Rob has been in the High Purity Water Treatment business in some capacity since 1996 when he began as CFO of Pure Water Solutions, Inc. a regional provider.  This is a role he held concurrently with CFO of a large regional medical equipment provider. Shortly after heading up the successful sale of the medical equipment provider to a large, public company, he was promoted to CEO of Pure Water Solutions, Inc.  He and his current partner (see below) then grew Pure Water Solutions revenue by approximately 4X before eventually merging it with a national, public organization.  This included organic growth and the acquisition of several competitors from both privately owned and publicly traded companies.  Rob then served as the national sales manager for the commercial and industrial / high purity water segment of this public company.

During the growth of Pure Water Solutions, Rob remained active in the medical equipment business helping numerous companies sale their businesses to multiple public companies.  Rob has managed the sale of water purification and medical equipment business to public companies valued at approximately $70M.