A light lunch will be provided when the workshop begins.

Dr. Ron Lasser brings over thirty years of industrial experience and practical engineering knowledge to the classroom, student projects, research, and corporate ecosystems. His approach is to inspire and apply critical thinking to real-life problems, then look toward innovation and technology to provide a solution.

His creativity, high energy level and passion have yielded an impressive track record. Ron has worked with U.S. and international companies on product realization, innovation and technology, product definition, product portfolio management, and trouble-shooting.  Ron has improved time-to-profit for small entrepreneurial companies to billion dollar international corporations to achieve bottom line results.

Ron started his career in telecommunications and computers developing Unix and MS DOS-based systems and networks for AT&T Bell Laboratories. He worked at DuPont in their Electronic Prepress business developing scanners, document processing, and color imaging products. Ron was the director of engineering at General Scanning responsible for medical imaging and printing technologies and helped take the company public.

Ron is a Professor of the Practice at Tufts University in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. He has taught courses in Engineering Entrepreneurship, Linear Systems Theory, Senior Design Project, Junior Design, Electrical Systems, and Societal Aspects of Design. Ron is a technology and management advisor for international companies in the area of strategic technology and product portfolio. He received the Seymour Simches Award for Distinguished Teaching and Advising in 2023 and the SOE Faculty Graduate Teaching and Mentoring Award, 2022. He has received the Henry and Madeline Fischer Award for Teaching Excellence seven times in 2017 through 2022, and 2009. Members of each graduating class since 2003 have presented him with the Student Impact Award for being an individual who most influence their learning and intellectual development. He has developed two courses in design as part of the Tufts Innovates! grant program. He is a mentor at EForAll in Lowell, accelerating economic and social impact through entrepreneurship in mid-sized cities.

Ron has a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University and holds Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in mechanical engineering, also from Carnegie-Mellon University. He has completed the executive education Strategic Marketing Management program at the Harvard Business School.

His research interests include digital image processing and animation, innovation, product portfolio design and dynamics, and structuring organizational ecosystems for success.

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