ROBERT GOLD - INNOVATION INSTRUCTOR & CONSULTANT Past projects and client case descriptions
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CONSULTING: Chandler Partners International Ltd & CyberKnight International
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LECTURING & PUBLICATION: Course for University of Texas
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AWARDS: “Creativity In America”
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CLIENT TESTMONIALS
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Rob’s Innovation Wave™ series presents his original concepts and systems about Innovation and how it can change the future direction of any product, service or company. His effort’s created the unique Innovation WAVE tm series of Innovation, Creativity and New Product Development. WORKSHOP1: CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION WORKSHOP3: INNOVATION AND NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING (PART 1) TRAINING
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I3: The Art and Science of Brain Storming: Harnessing Innovation, Imagination and Ingenuity
Developing a Corporate Culture of Innovation “3P” Psychology™ of the Innovator's Life: Knowing the Path and Walking the Path
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Innovation Specification Checklist: Creating the Parameters of the Product, Project and Innovation Design Specification Checklist (DSC) Basic Idea Research Direction (BIRD) Checklist The Right Questions To Ask
Review of Exercise results from I3
WORKSHOP2: INNOVATION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TRAINING
WORKSHOP4: INNOVATION AND NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING (PART 2)
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Keeping Your Secrets Secret: Non-Disclosure, NonCompete &Non-Circumvent Agreements Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights: What Protects What, Obtaining Them, Their Uses and Limits Creating an Intellectual Property (IP) Program for Your Company The US Provisional Patent Application (US PPA): Why and how of applying for a US PPA The Patent Attorney Checklist™: Interviewing and Hiring a Good Patent Attorney
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M.A.P.S. and the D/O List ™: Dealing with Dangers & Opportunities in Project Management Dog & Pony Show Checklist (DAPS) Invention Artwork: Working with Industrial Designers, Patent Darftsmen and Graphic Artists Prototypes: Creating them, Using them and Sourcing their fabricators Working With Prototype Shops: Talking the language of Prototypes Focus Groups and Surveys: Getting Customer Feedback into your design concepts Field Testing: What, When, How and Why
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Innovation and New Product Development Consultant
CEO and Main Innovation Consultant
• As a consultant Rob served as Director of Innovation and New Product Development for Chandler Partners International Ltd (CPI). During his time there he was responsible for the ideation and development of new technology including three key projects:
• From 1994 to 2011 Rob was the CEO and main Innovation Consultant of CyberKnight International.
• New technology for fighting High Rise Office Fires and Forest Fires; • A new "Anti-Home Invasion" Security Systems with uses in corporate, governmental and security applications; and
• Radical new Virtual Reality Motion Rides that creates the next generation in "Personal Flight" simulations.
• From 1999-2001 Rob was the primary Innovation Consultant to Rayovac Corporation (Madison, WI), a Fortune 500 company. Rob’s other clients included IBM, Rubbermaid and Springs Window fashions. • He also continued to function as a product ideation and prototype specialist working on unique counter-terrorist devices and systems for clients including military and civilian agencies of several governments around the world.
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Rob’s innovation lecturing background started in 1990 when he taught a 3 year course on Innovation and Invention at the University of Texas, Austin. Course: “Practical Inventing Workshop” • The course, entitled “Practical Inventing Workshop”, was heavily attended at the University, with some semesters having standing room only crowds in the lecture hall. Textbook: “IDEAS EQUAL INCOME” • Rob wrote a 300 page textbook entitled “IDEAS EQUAL INCOME” as the course guide. The course guide was purchased by the publisher Prentice Hall (the textbook division of Simon & Schuster – the world’s largest publisher) and published nationally in the USA in 1995 under the title “EUREKA: The Entrepreneurial Inventors Guide To Protecting, Promoting and Profiting From Your Ideas”. The book sold out and was republished in 1996. 7
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Rob used the multimedia rights to his book’s materials and created “THE IDEA ENGINE” the world’s 1st interactive Idea development system on CD-ROM. “Inventor’s Digest” Cover Story THE IDEA ENGINE landed him a feature article and the cover of the national magazine INVENTORS Digest. The Idea Engine is used as part of the Bachelor of Science degree program at several nationally known universities.
“Creativity In America” Awards In 1995, during its first month on the market, THE IDEA ENGINE won two top awards at “Creativity In America” a national Conference co-sponsored by the US Patent and Trademark Office and Universal Studios in California.
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Since I first met you in response to Cyberknight marketing efforts six years ago, I have become familiar with, and intrigued by, the creativity and resources you bring to the table, as well as the potential synergy between us. My career similar to yours has always revolved around launching successful new products in the consumer, industrial and government domains. I am optimistic that the new product concepts, developed by you and under consideration by Rayovac, may offer our end users timely innovation and significant value. As you know, we are currently engaged in consumer stimulus research with yours and several other product concepts. Results will be forthcoming. Rob, I want you to know that I find you to be a wealth of innovation and ideas as well as an expert in the art and science of new product development. You possess the unique ability to define and analyze a market’s needs, isolate the problems and extrapolate product concepts with address the needs in that particular industry. Clearly this only comes from the type of experience and career path you have engaged in over the past 25 years. Lastly, I wanted to comment on your honest and straightforward approach in our business dealings. It has been refreshing to say the least.
ď Ž Bruce Winkler| Innovation Programs Director of Rayovac Corporation
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I have known Robert Gold for the last eight years. After twenty plus years in high end financial services for major companies, I believe I have enough experience investigating good investments, and insight into the way people work, to know where money, especially my own, should be invested. I have invested in three of Rob’s invention based companies and all are progressing towards the goals he has set out for them. I know him to be a businessman of integrity and he has worked tirelessly on projects in which we are involved. I believe that Rob is an exceptionally capable project manager and can take any project in which he is involved to its best possible outcome. Rob’s creative talents are, in my opinion, second to none. He has shown me on numerous occasions that he can think “outside the box” to solve problems in both technology and project management.
I have also engaged Rob in a number of one-off projects for some of my other companies, including a firearms manufacturing, and tool design business, with great success. I am especially pleased with the added value of his Provisional Patent capabilities and his ability to work well with our IP attorneys on the final patents, both saving us money and creating significant protections in many cases beyond what our attorney could do. Rob’s intellect and capabilities only slightly exceed his enthusiasm.
Stig Rahm | CFP, First Vice President of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Department
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“I have known Mr. Gold since taking on my position as the Manager of the AZ TechCelerator in Surprise, Arizona, USA. Mr. Gold and I have had the chance to discuss his views and suggestions about the AZ TechCelerator's operations, goals and future plans. He has made many valuable suggestions for aggressive tactics to bring new and innovative companies to our incubator. He has also created new concepts for services that could be offered by our facility which could increase the involvement of both industry and the community in the AZ TechCelerator. Mr. Gold's background speaks for itself about his ability to recognize valuable technological breakthroughs and the opportunities they present. During the time I have known Mr. Gold I have observed that he has the ability to easily interface with people at all levels of business and government. ln just the last year, Mr. Gold has twice been on the front page of our local newspaper, The Surprise Republic, in connection with the AZ TechCelerator. I believe that Mr. Gold's project management skills and his ability to multi-task in both technological and business environment would be an asset to any incubator organization.”
Julie Neal | manager of AZ TechCelerator
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“I have worked closely with Rob for approximately two years on a variety of new product development campaigns. Rob is an extremely creative individual and excels at innovating solutions to real-world problems which create and capture economic value. He is skilled at determining capability gaps, evaluating market trends and performing technology assessments. These skills allow him to develop design concepts that meet verifiable consumer needs. Ultimately, his systematic needs-based approach to innovation captures legitimate value for the company in the shortest timeframe imaginable. Rob also possesses exemplary project management and interpersonal skills. In fact, his business acumen distinguishes him from inventors with a pure technical mindset. Rob understands that the ultimate goal is to generate economic value, and this is evident in every aspect of his daily business. He works with efficiency, efficacy and a relentless motivation to succeed. His positive attitude and optimistic outlook are extremely beneficial to a development team. He provides a spark of energy that seems to make everyone around him more productive. Rob also possesses an uncanny ability to manage and mitigate programmatic risks. For these reasons, I highly recommend Rob to corporations looking to develop new products.”
Brad Nuttall | Director of New Product Development of Engineering Sciences Analysis Corporation
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