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In 1989, Mr. Roche founded CTRL Systems, Inc., bringing his extensive sales, marketing, product development, strategic planning, and operations experience to the company.Prior to starting CTRL, Mr. Roche was VP & GM of Convergent Insight Distribution Systems, Hunt Valley, MD. Starting from a single initial customer, Mr. Roche built a turnkey computer system to serve the route distribution industry. This division of Convergent provided hardware, software, training and support. The system integrated all functions of the company including accounting, inventory, routing, delivery, sales and market analysis, with integrated reporting back to the factory. In fifteen years the company grew to serve over 500 customers nationwide and was one of the top three suppliers to the industry.Mr. Roche began his career serving as a programmer analyst at NASA, Ft. Meade, MD from 1969 to 1974. He served in the military during the Vietnam era from 1971 through 1977.Mr. Roche continues to work with several government agencies and industries on behalf of CTRL to the improvement of safety (aging aircraft, nuclear power, highway) and biochemical applications for personal and facility containment within Homeland Defense initiatives. He also is collaborating with academia and other R&D research to bring about a fuller awareness of the benefits and contributions of acoustic ultrasound. | 