ROBERT BREVELLE


Member at Large


Biography

Robert Brevelle serves as the Member At Large and Historian for the Board of Directors.  Robert was appointed to this position in 2022.    

The BCT is fortunate to have on its board a direct lineal descendent of its namesake and early French explorer, Jean Baptiste Brevel.  The book, Descendants of Jean Baptiste Brevel, documents the lineage starting with Brevel and his wife, Marie Anne des Cadeaux (Caddo Indian) from the early 1700’s. 

Robert is a proud member of the Adai Caddo Indian Nation and a Creole. A Creole is a descendent of the early Spanish and French settlers of the Americas and are of mixed race (European, African, Native American).  

Robert grew up fishing, hiking, canoeing, and hunting the ancestral lands of the Caddo and Tunica Biloxi.  His family never owned any of this land, but for the past 20 years, Robert has purchased tracts of this land and placed them under conservation programs.  

CAREER

Robert is an experienced executive and venture capitalist leveraging over 20 years of building and leading world class companies, mergers and acquisition, engineering, and investments in early stage technologies and startups. 

Robert’s experience includes board, C-level, and other executive positions at various public and private companies.  Previously, Robert was CEO of Juice-BX, a startup company providing charging stations for smart devices, drones and electric vehicles.  The startup was funded by Intellectual Ventures, the $6B invention company with high profile investors such as Dr. Nathan Myhrvold and Bill Gates.  Prior to this, Robert was the Entrepreneur-in-Residence for the Invention Science Fund and several other international funds with over 70k patents and $2B under management.  

Robert also served as Managing Director of Startup Evo and Tech Wildcatters, the leading B2B accelerator in the nation and consistently ranked in the top 10 overall accelerators.  Prior to this, Robert was President and Executive Director of the Board of Teledyne e2v Inc (NYSE:TDY), a leading global provider of RF power, imaging, and semiconductor solutions.  He served as a member of the Executive Committee for the Teledyne e2v Technologies plc (LSE:E2V).

Robert held C-level and executive positions at various public companies to include Leonardo, Rockwell Collins, Raytheon, L-3 Harris, and Teledyne e2v. Robert was the youngest executive in a Fortune 500 and Global 500 company, and he has managed businesses in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Robert has been featured in various publications to include the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Aviation Week, Yahoo News, Dallas Business Journal, and Bloomberg.

While serving in the Texas State Guard, Robert was the commander of the 3rd Battalion, 19th Brigade known as the Parson’s Brigade.  At the age of 26, Robert was recognized by Colonel Belfiglio of the Texas Military Forces Museum as the youngest battalion commander in the history of Texas. Robert’s area of operations included over 24 counties representing all of northeast Texas.  In addition to the core responsibilities of his command, Robert was in charge of security for Native American burial and heritage sites.  In this capacity, Robert worked closely with the Caddo Nation, archaeologists, Universities, local law enforcement, and government agencies.

In academia, Robert has published several papers in peer reviewed journals and served as an Adjunct Professor, Lecturer, and hosted seminars at the University of Texas at Dallas, Illinois Institute of Technology, Southern Illinois University, University of Phoenix, Texas Military Academy, and Northwestern State University.  

EDUCATION

Robert graduated with high honors with a bachelor and master degree in Computer Science and Engineering with a minor in Economics and Military Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas, and he is in the final stages of the doctorate program in Management Sciences and Operations Research. Robert is a credentialed Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute, and he is a graduate of the Executive Leadership Program from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.  

Robert has completed postgraduate work and professional executive courses in Finance, Law, and Leadership at Cornell University, Colorado State University and Southern Methodist University. 

Robert attended these universities on full scholarship.  Robert is a Wal-Mart Scholar and Coca-Cola Scholar.  He is a member of the National Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi, Order of the Engineer, and Mensa.  He received scholarships from Nike, Pritzker Institute, Caltech, Polariod, Lions Club, Jewish Federation, The American Legion, University of Chicago, Fort Polk Association, University of Southern California, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Mercer University, Sergeants Major Association, Louisiana IIT Alumni Association, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Illinois Academic Incentive, University of New Orleans, Association of Computing Machinery, Florida Tech, Louisiana Independent Automobile Dealers Association, Raytheon, Illinois Institute of Technology, Society of American Military Engineers, University of Miami, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Louisiana State University, National Rifle Association, Rush University Medical College, IITRI Chicago, Boston University, US Army ROTC, US Air Force ROTC, and US Navy ROTC.

MEMBERSHIP & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, Life Member

Association of the US Army, Life Member

National Guard Association, Life Member

Association of Old Crows, Life Member

National Rifle Association, Life Member

International High IQ Society, Life Member

Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, Life Member

Project Management Institute

Fisher House Foundation

US Air Force Big Safari Association

Society of American Military Engineers

Silicon Valley Leadership Group

InfraGard Dallas (sponsored by the FBI)

Wounded Warrior Project

Veterans Job Mission

Ducks Unlimited

Christ the King Catholic Church

National Association of Asian American Professionals

National Management Association

IEEE Community Programs and Scholarship Judge

Dallas Opera, Distinguished Audiences Program

Intertel High IQ Society

Mensa International

BOARDS & COUNCILS

Brevelle Conservation Trust, Board Member at Large

Selery Fulfillment, Chairman

Texas Instruments Asian American Initiative, Co-Chair

Raytheon Diversity Council, Chairman

Teledyne e2v, Executive Director and Inside Board Member

Gerson Lehrman Group, Advisory Council

International Additive Manufacturing Consortium, Advisory Board

MobiFalcon, Board Member

KSI Knowledge Source, Corporate Advisor

Lumenari, Advisory Board

SD3D Technologies, Board Member

CC Capital, Board Member 

Dallas Opera, Community Outreach Committee

Triasys Technologies, Board Member

Whitmoore Custom Homes, Advisory Board

EiE Materials, Advisory Board

E2v Technologies PLC, Executive Committee

Journal of Electronic Defense, Executive Advisory Board

iJustOrder, Board Member

Trinity Holdings, Board Member

Journal of Global Positioning Systems, Advisory Committee

Coleman Research Group, Advisory Board

Marshall Spindletop Holdings, Advisory Board

Unix Review Magazine, Technical Advisory Committee

Silicon Valley Leadership Group

Dallas Chapter of the AOC, President

National Museum of the US Army, Founding Sponsor

AWARDS

Top 100 Innovators and Entrepreneurs 2023, RMG Magazine

Top 10 Angel Investor Silicon Valley, PeopleMaven and Crunchbase

Innovation Award, NASA

Top 10 Angel Investor Dallas, PeopleMaven and Crunchbase

Conservation Award, Ducks Unlimited and Rescue our Wetlands

Team of the Year, Department of Defense Advanced Concept Technology

Best Dallas Angel Investors, Investor Available

Wildlife Sanctuary Award, Audubon Society

Community Service, Silicon Valley Leadership Group

NCCT Program Award, Aeronautical Systems Center

Innovation Award, National Venture Capital Association

Organizational Excellence Award, Texas Military Academy

Leading by Example, National Management Association

Supporting the Warfighter, US Army Materiel Command and Special Operations Command

Top 100 Angel Investors that Support Veterans, Small Business Administration and Dept. of Veteran Affairs

Leadership Excellence, CIE

Community Service Award, IEEE

Strategic & Nuclear Deterrence, Department of Defense

Extra Mile, Marine Corps Special Operations Command Marine Raiders

Service Award, Association of Old Crows

Officer of the Year, Texas State Guard

Leadership Excellence, Texas State Guard

Celebrate Success, DRS Defense Solutions

Leadership & Innovation, L-3 Harris

Noble Cause, L-3 Harris

Leadership & Service, Texas State Guard

Business Development, Leonardo

Engineering Excellence, Raytheon

PUBLICATIONS

1. Learning by Interprofessional Projects, A Practical Multidisciplinary Approach to Engineering Education, Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
2. Post-Condition Based Stress Testing in Certification of COTS Components, Proceedings of the First International Software Assurance Certification Conference
3. Assertion-Oriented Testing with Emphasis on Partial Certification and Evaluation of COTS Components, Illinois Institute of Technology, Armour College of Engineering
   
4. Analysing Spectral Doppler Echocardiographic Images, IIT and Rush University Medical College Research Conference

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