Ronald F. Borelli
biography of Ronald F Borelli, inventor, investor and CEO
Ronald F. Borelli (May 26, 1936 – June 10, 2006) was an American Engineer, Inventor and Executive born in New Haven, Connecticut.
He is known for leading the Page Printing System program at Honeywell Information Systems, that produced one of the world's first high speed electro-static non-impact computer printers. During his time at Honeywell he authored 20 patents. He also led Aavid Thermal Technologies, during a period of dramatic growth in the 1990s.
Education
In 1955 Ronald graduated from Notre Dame High School in West Haven, Connecticut. He then served in the U.S. Army for two years, after which he attended Fairfield University, completing a Bachelor of Science degree in physics. He also attended Northeastern University where he completed a master's degree in electrical engineering in 1969.
Business life
Ronald started his career at Univac in Norwalk Connecticut as a Computer Peripheral Engineer.
Ronald joined Honeywell in 1962. He initially worked on card readers, card punches and high speed line printers.
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