Robert Ain, principal, is a consumer electronics industry veteran

with over 30 years of experience in almost all areas of distribution,

manufacturing and marketing of consumer electronics.  His retail

background during the 1970s led to his development of systems

and procedures to optimize purchasing strategies, inventory

management and vendor relations for custom retailers.  During the

past 15 years, he has worked closely with PARA (Professional Audio Retailers Association)

and many individual retailers conducting numerous seminars and workshops on marketing,

merchandising, cash flow, buying and inventory management.

During the last two decades, he has held senior and board level management positions at

several prestigious audio companies including Boston Acoustics, Polk Audio, KEF America

(a division of Gold Peak Hong Kong) and ADCOM.  In these positions, Mr. Ain was

responsible for sales, marketing and numerous successful product designs.  The success

of these designs was a reflection of his integration of all aspects of product development

from the conception of the idea to creating  dealer acceptance and consumer demand.

Mr. Ain is actively involved in CEDIA, an organization for custom installation industry.

He has developed a number of courses for custom installers and is both the SME

(Subject Matter Expert) in video and a certified CEDIA instructor. He has had

numerous articles published in a wide variety of publications including CE Pro,

Audio/Video International, Luxury Living, PARAgram, Stereophile and is currently,

a monthly column in Custom Retailer.