Bob Wald

Past

• Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Osseo Imaging
• R&D | Senior Product Manager--Digital Asset Management at Perceptive Software, Advanced Products Group
• CEO/Strategic Technology Advisor at In-Knowvation

• Director, Managing at Gartner Emerging Technologies Consulting
• Project Director at CableLabs
• Product Manager at Carrier Access Corporation
• Product Manager at EMC
• Project Manager/Lab Coordinator at Center for Advanced Research in Telecommunications (CART)
• Opto-Electronic Project Manager at NIST
• Research Associate at NSF Optoelectronic Computing Systems Center
• AI Systems Developer at The Boeing Company
• Control Systems Engineering Intern at Black & Veatch Engineering
• Transmission & Distribution Engineering Intern at Burns & McDonnell Engineering

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Education

• FastTrac Entrepreneurship Program
• AIIM
• University of Colorado at Boulder

• University of Colorado at Boulder
• Kansas State University
• Bishop Miege High School

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Bob Wald’s Summary

For over 25 years, I have created and operated highly successful technology and life science companies and commercialized intellectual property (IP), creating world-wide impact over a broad range of critical growth industries and technologies. I am eager to put my experience to work for you.

Bob Wald’s Specialties:

I’ve broadened my extensive innovation and engineering skills with: comprehensive technology/life science business plan development; technology/business strategic planning; large and multi-disciplinary program, product, and project management; international standards development; knowledge management; technical, competitive, and market research; international projects; operations; business development; and cultural/language familiarity with French, Dutch/Flemish, Japanese, and Mandarin Chinese.

Bob Wald’s Experience

• Chief Operating Officer (COO)

  Osseo Imaging

  (Privately Held; Medical Devices industry)

  2008 — 2009 (1 year )

  Work focused entirely on the business strategy and development of the company in its entirety, encompassing: exhaustive and comprehensive business plan development; applications to investment forums and SBIR opportunities (esp. NIH); presentations to local, industry, angel, VC, and corporate financing sources; marketing; communications; and all business operation logistics.
  
  The goal of Osseo Imaging is to truly revolutionize both the orthopedic medicine and dental imaging markets through the introduction of novel imaging device solutions based on "true" "to-scale" 3-D Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA).

• R&D | Senior Product Manager--Digital Asset Management

  Perceptive Software, Advanced Products Group

  (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

  2006 — 2008 (2 years )

  My main task in the Advanced Products Group was to augment Digital Asset Management (DAM) functionality in Perceptive Software's document imaging and workflow management software. This new functionality would permit management and workflow processing of Rich Media file formats such as large-format images, videos, audio recordings, voicemails, and complex documents.
  
  My secondary task was to completely define and prioritize an Information Organization and Access (IOA) strategy that encompasses organization, access, data and informational structures, and related technologies. Key areas included search and browse user experience (UX) optimization, taxonomies, metadata, content analytics, information presentation, and both information access performance and security.
  
  I was the 6th employee ever profiled in the quarterly customer magazine from over 550 employees at that time. Please see page 23 of 24 in the Spring 2008 issue located at:
  https://www.imagenow.com/pdfs/inmag/PSI-IN-vol6-spring2008.pdf#zoom=100.

• CEO/Strategic Technology Advisor

  In-Knowvation

  (Management Consulting industry)

  2003 — 2006 (3 years )

  Notable work included: technology strategy in both consumer electronics and a law enforcement/military DVR; intellectual property commercialization for Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC); technical due diligence for VC and angel investors; and competitive intelligence/business plan development for three entrepreneurs in the fields of robotics, residential electrical energy efficiency, and eCommerce container port security.

• Director, Managing

  Gartner Emerging Technologies Consulting

  (Public Company; IT; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1999 — 2002 (3 years )

  European-based partner of ECA leading to the formation of sister companies Solista Global and Intellocity. Emerging consulting work with Solista significantly contributed to the acquisition of the company by Gartner. Intellocity, a developer of interactive TV applications, was acquired by ACTV and then ultimately by OpenTV.
  
  Helped expand Gartner's emerging technology research and consulting services throughout Europe, including several projects for investment banks, VCs, entrepreneurial companies, and very large company CEO/CTOs. Co-developed the Gartner "Emerging Technology Relevance Scope" process. Won an innovation award from the Gartner Innovation Council.
  
  Led "triple-play" digital set-top box architecture, planning, and interactive services program management for a major European telecommunications corporation with properties in seventeen countries; new product and services from this work have increased revenue to the company by 30%.
  
  Co-founded and served as the only American on a pan-European industry board with over €2B of purchase authority.

• Project Director

  CableLabs

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

  1997 — 1999 (2 years )

  Co-founded, architected, and implemented the cable modem world standard (DOCSIS), managing over 60 vendors and 1000 engineers in lock-step as specified by industry CTOs, resulting in expansion of world-wide cable industry revenues by at least 25%.

• Product Manager

  Carrier Access Corporation

  (Public Company; CACS; Telecommunications industry)

  1996 — 1997 (1 year )

  Analyzed competitive intelligence, disruptive technologies, standards, and trends to create a revolutionary product that was exclusively OEMed to ADC Telecom. This new direction and momentum contributed to a second product line which increased visibility with analysts, greatly impacting a successful IPO.

• Product Manager

  EMC

  (Public Company; EMC; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1994 — 1996 (2 years )

  Led new product definition for McDATA Corporation, creating business cases for feature additions leading to innovative changes to the most profitable product of the most profitable division in the history of IBM (ESCON/Fibre Channel Director). My efforts contributed significantly and directly to EMC's acquisition of the company in 1995.

• Project Manager/Lab Coordinator

  Center for Advanced Research in Telecommunications (CART)

  (Non-Profit; Telecommunications industry)

  1992 — 1994 (2 years )

  Co-led Network World Magazine’s Strategic Test Alliance for testing ATM access and network switches, developed major funding sources, updated UPS/DC power for major equipment upgrades, and both planned and installed a Siemens SMDS/Frame Relay system, and a Nortel DMS 250 central office upgrade among many other accomplishments.
  
  Additionally, planned, organized, and completely facilitated two International Communications Association’s Summer Lab conferences, many Deloitte & Touche telecom/IT training sessions, the AT&T Summer on Campus program, and the US Department of State’s Telecommunications Training Institute--a strategic telecom planning and management seminar for international cabinet-level appointees.

• Opto-Electronic Project Manager

  NIST

  (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Government Relations industry)

  1988 — 1991 (3 years )

  Independently designed and constructed laser power measurement system for national standards calibration purposes. President Reagan cancelled SDI funding source, but work remains relevant to very high power lasers.

• Research Associate

  NSF Optoelectronic Computing Systems Center

  (Government Relations industry)

  1987 — 1988 (1 year )

  Helped create patented pattern recognition and beam steering technologies used in 1991 Gulf War smart bombs, optical computing, and all-optical telecommunications systems; these technologies remain central to important products still in use today.
  
  Also as side-line activities: helped attract SBIR Phase I and II funding to develop a holographic thickness measuring system used by Coca-Cola, Ball Aerospace, and others to minimize aluminum thickness while increasing the strength; developed a laser intrusion detector systems for Disney amusement park and museum applications; and researched automated optical docking systems for NASA.

• AI Systems Developer

  The Boeing Company

  (Public Company; BA; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  1985 — 1986 (1 year )

  Work centered on the strategy and programming of an artificially intelligent (AI) expert system for a Boeing-Vertol-Sihkorsky advanced rotocraft using the Knowledge Engineering Environment (KEE). The purpose was to eliminate the need for and weight of a co-pilot by enhancing avionics intrumentation sensor fusion with significant human flight and scenario expertise embedded in software. While the consortium lost the DoD bid, aspects of this work was utilized in other Boeing aircraft.

• Control Systems Engineering Intern

  Black & Veatch Engineering

  (Architecture & Planning industry)

  1985 — 1986 (1 year )

  Assisted in Supervisory Controls for Data Acquisition (SCADA) for the remote electrical substation control, and both water and waste-water applications.

• Transmission & Distribution Engineering Intern

  Burns & McDonnell Engineering

  (Privately Held; Civil Engineering industry)

  1984 — 1984 (less than a year)

  Assisted in Supervisory Controls for Data Acquisition (SCADA) for the electrical generation, transmission, and distribution markets.

Bob Wald’s Education

• FastTrac Entrepreneurship Program

  Graduate , New Ventures and Tech Ventures , 2009 — 2009

  FastTrac® is the leading learning program for entrepreneurs. Its practical, hands-on programs help entrepreneurs hone skills needed to create, manage, and grow successful ventures. Programs serve the spectrum of entrepreneurs—those starting a company or those growing their existing business. It was developed by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City, MO.

• AIIM

  Graduate , Information Organization and Access Practitioner (IOAp) , 2008 — 2008

  The IOA Practitioner program covers the parts of IOA, finding, inventorying, and analyzing content; taxonomy; metadata; ontologies, topic maps, and semantic networks; content modelling; introduction to access; content intelligence and text mining; advanced topics in findability; advanced search techniques; search interfaces, user experience, document structures; and "content finding us" management.
  
  For over 60 years, AIIM has been the leading organization focused on helping users to understand the challenges associated with managing documents, content, records, and business processes. AIIM was founded in 1943 as the National Microfilm Association and later became the Association for Information and Image Management. AIIM is also known as the enterprise content management (ECM) association.

• University of Colorado at Boulder

  Graduate , Telecom/IT , 1992 — 1994

  * Completed Five Graduate Telecom/IT Courses after Receiving Master of Science Degree;
  * Co-Instructor for gradute Optical Communications class;
  * The Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program (ITP) is the nation's oldest and one of the most prestigious graduate telecommunications programs in the world.

• University of Colorado at Boulder

  MS , Optical Engineering , 1986 — 1990

  * Ranked in Top Five Graduate Electrical Engineering Programs at the Time;
  * MS Thesis was research and application of "super-resolving" Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) to human blood and bone growth in microgravity for NASA. This technology, now many generations beyond my contribution, is actively used on the International Space Station (ISS).
  * Graduate major professor, Dr. Kristina Johnson, was appointed under secretary of energy by President Obama in 2009.

• Kansas State University

  BS , Electrical Engineering , 1982 — 1986

  * Received 2006 Professional Progress Award by the College of Engineering, the highest mid-career honor bestowed on engineering alumni;
  * Received 1986 Engineering Leadership Award Given to Top Two Percent of Class;
  * Played Major College Football while on an Engineering Scholarship;
  * Vice-President, National Society of Professsional Engineers;
  * Chairman, Outdoor Recreation Committee;
  * Additional Graduate Coursework in Artificial Intelligence (AI).

• Bishop Miege High School

  Graduate , 1978 — 1982

  * Varsity Football Co-Captain;
  * Vice President, National Honors Society;
  * Received appointment to Westpoint Military Academy.

Additional Information

Bob Wald’s Interests:

* Informed, conscious, active and participating Christian of the Catholic tradition; * Major college football; * Passion for innovation, entrepreneurship, and emerging technologies; * Stock and index options investing; * Former adrenaline sports junkie, including rock/ice climbing, mountaineering, camping, hiking, parachuting, hang gliding, all types of skiing, canoeing/kayaking, white water rafting, and single-track mountain biking; * Brewing and consuming quality carbonated cereal-malt beverages;)

Bob Wald’s Groups:

* Expert in Residence, Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Block School of Business, University of Missouri-Kansas City;
* University of Missouri-Kansas City's School of Computing and Engineering Corporate Advisory Board (see http://sce.umkc.edu/corporate/advisory.shtml);
* Greater KC Chamber of Commerce Innovation World Committee;
* Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals;
* Top KC Professionals;
* International Professionals Networking Association; and
* Serra Club of Kansas City in Kansas (not Sierra Club, but I like them).

•    University of Colorado Alumni Association
•    EMC Alumni Network
•    AIIM ECM (Enterprise Content Management) Network
•    GARTNER (Employees…. Current and Former)
•    AIIM International - Enterprise Content Management industry association
•    Expat Network
•    Information Access and Search Professionals
•    Catholic Networkers
•    Eagle Scouts, Boy Scouts of America
•    Gartner Alumni
•    Gartner Inc. Alumni
•    Kansas State University Alumni Association
•    Kansas City IT Professionals
•    Heart of America Council Eagle Scouts
•    K-State Alumni Group
•    Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals
•    U.S. National Science Foundation
•    Eta Kappa Nu
•    K-State - School of Computer Sciences/Engineering
•    Eagle Scouts of America
•    Catholic Professionals
•    University of Colorado Boulder Alumni
•    Life Science Professionals
•    Reduce Reuse Recycle
•    DAM Pros
•    Artificial Intelligence Researchers, Faculty + Professionals
•    NCAA Athletes in the Workspace
•    Boulder Beer Company
•    Healthcare & Life Science Entrepreneurs
•    Catholic's in Corporate America
•    The Science Advisory Board
•    Kansas City Entrepreneur Network
•    Belgian Beer Fans
•    Heemstede
•    CableLabs Alumni
•    Serra Club International
•    China Adoptive Parents
•    SITAKS
•    New Product Development, Innovation and Growth
•    FastTrac Kansas City SBTDC Alumni
•    Heart of America Catholic Business Network (Kansas City)
•    Catholic Career Roundtable
•    Asian Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City
•    Start Kansas City

Bob Wald’s Honors:

* 2006 Professional Progress Award, College of Engineering, Kansas State University;
* Who's Who: in Executives and Professionals, 2005 and 2006 Editions; "in the West", 22nd-24th Editions; "Science and Engineering", 1st and 2nd Editions; "Among Young American Professionals", 1st and 2nd Editions; and "of Emerging Leaders in America", 4th Edition;
* Men of Achievement, 1st Edition;
* International Who's Who of Information Technology, 1998 and 1999 Editions;
* International Directory of Distinguished Leadership, 3rd Edition;
* Colorado Registered Professional Engineer-In-Training (EIT);
* IEEE Technical Paper Contest, 2nd Place, "Blackboard Architectures for Image Understanding";
* Eagle Scout; less than four percent of all Boy Scouts achieve this highest ranking.

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