Austin, Texas - United States
IndustryPayments
Bio
Robert Lee is a career entrepreneur and startup addict currently involved in a stealth payments project launch. Previously, Lee was the founder and CEO of UTM Systems Corp., the first - and still the only NACHA certified - company to successfully enable online PIN-based debit transactions within the US debit networks! Lee is an entrepreneur whose diverse background encompasses computer programming and hardware design, marketing consulting, advertising and electronic payment systems. As the founder and chief strategist behind successful businesses in both the U.S. and Canada, Lee and his companies have received national media exposure that included coverage in the New York Times and the front page of PC Week (now eWeek). Having witnessed firsthand the remarkable transformation of technology over the past 30+ years, Lee is known for his unique ability to put high-tech concepts into application. During his professional career, he has founded and built a number of successful businesses in the United States and Canada. In 1983, Lee began his technology career when he founded SpectraFAX Corp., a manufacturer and marketer of color image processing products for office automation, computer graphics and desktop publishing applications. SpectraFAX digital scanners were designed to convert color or black-and-white photographic images and text into a digital format that could be stored on a personal computer. While at SpectraFAX, Lee also invented and developed the first PC-based facsimile modem. The FAXcard consisted of a PC-based board and software that allowed PCs to send scanned images and text to Group III facsimile machines, as well as to receive transmissions from fax machines for storage, display and printing. Lee used the prototype of the FAXcard to initiate joint venture development contracts with Panasonic and Intel. Specialties: Product design & development, marketing strategy & positioning, advertising, user interfaces, project management. Mentor to young entrepreneurs and startups.
I am good at
Creative hardware product design and development.
Skills and Expertise
product development UI strategy marketing