Biography
Al Reinhart, Esq., educator, consultant, and attorney, assists clients navigate the intersection of business, technology, and law. His professional career started in 1968 as an airborne radar design and development engineer in the defense industry and progressed through marketing and business development positions in the computer industry. In 1980 he became an independent, multidisciplinary management and information technology consultant and mentor specializing in strategic planning, technology management, and systems development; primarily in the application of information technology in distributed enterprise computing environments, service-oriented architecture, cloud computing, and object oriented, multi-tier system development. Since 2008 his endeavors include an emphasis on Intellectual Property, Technology Law, and Regulatory Compliance. His interests are focused on patent law and technology management, proactive intellectual property strategy and licensing; regulatory compliance; information governance, risk management, and security policy development; and electronic discovery and litigation practices.
Al Reinhart has earned a BS in Electrical Engineering, MS Computer Science, MBA in Operations Research/Project Management, and Juris Doctor degrees, and a post MBA Certificate of Advanced Study in Financial Analysis. He has taught data communications and database management graduate courses at Boston University, and is currently an adjunct faculty member at Brandeis University where he teaches graduate courses in Software Engineering, IT Management, and Information Assurance and is associated with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar, American Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Worcester County Bar Association - Intellectual Property Committee; is an IEEE-Senior Life Member and is the Worcester County Section Chair and IEEE-USA Government Activities Committee Chair.
His professional interests, in addition to law, technology, and business development, include creativity, creative problem solving, innovation, and leadership development. His leisure activities include hiking, skiing, photography, and software development.
IEEE Activities
MEMBERSHIP: S'68-M'68-S'76-M'78-SM'00-S'07-GSM'08-SM'08-SLM'09
COMMITTEES/BOARDS: IEEE-USA Government Activities Committee Chair, 2010/2011; IEEE-USA Government Relations Council, 2011; IEEE-USA Pace Committee, 2008-2009; IEEE-USA Intellectual Property Committee - Member, 2010-.
REGIONS: Region 1 PACE Coordinator 2008-2009, Region 1 Board of Governors 2004-Present, Region 1 Executive Committee 2008-2009, Region 1 Director Elect Candidate 2010
SECTIONS: Worcester County Section: Chair, 2004-2011; Vice-Chair 1994-2004; Economic Development Committee Chair, 1991-1993, Consultants Network Affinity Group Chair, Life Member Affinity Group Chair.
COUNCILS: Central New England Council: Chair, 2007; Vice Chair, 2006; Secretary, 2005; Treasurer, 2004.
AWARDS: IEEE Certificate of appreciation for Notable Services and Contributions towards the advancement of IEEE and the Enginering Professions (2009), IEEE Third Millennium Medal (2000); Region 1 Outstanding Support of the Engineering Profession and Worcester County Section Award; Worcester County Section Significant Contributions Award.
CONFERENCES: Electro Professional Program Committee member 1986; Sections Congress 1999, 2011 - Worcester County Section Delegate, 2008 - Region 1 Executive Committee; IEEE-USA PACE/Annual Meetings - Worcester County Section Delegate.
OTHER: Participated in IEEE-USA Fly-In 2007, 2008, meeting with Senator Kennedy's Senior Counsel, Senator Kerry's Legislative Assistant, and Congressmen McGovern to discuss immigration reform and technical professionals professional and career development.