Rob Reintjes has over 30 years of experience in the Management & Marketing of Technological Innovation. He is currently Director of Business Development at Artisan Industries Inc.Mr. Reintjes has founded and managed several successful ventures, including an ultrasonically fused composites manufacturer for the medical, automotive, military, marine, and consumer markets. He has extensive experience in the chemical processing industry, having worked for such multinational corporations as W.R. Grace, Thermo Electron, and Yankee Chemical. Positions held have included Manufacturing Engineer, Product Manager, Sales Manager, Operations Manager, Director R&D and Director of Business Development.Mr. Reintjes was previously Managing Director at the Ledgemont Group. Ledgemont's Success Analysis℠ provides methods and tools that help Corporations, Entrepreneurs, Investors and Universities succeed by maximizing the effectiveness and return on investment of the R&D function. Prior to his work at the Ledgemont Group, Rob was Managing Director of New England Equity Group, an investment firm focusing on companies using chemical engineering technology, as well as providing boutique consulting in Technology Assessment & Commercialization, and Market Assessment. Mr. Reintjes served as Section Chair, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (2004-05), and is currently Chair, AIChE-Boston Advisory Board (2008 - Present.) He serves on the Tufts University Chemical and Biological Engineering Departmental Advisory Board (2006 - Present). CapabilitiesCommunications, Integrated Product & Market Development, Strategic Planning, New Enterprise Development, and Operations Management.AwardsDistinguished Service Award, 2005- Tufts Chemical & Biological Engineering Department.AIChE Gary Leach Award (Team Leader) for “Success in redesigning the Boston Local Section as a model for the 21st Century" 2006Shining Star Award, AIChE, 2014Fellow of the AIChE, 2015