Key Personnel

Pete Hartman
President
Education:
- BSEE, MIT, 1963
Experience:
- Retrotech, President, 2006
- Retrotech, Product Manager, ACTIV, 1991
- SPS/Hartman, Vice President, System Sales, 1986
- Allis Chalmers/Hartman, Vice President, System Sales, 1983
- Hartman Engineering, Software Engineer
Hobbies:
- Woodworking
- Construction

Steve Beyer
Director of Business Development
Education:
- BA, Political Science, Allegheny College
Experience:
- Executive Vice President & COO, Xactiv, Inc
- Vice President of Business Development & Director of Engineering, Applied
Mechanical Technologies - General Manager & other Management Positions, Engineering Software Services Firms
- MacNeal-Schwendler Corp., District Manager
- Structural Dynamics Research Corp., District Manager
- Rand Technologies, General Manager
- Regional Manager Field Operations, Schlumberger/Applicon
- Systems Engineer & Marketing Representative, IBM
Other Pursuits:
- Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, Rochester, NY
- Chapter President and Board Member, Product Development and management Association
- Board Member, Licensing Executive Society
Hobbies:
- Pittsburgh Steelers

Burke McCarthy
Director of Marketing
Education:
- MBA, Finance, Seton Hall University
- BS, Political Science, Stonehill College
Experience:
- President, Black Belt Marketing, 2003–2007
- Director, Pixography Business Development, Xerox Corporation, 2000–2003
- Eastman Kodak Company, 1980–1998
- Vice President, Professional Imaging, Los Angeles, 1992-1997
- Co-Author "Six Sigma for Marketing Processes" Prentice Hall
Other Pursuits:
- Director, Rochester–Waterford Sister Cities Charity Golf Tournament
Hobbies:
- Music
- History

Ray Grifa
Director of Operations
Education:
- Project Management Seminars, Rensselaer Polytechnic
- ACC Electronics and Computer Programming
- Bio/Chem track, St. John Fisher College
Experience:
- Retrotech
- Director, Software Systems Group, 1994
- Project Manager, 1990–1994
- Complex integrated systems projects
- Modernization projects
- Hartman Rack Products, Inc.
- Vice-President Programs, 1988–1990
- Project Manager, 1985–1990
- Rack system and associated structural components for automated systems
- Hartman Material Handlings Systems
- Sr. Project Manager, 1980–1985
- Turnkey AS/R Systems
- Modernization projects pioneering live system modernizations
- Supervisor, 1976–1980
- Kibbey Machine Company
- General Manager, 1973–1976
- Machine Designer / Project Manager, 1970–1973
- High capacity automated food processing equipment and lines for distribution centers

Geoff Hitchings
Director of Strategy
Education:
- MBA, Simon School, University of Rochester
- BS, Mechanical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology
Geoff Hitchings has held positions in Engineering, Quality, Project Management, and business consulting all focused on the automation industry since 1993.
Experience:
- CMS Consulting, Business Process/ERP consultant
- Hansford Automation, Quality/IT Manager
- ShowTech, Engineer

Teri L. Rhuma
Human Resources Manager
Education:
- BS, Organizational Management, Roberts Wesleyan College
- AAS coursework, Concentration in Human Resources Administration, Rochester Institute of Technology
- Management Process Certificate, Rochester Institute of Technology
Experience:
- Human Resources Manager, Terphane Inc., 1998 - 2011
- Industrial Relations Administrator, Hickey Freeman Company, 1993 - 1998
- Recruiter for two Contract employment firms, 1988 - 1993
Other:
- Licensed Notary Public for New York State

