News Release

Fred Roe Joins TechHelp as Account Manager
Combines Engineering & Account Management Expertise

Boise, ID – TechHelp announced today that Fred Roe has joined the organization as an Account Manager. Roe will work with TechHelp’s manufacturing specialists statewide to help improve the competitiveness of Idaho manufacturers, food processors and inventors. “With the major shake-out taking place in our economy, Fred will look for opportunities to help companies streamline costs, improve their products and break into new markets,” said TechHelp Executive Director Michael Wojcicki. Roe will be based at TechHelp’s home office at Boise State University and will report directly to Wojcicki.

Fred Roe Click to enlarge image

Roe brings a strong and diverse background to TechHelp. After graduating from the University of Missouri in Rolla with a degree in chemical engineering, Roe came to Boise in 1990 to work as a Development Engineer at Micron. He enjoyed success in Micron’s R&D lab where he supervised a high-performance team, developed new production processes and authored three patents.

Roe’s preference for working directly with clients led him out of the R&D lab and into increasingly responsible account management positions with companies such as Lam Research, Canon and DNS Electronics. As an account manager, he relies on his outgoing and energetic style and his engineering background to cultivate and maintain excellent relationships in dynamic and challenging environments. "Fred has the talents to help us be more effective by listening to our clients and uncovering the root causes of what’s costing them money and keeping them from making more money,” said Wojcicki.

“In today’s challenging economic environment, I feel especially privileged to be in a position to help Idaho manufacturers lower operating costs and improve sales and profits,” said Roe.

About TechHelp: TechHelp provides technical and professional assistance, training and information to Idaho manufacturers, processors and inventors to strengthen their global competitiveness through continuous product and process innovation. TechHelp is a partnership of Idaho's three state universities and an affiliate of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, through the not-for-profit Manufacturing Extension Partnership. It is also Idaho's Economic Development Administration University Center, targeting economically distressed areas of Idaho.

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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Bill Mullane, Marketing/Public Relations Manager, TechHelp
208-426-2266 or williammullane@boisestate.edu

Mike Wojcicki, TechHelp Executive Director
208-426-3689 or michaelwojcicki@boisestate.edu

Fred Roe, TechHelp Account Manager
208-426-2181 or fredroe@boisestate.edu 
 

Boise State University is “The New U Rising” with record student enrollment, new academic buildings, additional degree programs and a growing research agenda. Learn more at www.boisestate.edu. 

 

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Last reviewed on Monday, December 01, 2008