and application of world-class science and technology

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Advisory Board Member

- Frequent Contributor to The Next Web (TNW) on technology, innovation and business
-  TNW is one of the world’s largest online publications that delivers an international perspective on the Internet technology, business and culture

Contributor

- Social responsibility initiative empowering individuals with autism and other cognitive disabilities to contribute their unique talents to society
-  Helping individuals to be sought “because” of their differences, not “in spite of” them
-  Working with technologists, researchers, physicians, psychologists, artists, athletes, organizations and governments to break down barriers and improve access to education and employment opportunities

Autistic Abilities

Founder / Chief Executive Officer

- Member of the National Advisory Council (NAC) for the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at the University of California at Davis
-  Launched through a $100 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the School of Nursing is part of the UC Davis Health System

UC Davis Health System

- Frequent Contributor to HuffPost (formerly, the Huffington Post) on technology, innovation, business and health
-  HuffPost covers politics, business, entertainment, technology, health, lifestyle and culture with more than 100M unique visitors each month

HuffPost

- Focussed on "recombinant innovation" - the process of applying advanced technology and insights from one industry to solve problems in another.
-  The core team is composed of former executives, system architects, program managers, engineering leads and software developers that have worked a diverse set of successful programs and initiatives

Services provided in three core areas:
-   Strategic consulting & thought leadership (tech transition, innovation management, etc.)
-   Advanced technology research and development (full-stack dev, mobile apps, etc.)
-   New venture exploration (tech scouting, venture capital, private equity, etc.)

Clients range from Fortune 50 companies to start-ups. We evaluate growth opportunities, develop strategic alliances, design and develop new products and shape opportunities where technology can make the biggest impact.

-  Technology Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Management and Analytics, Information Assurance & Cyber Security, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Modeling & Simulation, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Social Media, User Experience (UX/UI), Full-stack development, Mobile Apps, Open Innovation, Cloud Computing, Systems Integration, Networking & Internet of Things (IoT), Software Process and Engineering, Education Tech, Advertising Tech, E-Commerce Platforms etc.

-   Business Areas: Information Technology, Healthcare, Aerospace, Defense, Intelligence, Finance, Consumer Goods, Entertainment, Education, Manufacturing, Marketing, Advertising, Philanthropic Foundations, Federal Institutions, E-Commerce, Venture Capital, Private Equity, B2B / B2C / B2G etc.
            

    
    

    
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X Tech Ventures

- Frequent contributor to <a href="http://Forbes.com">Forbes.com</a> on business, technology and innovation
-  Forbes is among the most trusted resources for the world's business leaders, with more than 47M unique visitors per month

Forbes

- Member of the Industry Advisory Group (IAG) at the Cornell Center for Technology Enterprise and Commercialization (CCTEC)
-  CCTEC is Cornell University’s technology transfer office, managing technology and plant varieties for the main campus in Ithaca, NY, the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, and the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, NY

Cornell University

Industry Advisory Board Member

- Advisory Board Member of the Mars Corporation, providing guidance on the company’s scientific and business research portfolios
-  Mars is a global corporation with net annual sales of $33B+/year in confectionery, food, beverages, pet food, and animal care

Mars

- Advisory Board Member of the Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics at the University of Southern California (USC)
-  The Schaeffer Center is a collaboration between the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and the USC School of Pharmacy, emphasizing an interdisciplinary research and analysis

University of Southern California

- Advisory Board Member of the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality at Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM)
-  JHM is a $5B+/year organization that combines the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Health System

Johns Hopkins Medicine

- Led corporate strategy, business development and R&D for $900M/year health information technology business lines
-  Developed new approaches and pilot programs to explore and evaluate addressable markets, innovative technology solutions, distribution channels and critical stakeholders
-  Worked with industry leading payers, providers, medical device companies, research organizations, pharmaceutical companies and government health organizations
-  Leveraged systems integration, analytics and advanced simulation capabilities for optimizing high acuity care environments
            

    
    

    
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Lockheed Martin

Corporate Director, Healthcare and Life Sciences

- As part of CTO team, led strategic planning, new market exploration, innovation process creation and technology development across a population of 72,000+ scientists and across 4000+ program
-  Rotated between business areas as a key technical and strategy resource to programs and proposals worth more than $20B
-  Responsible for assessing, developing and adapting new technologies and accelerating their transition into practice across multiple lines of business
-  Provided technical investment planning and management to ensure a discriminating technology baseline and value proposition
            

    
    

    
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Corporate Director, Strategic Initiatives and Corporate Innovation

- Designation is the highest technical leadership recognition in the Corporation, based on sustained technical achievement and demonstrated leadership with significant business impact
-  Guided the company's technology vision across multiple business areas engaged in the research, design and development of advanced technology systems, products and services
-  100+ publications and 30 patents / patents pending in emerging technology domains
-  100+ awards and recognitions for excellence in performance, innovation, and strategy
            

    
    

    
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Senior Fellow Emeritus

- Advisory Board Member for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Binghamton University.  The ECE Department is part of the Watson School of Engineering.

Binghamton University

- Led Net-Centric Mission Management Research and Development Activities
-  Demonstrated feasibility/benefits of new approaches, led pilot programs, and developed technology transition plans in the areas of Autonomous Systems and Unmanned Vehicles, Mission Planning, Situational Awareness, and Human Machine Interfaces (UX/UI)
-  Proven track record of technology leadership as principal investigator and project manager on collaborative research and development programs between government, academia, and industry
-  Regularly increasing levels of P&L and management responsibility
            

    
    

    
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Chief Engineer / Market Segment Manager

- Co-Principal Investigator on Jet Propulsion Lab's (JPL) Remote Exploration and Experimentation (REE) project
-  Developed ultra low-power, high performance, fault-tolerant computer architectures and algorithms  for next generation NASA missions

University of Notre Dame / Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

- Provided technical, operational, and venture funding guidance for information technology start-up organizations and academic institutions
-  Focused on new market explorations, intellectual property management and technology transition from research prototypes to commercially viable products

Mercury Consulting

Founder / Principal

- University Instructor: Developed and taught courses and  in Computer Science and Engineering
-  Research Associate: Directed engineering research projects in the areas of algorithm design, robotics, applied artificial intelligence, and computer graphics
-  Teaching and Lab Assistant: Courses in Artificial Intelligence, Discrete Mathematics, Computer Architectures, Microcomputers, Logic Design, Analysis of Algorithms, and Neural Networks

Robert Szczerba

Robert Szczerba