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Rich leads Charles River's Sensing, Perception, and Applied Robotics Division, which develops software and integrated systems for use in security and surveillance, automatic target recognition, robot localization, collision avoidance and navigation, multi-sensor fusion, and electronic warfare/signal processing. For over 25 years, Rich has successfully led programs for a wide range of both government and commercial customers, including various agencies within both DHS and DoD, as well as numerous international clients. His current product-area focus includes expanding the company’s offerings in video analytics and robotics/unmanned systems. Before joining Charles River, Rich served as Director of Custom Products at American Science and Engineering, where he led development of innovative X-ray based detection systems geared to combating terrorism and trade fraud. Earlier, he served as Director of Asia Pacific R&D for Comverse Network Systems, a global provider of enhanced telecommunications services platforms, and as Program Manager at GE Aerospace. Rich holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA in Entrepreneurship from Babson College.