Martin van der Roest

Founder and President @ vdR Group

About

I enjoy innovating and creating enterprise data management oriented software solutions for engineering and manufacturing environments. I have been actively involved and engaged for over four decades in the software development/technology space. During this time, I have had the fortune to design, develop and deliver numerous software solutions via companies I have founded, co-founded and/or operated. My involvement has included software development, consulting, services, marketing, and business development. Along the way, I have learned a lot about database technologies, product lifecycle management (PLM), enterprise content management (ECM), and enterprise application integrations (EAI). Aside from vdR stuff, I love spending time with my family, walking, biking on our local trails, and working in my woodshop designing and building Greene and Greene inspired furniture.

Country

United States

City

Orange

Industry

Computer Software

Skill

Enterprise Software, SaaS, Product Lifecycle Management, Strategic Partnerships, Product Management, Start-ups, Software Development, Cloud Computing, Business Strategy, Lead Generation, Product Launch, Strategic Alliances, New Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Software Engineering, Strategic Thinking, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Business Process Design, Business Process, Business Process Re-engineering

Experience

Founder and President

vdR Group

1986-1 - Present · 40 yrs 9 mos

Orange County, California Area

The vdR Group, Inc. (vdR) provides data management solutions for engineering, manufacturing and owner/operator organizations that ultimately help to accelerate time-to-market, reduce the cost of quality, and improve margins. Specific solutions platforms include product/process lifecycle management (PLM), enterprise content management (ECM), and application integrations. With over 35 years of industry experience, the Group has helped 100’s of companies and developed product/technologies that have and/or are used by over 220,000 users. We proudly partner with Aras, Autodesk, KETIV, and OpenText to help their customers get the most of their technologies. We do this via a consultative and solutions-oriented approach that includes, best practice-based implementations, application integrations, product development and ongoing support. vdR is also the publisher of Nexus, a next generation SaaS based, no-code "digital plumbing" platform that seamlessly connects various enterprise solutions such as PLM, ERP, ECM and CPQ. Our partners noted above and others, market and/or sell Nexus.

Staff Engineer

Hughes Aircraft Company

1980 - 1985 · 5 yrs

Fullerton, CA

Served as staff engineer at the Ground Systems Group, Systems Division (16). Participated on projects for NAVSEA and international air defense programs. Selected into Hughes Fellow Program, which allowed me to get my MSEE.