Owner, Automation Creations, Inc.
Roanoke, Virginia Area
- Current
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- President/Owner at Automation Creations, Inc.
- President at ACI
- Past
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- Research Engineer at ARCOVA
- Lieutenant, Ordnance Corps at US Army
- Education
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- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Connections
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- Industry
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Henry Bass’s Summary
Owner/President of Automation Creations, Inc.(ACI) in Blacksburg Virginia since 1996. We build custom web-based applications and sites using .Net, ColdFusion, PHP and Java. ACI has experience with Oracle, MS SQL and MySQL databases.
We are the creators/owners of MatWeb.com, the largest Internet resource for material property data. Our engineers and programmers have the unique talent mix of materials science and web technologies.
We have also fielded several software packages, developer toolsets, and product websites. I enjoy getting to know our customers and helping them either bring their product to market, or improve an existing business.
I am a member of the Knowledge Works Presidents' Council, board member of the NCTC ( www.TheTechnologyCouncil.com ), past board member of New River Valley Friends of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, and heavily involved in Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, FIRST Lego League and STEM outreach (science, technology, engineering and math).
Henry Bass’s Specialties:
9 Years of web application development for the US Army, broad experience with many businesses in the New River and Roanoke Valleys. Mechanical engineering, materials science, robotics/automation applied to the web.
Henry Bass’s Experience
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President/Owner
Automation Creations, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 1996 — Present (13 years 2 months)
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President
ACI
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
1996 — Present (13 years)
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Research Engineer
ARCOVA
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1993 — 1996 (3 years)
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Lieutenant, Ordnance Corps
US Army
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; USA; Military industry)
May 1989 — September 1992 (3 years 5 months)
Distinguished Military Graduate (ROTC). Completed Missle Material Management OBC at Redstone Arsenal. Platoon Leader, Shop Officer and Executive Officer with 523rd Maintenance Company in Augsburg, Germany. Served as acting Company Commander for 9 months during Desert Shield/Storm, responsible for stay behind unit with 80 soldiers, plus families of 60 deployed soldiers. Recognized by post commander as best family support unit.
Henry Bass’s Education
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
MS , Mechanical Engineering , 1993 — 1996
Worked full-time while completing thesis: Automatic Modification of Part Geometries Subject to Manufacturing Constraints Using Fuzzy Logic.
- Activities and Societies:
- ASME, Solar Car Team.
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Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School
MBA , Operations Management , 1988 — 1989
Guller Academic (Full) Scholarship for Engineering + MBA degrees.
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Washington University in St. Louis
BS , Mechanical Engineering , 1984 — 1989
Army ROTC full scholarship,
Egg Drop champion 1989.- Activities and Societies:
- ASME Vice President
Additional Information
Henry Bass’s Websites:
Henry Bass’s Interests:
Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, FIRST Lego League and FIRST Robotics.
Henry Bass’s Groups:
NewVa Corridor Technology Council - Board Member since 2005.,
American Society of Mechanical Engineers - since 1985.
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Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School -
NewVa Corridor Technology Council (NCTC) -
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
Henry Bass’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
