Entrepreneurial Considerations in a Global Economy - Competition, Culture, and Currency

Chris Clover has been President/CEO of Mechdyne Corporation since founding the company in 1996, and has served as President/CEO of Fakespace Systems since Mechdyne Corporation acquired Fakespace in 2003. Before founding Mechdyne, Clover held positions with Engineering Animation, Inc., NASA, Fisher Controls International, Inc., and Lennox Industries. He earned a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and an M.B.A. (Strategic Planning emphasis) from Iowa State University, where he received the Honeywell Foundation Engineering and Business fellowship and the Iowa State University Research Excellence Award. He is widely published in the areas of robotics, haptic feedback, control system design, vehicle simulation, vehicle handling and maneuvering, rollover, and tire mechanics, and has participated in high-profile litigation cases while performing accident reconstruction, simulation, and overall vehicle analysis. Part of the Technology, Globalization, and Culture series.