Management
RD Engineering and Manufacturing
History
RDE was founded in 1986 by Bob Doherty with a contract from United Electric Control to cast thermal compensation rods using RTV. For many years the company focused on molding, casting parts from urethanes, RTV's and thermoset epoxies. From the potting work that was being done on some cable assembly contracts in the early 90's, RDE bid and won a contract to fabricate a series of cable assemblies and the die was cast for its future. From its humble beginnings in a cellar, it has grown to one of the premier cable assembly houses in New England.
President
Bob Doherty
Bob has 40+ years of Engineering, Manufacturing and Managerial experience.
He started his career in the industrial ultrasonics field working in the transducer test department calculating tuning networks and participating in the automated test development project. He rapidly advanced to the application team, helping researchers and the sales group to understand the best ultrasonic method for any given material. He coauthored papers like "Using Ultrasound to Detect Root Carries" for Forsyth Dental. And was an integral member of the GM team developing an ultrasonic measurement system for the GM Saturn vehicle program. This system measured the thickens of paint minimizing cost and maximizing quality. He next became an expert in automated test development for Panametrics, Quantum Corporation’s Hi-Capacity Hard Disk group, National Instruments MCC, and Teledyne Marines Communications and AUV group. This took him abroad to manufacturing facilities from Hungary to Japan.
Bob has held many positions from individual contributor, group manager, program manager, GM and president.
His skills include hardware design, software architecture and development, coding in C, C++, VB6, & C#, IEEE 488 instrument control, and MCC DAQ devices.
Since 2006 he has led RDE, dedicating himself to developing its growth as a leading Contract Manufacture specializing in custom cable assemblies.
Bob holds degrees from Massasoit Community College, ASEET, Wentworth Institute of Technology, BSEET, DeVry Institute of Technology, Bachelor in Technical Management and attended Keller Graduate school of Management. He also holds Level I & II certificates in ultrasonic weld inspection.
General Manager
Dave Doherty
Dave has worked at RDE for 8+ years having been involved in all aspects of the business. Dave co-founded the video game company ADInteractive.me. He learned how to program in C# and co-developed the architecture and methods of the game’s code base. Dave was the Program Manager for several published games responsible for the developers, budget, marketing and timeline to release. David was a GM at Willco Corp and has worked as a Product Manager at Suncor.
David holds a Bachelor’s in Business Management completing a co-op program focused on Entrepreneurialism, and a Master’s in Project Management both from Wentworth Institute of Technology having graduated with honors.
Manufacturing Manager
Elizabeth Coulter
Beth has 10+ years of manufacturing experience and leads our manufacturing group with distinction. She is a true asset and a great leader for her team. Her attention to detail and depth of knowledge have made her a significant contributor to RDE's success over the years and she will continue to play a key role in its future growth.
Beth holds a BS in Political Science from Bridgewater State University.
Chief Engineer, Manufacturing
Jim Doherty
Jim has 35+ years of manufacturing experience. Starting in his career in the plastics field Jim learned the intricacies of epoxies and how to trouble shoot. Jim has an uncanny ability to understand a problem and implement a fix quickly.
Jim is responsible for addressing all manufacturing issues as well as designing and implementing jigs and fixtures to reduce cost and increase quality.
