Rob Conant

Organization:		Dust Networks
		With a history of bringing technology to market – in industries ranging from telecom to aerospace – Rob steadily elevates wireless mesh networking to the forefront of the ubiquitous sensing industry. While at Onix Microsystems, a telecommunications systems provider, Rob invented the micromirror technology that established the company as a leader in MEMS-based fiber optic switches. In addition to designing the underlying technology, Rob built a team to ensure the Onix switches led the market in both performance and applicability. As an early-stage employee at Pinnacle Technologies, Rob built the engineering team and directed business development for the company’s fast-growing distributed sensor application services. Rob is VP of Marketing & Business Development and co-founder of Dust Networks.