Robert Oberle, Ph.D.

CTO and Founder

Dr. Robert Oberle founded RCD Technology in 2000 and presently serves as Chief Technology Officer and as a member of its Board of Directors. Dr. Oberle is responsible for the design and development of RCD’s products and processes to meet the needs of its diverse customer base. He holds five issued US patents and numerous foreign patents as well as numerous patents pending in the US and internationally. Dr. Oberle has spoken at numerous conferences on the subject of RFID tag fabrication and assembly. Prior to founding RCD Technology, Dr. Oberle held positions in Marketing and Product Development with Engelhard Corporation, now part of BASF GmbH, and Research and Development at Enthone Corporation, a subsidiary of Cookson Electronics.

Bob holds a Ph. D. and MS in Materials Science from The Johns Hopkins University and a BS in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RF engineering is a complex science.  RCD has built a complete set of tools for the  research, development, design and prototyping of RFID tags.   We consistently get prototypes to our customers faster than anyone else in the marketplace, at costs that are remarkably low.

Sandra Garby

Vice President,  Product Management and Founder

Ms. Sandra Garby is responsible for product management and marketing at RCD. In addition, she closely supports our manufacturing operation with process her extensive process knowledge and troubleshooting skills. Finally, Sandra oversees the RCD Quality system, and is responsible for the firm’s certification to ISO 9001.

For over 20 years she has been directly involved in electronic materials development focusing on metallization, sensors and film development. Prior to joining RCD Technology, she spent 6 years at Engelhard Corporation as Business Manager responsible for automotive glass, industrial, component and sensor product lines, which resulted in 177% sales growth in two years.

Ms. Garby has earned her MBA from LaSalle University and holds a B.S. in Ceramic Engineering from Alfred University.

RCD’s products are matched to the needs of the customer.  Our focus is on the application, and ensuring the RF performance and packaging meet the requirements of the application.  When RCD solves the tag problem, you can be sure the product meets the needs better than anything else in the marketplace.

Ken Horton

Chief Operating Officer

Ken Horton is a veteran of nearly 25 years of hands on experience in operating positions. In his most recent role, as VP of Operations at Cerionx, Ken led a team of engineers and scientists which developed the first low temperature, atmospheric plasma cleaning system for deployment in drug development laboratories. Ken’s team developed this groundbreaking technology from concept to full commercial deployment in a two year period, amassing several patents in the process.

At his prior assignment, as the VP of Operations at Mattson Technologies Wet Process Division, Ken’s accomplishments included cost, cycle time and inventory reduction, on time shipment and quality improvement, design for manufacturing, lean process implementation and domestic and international outsourcing. In addition, Ken has had broad management experience, and brings a well rounded vision to the operations management role. Ken served as VP of Marketing at Quad Systems, CEO and Pneumatics and Hydraulics and VP of Operations at Great Valley Products and Quadrant International. Ken has helped to lead several organizations through major transitions, including mergers, acquisitions, IPO’s and a profitable liquidation in both domestic and international settings.

Ken has an Engineering Sciences degree from Dartmouth College, an MBA from Stanford University, and is a graduate of General Electric’s two year Manufacturing Management Program.

RFID use is spreading to more and more environments where it provides a great ROI by speeding transactions, enhancing security and eliminating errors.  As its use spreads to new environments, customers need help in understanding its virtues and avoiding its pitfalls.  RCD can provide the experience these customers need to ensure they get the right RFID tag.

Philip Koppenhofer

Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Phil Koppenhofer is responsible for driving sales initiatives, overseeing customer and partner relationships and managing the marketing strategy for RCD Technology.  Phil brings with him more than 20-years of technical knowledge, industrial product sales expertise, manufacturing relationships and marketing experience.

Prior to joining RCD, Phil owned and managed Pennswood Partners, a premier sales and marketing consulting firm. As the founding principal partner, Phil developed and implemented sales and marketing programs for clients in a broad range of manufacturing and high tech industries.  Throughout the 1990’s Phil held various technical engineering, product marketing, sales and management positions until he was the Director and General Manager for the Wet Products Division of Mattson Technology, a major semiconductor equipment manufacturer.

Phil graduated from Lehigh University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (emphasis in Manufacturing Technology) with a minor in Economics.  He also has an MBA from Lehigh’s College of Business and Economics.

It’s clear the RFID industry is in the midst of an exciting growth period. RCD is uniquely positioned as an innovative RFID tag partner to help customers take advantage of RFID technology.