Don Parent has more than 35 years of experience in product development, engineering, engineering consulting, and company leadership. Prior to founding PTG, he was the president and founder of D2 Inline Solutions, LLC, a high-speed vacuum systems manufacturer. D2 machines are used by companies worldwide for decorating plastic packaging. Prior to D2, he was Engineering Director for a CD, DVD and CD-R manufacturing systems company. In his early career, Don was a Member of Technical Staff at Bell Laboratories. -Mr. Parent's work is focused on electromechanical systems engineering. -Registered Professional Engineer (PE) -Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering Stanford University, Palo Alto, California -Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Northeastern University, Boston, Mass.