Bob Shah is an entrepreneur and technologist with a vision for success and longevity. He has proved to be a product and profit oriented executive capable of effective interface at all levels. Bob brings high-tech industrial experience in management, research and development, product and process development, and engineering. He has expertise in micromachining and nano technologies; dispersion and manufacturing of nano powders of ceramics, fillers, and organic powders; thin and thick film coatings, printing and converting technology; and Development of various formulations based on polyurethane, polyester, epoxies, acrylics, and UV/EB resin systems for coatings, inks and paint systems. Additional areas of expertise include magnetic media; micro-abrasives and surface finishing technology; transdermal technology; collagen and food applications; and biopolymer applications in wound dressings, denture adhesive, stent grafts, and other medical devices.
At Insound Medical, Inc., Bob developed a biocompatible polyurethane foam for an extended-wear hearing aid device. At Syneon, an incubator company for Eoplex Technology, Inc. and Nellix, Inc., Bob was a key contributor to the successful transformation of two independent startup companies. Furthermore, at Eoplex Technology, he has been instrumental in developing UV radiation curable formulations and refining the high volume print-form (HVPF ) 3D printing process and other thermal processes for the high volume manufacturing of complex plastic, ceramic, or metal parts. Bob also has developed UV resistant and waterproof printing process for leather and other substrates. His experience in gravure, flexography, sreenprinting, and lithographic processes can produce high-resolution images for demanding applications in graphic, solar, medical and information storage industries.
Bob has had first hand experience in designing, commissioning, and managing an $18 million joint venture project encompassing two floppy disk coating plants with clean room operations (Xidex Magnetics in Sunnyvale, California and Teijin-Memorex in Mihara, Japan). Under his leadership as Director of R&D and Engineering at Xidex, floppy disk business reached a $200 million high in eight years. He supported high volume manufacturing (close to 2 million floppies/day), and successfully developed a coated micro finishing tape product that saved $2 million for Xidex. He also developed automated linear burnishing, disk assembly, and certification processes which reduced significant production costs and improved yield. Bob also was involved in designing and commissioning of solvent vapor recovery system (40 thousand gallon capacity per month) for Ampex and Capital Record Inc. He can offer creative solutions for high volume manufacturing consumer products including plastic parts and components.
Bob holds a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology, a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Polytechnic University of Brooklyn, and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Physics from the University of Bombay.
