Robert brings more than 14 years of experience in software quality assurance. Prior to joining Visus Therapeutics, Robert was an automation engineer at Econolite, implementing automation processes for Civil Traffic Engineers. Before this, Robert was a QA Engineer for Numecent, where he ensured the proper functioning of Numecent's novel Cloudpaging technology. Even earlier in his career Robert worked his way up through Blizzard Entertainment's QA department. Robert employed a number of practices to find difficult issues with software and developed a new onboarding process for new QA employees.

Additionally, Robert is a veteran of the US Army.