Robert I. Rhoads Jr. Executive Vice President

Robert I. Rhoads, Jr. is Executive Vice President of Precision Medical Products, Inc. which he co-founded in August 1997 and is part-owner. Previously, he was Vice President, Manufacturing and Human Resources of Precision Medical Products, Inc. Prior to that, he was manufacturing manager of Arrow Precision Products, Inc., a 1985 spin off company of Arrow International, Inc. (Arrow International, Inc. was founded in 1975 by a group of local Reading businessmen through the acquisition of the Arrow Products Division of Rockwell International). Mr. Rhoads had also previously been industrial/manufacturing engineer for Arrow Precision Products, Inc.

He earned his Bachelor of Science degree at Drexel University, Philadelphia in 1990 with a major in commerce and engineering sciences and dual concentration in operations management and human resources management. He gained significant training experience while in 1993 participating in Leadership Berks, which is a Berks County Chamber of Commerce Community Leadership Development Program. He went on to earn his Masters in Business Administration from Drexel in 1993 with a concentration in operating and production systems.

Mr. Rhoads is an active member of the community, participating in a variety of different organizations. He serves on the Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board and the Mid-Atlantic Mechatronics Advisory Council. He is a former school director, where he continues to serve as treasurer at Governor Mifflin School District located in Shillington, Pa. He is the past-chairman of Threshold Rehabilitation Services located in Reading, Pa. Mr. Rhoads is also past chairman of the Cocalico Consortium, a group of local business people, serving the East Cocalico Township, Pa. area. He is also a former Board Member of the Beacon House in Reading, Pa.