I was introduced to Pete McAlindon at the BIG Summit by a teacher of mine, Professor Mike Bowers, who teaches entrepreneurship at the Crummer School of Business. Pete has more than 12 years of experience of being an entrepreneur, and is one of those rare individuals who selflessly gives back and wants to share the lessons he’s learned. He understands the trials of bootstrapping and running a new business, and how to pitch and obtain funding from angel and VC investors.
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Full Bio
Dr. Peter McAlindon, Ph.D., Founder of Blue Orb, Inc., Dr. McAlindon founded Blue Orb, Inc. (formally Keybowl), in 1997 with a vision of broadening access to computers for persons with disabilities by eliminating the barriers caused by traditional keyboard and mouse devices.
As a human factors engineer, Dr. McAlindon has led extensive research and business development efforts focused on persons with disabilities and computer interface design. His products have received numerous prestigious industry awards including the top honor for accessibility at the Consumer Electronics Show. He has published several papers and has made numerous professional speeches on entrepreneurship, high tech marketing, user-centered design, designing technologies for people with disabilities, and ergonomic keyboard design issues.
A native of Michigan, he graduated with honors from the University of Michigan, where he was nominated to the National Deanʼs List. He completed his Masterʼs Degree at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Aeronautical Science and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering at the University of Central Florida. He is also a certified pilot.
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