Robert Schumann

Background

About Robert Schumann

I consistently find myself drawn to the challenges of bringing new technologies and companies to life. Over the course of my 30+ year career I have had the opportunity to contribute both as a dedicated technologist as well as an entrepreneur and business leader. My strong technology background enables me to effectively bridge these two diverse cultures. I am highly adept at rapid situation analysis, identifying strengths/weaknesses in a company’s product and technology roadmaps, assessing the leadership team, and making the necessary changes to successfully move the organization forward. I have successfully taken dozens of products/projects from earliest concept stage through production and market rollout, in the process generating 15+ patents. I have raised both debt and equity capital, as well as high risk development funds through government grants. My experiences span many different technologies and markets including: consumer electronics, digital security, process automation, networking, enterprise software, web 2.0 applications, large scale retail, big data, consumer audio/video and entertainment. As a technology lead I have developed and implemented a broad range of technologies for two highly visible consumer brands. At Circuit City I was deeply involved in the development and rollout of systems across the enterprise including local and wide-area networking, point-of-sale computers, warehouse automation, call center integration, home security services, customer help line technologies and training systems. At Digital Video Express (DIVX) I lead the architecture of all aspects of this complete home video viewing system, including security subsystem, integration into DVD players, networking, back end databases, customer service applications, DVD production technologies, Java STB integration, and movie user interface authoring system.