Richard Broo has recently joined the Accelerator as an Expert-in Residence bringing over 40+ years of experience in the global composites and plastics industry. Broo has held leadership roles in sales, marketing, product management, project management, new product development and commercialization and operations. His roles have included individual contributor up to President/CEO duties. His expertise is in the areas of thermoplastic and thermoset raw material technology, application development, processing, assembly and secondary operations.                                                            

Broo is the President and Founder of True North PMP Consulting. Prior to starting True North PMP Consulting, Richard worked for Fortune 500 companies such as Black & Decker Automotive, Owens Corning Automotive and General Electric Plastics, as well as mid-market companies such as Asahi Kasei Plastics, Hexion Specialty Chemicals and Quadrant Plastic Composites. He also owned a plastics and composites engineering technical services company named InnoMark Solutions Group. His roles at these companies were directed at creating commercial growth, product portfolio rationalization and expansion, developing/introducing new products to market, resolving design/processing/assembly issues and optimizing manufacturing/quality operations for peak performance. Richard is able to provide clients superior results to reduce cost, waste and cycle time for projects aimed at profitable growth, new product development/commercialization and improving operational efficiencies. His expertise and the expertise he leverages encompass proven leadership for both the commercial and operational sides of leading a business.

Broo earned an MBA from Walsh College and a BA from Western Maryland College.  Richard is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).