Robert A. Bartolini - Board Member
Dr.
Robert A. Bartolini retired from the Sarnoff Corporation in 2005 after
40 years of service. He joined Sarnoff (formally RCA Laboratories) in
1966 and at the time of his retirement, was Senior Vice-President with
responsibility for Sarnoff’s Commercial and International Business
Operations (which included Sarnoff Europe, a subsidiary of Sarnoff
Corp.). Throughout his career at Sarnoff, he was involved with a variety
of programs in both R&D and innovative product development.
During
his R&D days, Dr. Bartolini made major technical contributions to
the field of optoelectronics including: Optical Memory Applications,
which included development of materials and systems for high density
data storage applications using semiconductor diode lasers and
Holography, which involved development of novel optical recording
materials for relief-phase and volume-phase holograms. In 1986, he was
the recipient of RCA's highest technical honor, the David Sarnoff Medal
for this body of work. Much of this work is now embodied in present day
products such as DVD’s, CD-ROM’s and smart credit cards.
From
1989 to 1998, he led Sarnoff’s semiconductor business and latter was
the Senior VP of Commercial Business Operations. He also served on the
Board of Directors of several Sarnoff spin-off ventures and wholly owned
subsidiaries. He presently continues on the Board of Directors of the
David Sarnoff Museum & Library Collection.
Dr.
Bartolini holds a BSEE from Villanova University, an MSEE from Case
Western Reserve University, and a Ph.D. from the University of
Pennsylvania. During his career, he has received numerous Professional
Honors and Awards; the most recent award, in 2002, was Villanova
University’s College of Engineering highest honor, the J. Stanley
Morehouse Memorial Award, for his many significant professional
achievements in technology development and business leadership. He has
also been granted 22 U.S. Patents, and published or presented over 100
technical papers. Dr. Bartolini is a Fellow of both Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the Optical Society of
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