Recommendations
Robert Labardee, PMP
Senior Program Manager at Digital Signal Corporation
I had the pleasure of working with Bob as product/program managers where we brought very complex 3D facial recognition products to market. I was impressed by how quickly Bob was able to get up to speed on the technology and establish his voice and influence within the product development team; no doubt a testament to his technical chops. Bob also served on and led various engineering and software development teams with consistently excellent results. Bob was also instrumental in maturing our products and product development processes.
Bob has consistently shown an ability to think both inside and outside of the box. More importantly, he was always supportive of our colleagues and customers, even when the workload was overwhelming to others. Bob's ability to keep a cool head under and make sound decisions under pressure made him a reliable decision maker as well as a great arbiter of diverse opinions and strong personalities. I also believe that Bob's high level of energy/enthusiasm and can-do attitude positively inspired the team and contributed to a fun fast-paced environment.
Bob and I spent a lot of time spearheading product development initiatives within the company in addition to performing our Product Management duties. Bob and I also worked together on several high-visibility/high-pressure international technology projects, which is were I really got to know Bob and gain an appreciation for his leadership abilities and vast knowledge. It's refreshing to work with someone as experienced as Bob who will not hesitate to roll up his sleeves and lead by example.
In summary, Bob is a top-notch product development leader, technologically astute, and a wise businessperson who’d made a tremendous addition to any product development team.
Senior Program Manager at Digital Signal Corporation
I had the pleasure of working with Bob as product/program managers where we brought very complex 3D facial recognition products to market. I was impressed by how quickly Bob was able to get up to speed on the technology and establish his voice and influence within the product development team; no doubt a testament to his technical chops. Bob also served on and led various engineering and software development teams with consistently excellent results. Bob was also instrumental in maturing our products and product development processes.
Bob has consistently shown an ability to think both inside and outside of the box. More importantly, he was always supportive of our colleagues and customers, even when the workload was overwhelming to others. Bob's ability to keep a cool head under and make sound decisions under pressure made him a reliable decision maker as well as a great arbiter of diverse opinions and strong personalities. I also believe that Bob's high level of energy/enthusiasm and can-do attitude positively inspired the team and contributed to a fun fast-paced environment.
Bob and I spent a lot of time spearheading product development initiatives within the company in addition to performing our Product Management duties. Bob and I also worked together on several high-visibility/high-pressure international technology projects, which is were I really got to know Bob and gain an appreciation for his leadership abilities and vast knowledge. It's refreshing to work with someone as experienced as Bob who will not hesitate to roll up his sleeves and lead by example.
In summary, Bob is a top-notch product development leader, technologically astute, and a wise businessperson who’d made a tremendous addition to any product development team.
Robert Horton, Director of Marketing & Communications at MorphoTrak
In 2011, I worked with Bob while he served in both Product Management and Mechanical Design Engineering roles within my department. Bob displayed a high level of productivity and creativity while providing Product Management leadership & Design Engineering for numerous biometric technology based products. His engineering contributions included the design of a cost reduced booking station cabinet, a FIPS-201 compliant access control terminal, a swivel desk mount for access control terminals, and a portable illumination system for the acquisition of latent fingerprint images.
In the product management domain, Bob managed product development of a sex offender registration update system and also initiated the consolidation of multiple manufacturing lines to a single location to reduce costs and improve customer support. Bob produces a high volume of technical work while maintaining high standards for quality and accuracy.
Bob takes the initiative to go beyond the expected parameters of his job as seen by his design engineering skills. He possesses both "hands-on" and "can do" attitudes, and skill set enables him to interact effectively with staff at all levels. Bob is well organized and keeps track of the details necessary to coordinate product development and management activities.
I am confident that Bob has the intelligence, creativity, and work ethic, to add value wherever he works.
In 2011, I worked with Bob while he served in both Product Management and Mechanical Design Engineering roles within my department. Bob displayed a high level of productivity and creativity while providing Product Management leadership & Design Engineering for numerous biometric technology based products. His engineering contributions included the design of a cost reduced booking station cabinet, a FIPS-201 compliant access control terminal, a swivel desk mount for access control terminals, and a portable illumination system for the acquisition of latent fingerprint images.
In the product management domain, Bob managed product development of a sex offender registration update system and also initiated the consolidation of multiple manufacturing lines to a single location to reduce costs and improve customer support. Bob produces a high volume of technical work while maintaining high standards for quality and accuracy.
Bob takes the initiative to go beyond the expected parameters of his job as seen by his design engineering skills. He possesses both "hands-on" and "can do" attitudes, and skill set enables him to interact effectively with staff at all levels. Bob is well organized and keeps track of the details necessary to coordinate product development and management activities.
I am confident that Bob has the intelligence, creativity, and work ethic, to add value wherever he works.
Frank Olea, CEO, Olea Kiosks Inc.
I got to know Bob over approximately 1 year of developing the Morpho Livescan stations for MorphoTrak. In that time working with Bob I can say that he was always professional and worked hard to make sure that my team hit it's deadlines. Like any project my company and Bob both were thrown some curve balls that had us scrambling to change direction. Bob helped both of our teams to achieve the final goal. Anyone looking to hire or work with Bob would be getting someone that has a wealth of experience, professionalism and a drive to get projects done right, and on time. I'd highly recommend him
I got to know Bob over approximately 1 year of developing the Morpho Livescan stations for MorphoTrak. In that time working with Bob I can say that he was always professional and worked hard to make sure that my team hit it's deadlines. Like any project my company and Bob both were thrown some curve balls that had us scrambling to change direction. Bob helped both of our teams to achieve the final goal. Anyone looking to hire or work with Bob would be getting someone that has a wealth of experience, professionalism and a drive to get projects done right, and on time. I'd highly recommend him
Bob Fontana
Codebench, Inc. CEO Retired
I had the pleasure of working with Bob for a 2-year period in 2009 and 2010 when MorphoTrak developed an XML-RPC implementation of RSA/ECDSA signature verification for smart card authentication. Bob understands the business side of managing a team of developers but likes to get his hands dirty working out the details. I enjoyed the time he and I spent on the phone, nights and weekends, working through some of the tough problems that had to be solved for a successful integration of our technologies.
Bob has excellent communications skills and is a great listener. He always ensures that he has a good understanding of the technical aspects of the problem at hand, and plays them back to so we both know we're on the same page. Once that's done, Bob is good at breaking a problem down and getting it into a diagram that everyone can understand.
Hopefully, we'll be able to work together on some future project somewhere.
Codebench, Inc. CEO Retired
I had the pleasure of working with Bob for a 2-year period in 2009 and 2010 when MorphoTrak developed an XML-RPC implementation of RSA/ECDSA signature verification for smart card authentication. Bob understands the business side of managing a team of developers but likes to get his hands dirty working out the details. I enjoyed the time he and I spent on the phone, nights and weekends, working through some of the tough problems that had to be solved for a successful integration of our technologies.
Bob has excellent communications skills and is a great listener. He always ensures that he has a good understanding of the technical aspects of the problem at hand, and plays them back to so we both know we're on the same page. Once that's done, Bob is good at breaking a problem down and getting it into a diagram that everyone can understand.
Hopefully, we'll be able to work together on some future project somewhere.
John Murkowski
Principal, Pensar Development Inc.
Bob is a talented product manager; his ability to jump right into the technical details is well balanced with his ability to still see the big picture. Both his experience and his passion have been a tremendous asset to the entire team on every project we have worked on.
Principal, Pensar Development Inc.
Bob is a talented product manager; his ability to jump right into the technical details is well balanced with his ability to still see the big picture. Both his experience and his passion have been a tremendous asset to the entire team on every project we have worked on.