DR. PIER A. ABETTI. University of Pisa, Italy Dr. Industrial Engineering 1945 Illinois Institute of Technology M.S. EE 1948 Ph. D.

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1 DR. PIER A. ABETTI Office: Lally Schl f Management and Technlgy Hme: 1026 Mhegan Rad Rensselaer Plytechnic Institute Schenectady, NY Try, New Yrk (518) (518) PERSONAL Brn in Flrence, Italy 2/7/21 Mved t U.S. in 1946, U.S. citizen since 1951 Married, 2 children Health: Excellent EDUCATION University f Pisa, Italy Dr. Industrial Engineering 1945 Illinis Institute f Technlgy M.S. EE 1948 Ph. D. EE 1952 EXPERIENCE SUMMARY 32 years with General Electric 2 years with Univac 26 years with Rensselaer Plytechnic Institute 1. Brad Internatinal Management Perspective Has held brad range f managerial psitins demanding skills in planning, integratin and prject management in U.S., Eurpe, Middle East and Japan. Languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian Current Wrking Knwledge: Dutch, Japanese, Russian, Finnish 2. Business (P&L) and Prject Management Experience 2.1 Manager- Prject EHV, $10M cperative effrt f GE, 10 ther cmpanies and ne utility. 2.2 Manager- Electrical and Infrmatin Engineering Labratries, Advance Technlgy Services, GE with 240 emplyees (140 prfessinals). 2.3 Assistant Managing Directr fr Eurpe, Africa and Middle East Univac ($55M sales, $5M prfit). P. Abetti Resume f 7

2 2.4 Manager- Data Cmmunicatins Prduct Sectin, GE Infrmatin Systems Equipment Divisin (P&L respnsibility). 2.5 Manager- Private Telephne Systems Prduct Sectin, GE Cmmunicatins Systems Divisin (P&L respnsibility). 2.6 Manager- Large Cmputer Systems, Bull-General Electric and Olivetti-General Electric (Marketing, Sales, Services, Applicatins). 3. Strategic Planning Accmplishments 3.1 Preparatin f cmprehensive Strategic Plans fr GE in Eurpe and Africa/Middle East ($3 Billin sales frm 42 strategic business units). 3.2 Integratin f GE activities in these tw areas. 3.3 Develpment f Jint Ventures in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Prtugal and Japan. 3.4 Cmplete renvatin f ld factries and cnstructin f new factries in Spain and Prtugal. 4. High Technlgy Business Scpe 4.1 Infrmatin and cmmunicatin systems and prducts. 4.2 Pwer generatin and delivery, apparatus service. 4.3 Industrial systems and prducts. 4.4 Medical electrnics. 4.5 R&D Management, Innvatin Management, Technlgy Assessment 4.6 Technlgical Entrepreneurship and Infrastructure 5. Recgnized Achievements in Technlgical Innvatin and Technlgical Entrepreneurship 5.1 Inventin f the electrmagnetic mdel (GE Cffin Award, Internatinal Prize Mntefire). 5.2 Develpment and implementatin f first cmputer methd fr the design f pwer transfrmers. 5.3 Cnceptin, cnstructin and management f Prject EHV, wrld s highest vltage transmissin line. P. Abetti Resume f 7

3 5.4 Develpment and market intrductin f Datanet 500, GE s cmmunicatin cmputer. 5.5 Develpment f RPI Incubatr Prgram and Rensselaer Technlgy Park and mentr t high-technlgy new ventures. 5.6 Mentr t funders f MapInf Cmpany, sld t Pitney-Bwes in April 2007 fr $408 millin. 5.7 Assisted in startup f tw New Business Incubatrs in Ukraine, 3 in Finland, 1 in Chile, 1 in France, 3 in Indnesia, 2 in Mexic 6. Academic Experience 6.1 Part Time Illinis Institute f Technlgy Instructr in Scientific German and Intermediate French Rensselaer Plytechnic Institute Adjunct Prfessr in Pwer Systems Stability Massachusetts Institute f Technlgy Nn-Resident Instructr in Advanced Calculus M.S. Thesis Supervisr Berkshire Cmmunity Cllege Instructr in Elementary and Intermediate French 6.2 Full - Time Full Prfessr since Management f Technlgy and Entrepreneurship, Schl f Management, Rensselaer Plytechnic Institute (Cncentratins in the Management f Technlgy and Technlgical Entrepreneurship.) (Title changed t Clinical Prfessr in 1996, with n change in duties) Als taught New Venture Creatin, Industrial Marketing, R&D Management, High-Tech Marketing Seminar Directr, Center fr Entrepreneurship f New Technlgical Ventures, Manager- Technical Liaisn, Rensselaer Technlgy Park. ( ) Visiting Prfessr, University f Technlgy f Cmpiègne, France, January-August 1988, March-August 1990 and Summer 1992 P. Abetti Resume f 7

4 6.2.6 Visiting Prfessr, Internatinal University f Japan, Fall 1991 and Fall Visiting Researcher, Institute fr Electrical Investigatins, Cuernavaca, Mexic, January and February Prject Manager, Pauline U. Bruggeman Fund fr Entrepreneurship in Ukraine, 1991 t Visiting Prfessr, University f Stellenbsch, Suth Africa, Visiting Prfessr, Helsinki Schl f Ecnmics, Finland, 1994 t date Visiting Prfessr, Swedish Schl f Ecnmics, Helsinki, Finland, Lecturer, Grdn Institute f Tufts University, Bstn, Lecturer, Krean Advanced Institute f Science and Technlgy (KAIST), Visiting Prfessr, Help Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2002 and Visiting Prfessr, Queensland University f Technlgy, Australia, 2001 t Visiting Prfessr, Natinal Cllege f Ireland, 1995 t Visiting Prfessr, Duxx Graduate Schl f Business, Mexic, Lecturer, Technical University f Denmark, Lecturer, IPADE and Pan American University, Mexic, Visiting Prfessr, Institute f High Cmmercial Studies, Tunisia, 2004 t Visiting Prfessr, Mediterranean Schl f Business, Tunisia, 2006 PUBLICATIONS 50 technical papers in 5 languages, 30 ther papers. 94 management papers (see attached list). Bk Linking Technlgy and Business Strategy New Yrk, NY: P. Abetti Resume f 7

5 American Management Assciatin, (translated in Spanish and Chinese) Bk Defense Industries in Latin American Cuntries (with Jsé O. Maldifassi, 1994) Westprt, CT: Praeger, PROFESSIONAL Fellw, IEEE Frmer Member, IEEE Awards Bard. Frmer Chairman, IEEE Schlarship Cmmittee. Member IEEE Vlta Schlarship Cmmittees. Registered Prfessinal Engineer, Massachusetts. Cffin Award (GE). ETA KAPPA NU Recgnitin Award t Outstanding Yung American Electrical Engineer. Hnrary Member, Italian Sciety fr Advancement f Science. Internatinal Prize Mntefire (Belgium). Kauffman Fundatin Award- as Outstanding University Educatr in Entrepreneurship. Listed in American Men f Science, Leaders in American Science, Blue Bk f Awards, Marquis Wh s Wh in America, Wh s Wh in the East, Wh s Wh in Business and Finance, Wh s Wh in Educatin, Wh s Wh in Engineering. Cnsultant t majr cmpanies wrldwide, fr instance: Pacific Gas and Electric, San Francisc Cmisiòn Federal de Electricidad, Mexic City Industrias Resistl, Mexic City Ansald S.P.A., and Ansald Industrie, Genva, Italy ENIMONT, Milan, Italy P. Abetti Resume f 7

6 Olivetti, Lndn and Ivrea, Italy Tshiba, Tky, Japan United Natins Develpment Prgramme (Mexic, China, Krea, Pland, Indnesia) Internatinal Atmic Energy Cmmissin (Chile) Organizatin f American Sates (Venezuela) Training and Emplyment Center, Finland U.S. Department f Cmmerce (Tunisia) Geschka and Partners, R&D Managers Assciatin (Germany) HISTORY t date Prfessr and Clinical Prfessr Management f Technlgy and Entrepreneurship Lally Schl f Management and Technlgy Rensselaer Plytechnic Institute Try, NY Directr Center fr Entrepreneurship f New Technlgical Ventures Rensselaer Plytechnic Institute Try, NY Cnsultant Research and Develpment GE Technical Systems and Materials Sectr & R&D Center Schenectady, NY Manager Eurpe Strategic Planning Operatin GE Eurpe Area Divisin Brussels, Belgium Acting Manager Africa & Middle East Strategic Planning Operatin GE Africa/Middle East Divisin Lndn, England P. Abetti Resume f 7

7 Manager Private Telephne Systems Prduct Sectin GE Cmmunicatins Systems Business Divisin Lynchburg, Virginia Manager Business and Strategic Planning GE Infrmatin Systems Phenix, Arizna Manager Data Cmmunicatins Prject GE Infrmatin Systems Phenix, Arizna Manager Large Cmputer Systems Bull-General Electric, Paris and Olivetti-General Electric, Milan, Italy Assistant Managing Directr Sperry Rand-Univac Lausanne, Switzerland Manager Electrical & Infrmatin Labratry GE Advance Technlgy Services Schenectady, NY Manager Prject Extra-High-Vltage (EHV) GE Pwer Transfrmer Department Pittsfield, MA Manager Operatins Integratin and Prgramming Study GE Pwer Transfrmer Department Pittsfield, MA Advance Develpment Engineer GE Pwer Transfrmer Department Pittsfield, MA Develpment Engineer Italian State Railways Flrence, Italy P. Abetti Resume f 7

Professional Experience

Professional Experience Prfessinal Experience Raymnd J. Higbea, PhD, FACHE 1414 Frrester, SE Grand Rapids, Michigan 49508 RHigbea@sbcglbal.net Grand Valley State University Cllege f Cmmunity and Public Service Schl f Public,