About Rolf
Dr. Rolf Biernath is a multi-faceted science and engineering consultant who helps companies create their future, with a focus on high growth and profit potential. He is a proven strategic and tactical technical leader spanning scientific development to technology system integration. He drives rapid, multidisciplinary development and works with customers, suppliers, and integrators to bring innovations to market. His proven history of innovation includes 58 issued US Patents and relevant international filings, along with contributions to numerous products on the market.
Clients receive exceptional communication skills with incomparable expertise in customer need identification and problem definition, and elegant solutions in a broad range of scientific disciplines. In his opinion, the most important thing about what he does is to help companies create their future. His desire is for them to be confident they are on a stronger path to growing their business, with a practical solution going forward.
“I get excited to see new creations solve real problems, making the world a better place. My job is to bring about improvement through creative solutions. I thrive on bringing value.”
Rolf has always been a tinkerer, growing up with a deep curiosity about how things work and how their components might be combined to create new things. He went on to receive a B.S. in Chemical Engineering with High Honors from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, CA. His electives focused on EE, Polymer Engineering, and Materials Science. He has also received a Mini MBA from University of St. Thomas, Opus School of Business in St. Paul, MN. He received the peer nominated Circle of Technical Excellence and Innovation Award at 3M eight times. He is a Certified Professional Consultant through PATCA.
Rolf has shared his expertise as a volunteer with MentorNet to mentor college and graduate students, with the Minnesota Academy of Science as a ISEF Selection Committee Member, and as an IoT Fuse HackDay Officer. He also led the 3M Innovation Award team for the MN State Science and Engineering Fair.
In his down time, a passion for learning finds him enjoying experiments with generative AI, electronics, IoT, programming, and home-brew devices. A favorite quote is, “Creativeness in the world is, as it were, the eighth day of creation” by Nicolas Berdyaev.
Georgia Institute of Technology, B. ChE with High Honors, Chemical Engineering
University of St. Thomas, Opus School of Business in St. Paul, MN, Mini MBA
First Place – TechStars Twin Cities Startup Weekend
Certified Professional Consultant, PATCA
Consultants Network of Silicon Valley (CNSV)
Professional and Technology Consultants Association (PATCA)
IoT and IIoT devices and systems incorporating physics models to predict performance and product lifespans.
An invisible, yet machine readable coding system that helps self-driving cars accurately read signs on the road.
Silicone rubber replacement material that was used to seal nearly every hard disk drive made after 1995. This stamped gasket replacement eliminated tons of landfill before “green” was cool.
Roll-to-Roll micro-fluidic circuits that are used in COVID and other viral and bacterial test kits.
Outdoor viewable TV and digital kiosk that uses the daylight around it to illuminate the LCD display.
E-paper displays and traffic signage.
Electronic circuit boards with edges that shuffle together like a deck of cards, enabling ultra-high-speed connections.
Lawnmower blades with quickly replaceable cutting edges.
Projection system that casts live images on products on the shelf above the projector.