Ron Reeve

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Currently:

Chair for TEC International, an organization of 10,000 CEOs
CEO of Robot One, a business technology consulting company
COO of Perry Reeve Limited, a robotics technology holding company
COO of Vestient Inc., a securities development company

Formerly:

Founder, Chairman and President of Advanced Robotics, an early US robot manufacturing company that led in development of digital electric robots, sensors, adaptive process control, and real time coordination of multiple robots
Founder and CEO of the Edison Joining Institute, the leading US resource for joining research and technology
Founder and CEO of Cybo Robots, manufacturer and integrator of intelligent robot systems, and developer of knowledge-based adaptive robot programming software and lightweight portable modular robots

Ron's research centers on:

Developing and applying commercial robots to field manufacturing and construction environments such as buildings, highways, and shipyards
Applying commercial sensors to gather information in these environments
Methods and computer architectures to capture, store and reuse human knowledge
Knowledge-based planning software integrated with computer-based modeling in order to perform complex tasks with robots
Architectures to solve complex problems requiring measuring and sensing in dynamic environments
Integration of complete robot systems to perform difficult tasks.

Over the past 30 years, Ron led the delivery over 400 complex robotic systems to a wide range of domestic and overseas manufacturers. Recent robot projects under Ron's direction included: multiple robot installations that manipulate, measure, mark, and cut one-of-a-kind structural beams for shipbuilding; automated robotic welding of one-of-a-kind ship panels direct from shipyard CAD data; real-time automated tooling, assembly, and welding of truck axles.

In addition to his technical achievements, Ron has distinguished himself in the creation and building of companies.

Highlights of his career include:

Founded 8 companies: 2 manufacturing, 2 service, 2 franchises, 1 not-for-profit, and 1 consulting.
Recruited an elite team of venture capitalists, raised $30M.
Built a team and grew his first company to $11M in 4 years.
Built a consortium of 12 organizations: 2 universities, 2 Government labs and 8 companies that won $25M in Government grants.
Financed and built a $35M not-for-profit State-funded technical institute.
Negotiated a leveraged buyout of a robot manufacturing company that sold $20M in orders.
Built a financial service business franchise in Ohio and Indiana.
Reorganized and grew a system integration company from $1M to $14M using team-based management principles.

Ron has received numerous awards, including: the William S. Wylie Gold Medal of Honor, American Welding Society, Miami FL; Indiana Growth 100 Entrepreneur - 4 years, Indiana University, Bloomington IN; SBA Small Business Person of the Year, Small Business Administration, Columbus OH; Patent Award, General Electric Co, Worthington OH