Jason Rolland
Carbon, a 3D printing company whose applications include custom seating for wheelchairs, has a new chief technology officer (CTO).
New CTO Jason Rolland, Ph.D., was described in a Feb. 16 announcement as one of Carbon’s first hires. Rolland, who has been with Redwood City, California-based Carbon for more than 12 years, “brings a distinguished career in launching new technologies to market within the startup ecosystem,” the company noted.
“A polymer scientist by training, Rolland earned his Ph.D. in 2005 under Carbon co-founder Joseph DeSimone, Ph.D.,” the announcement added. “During his tenure at Carbon, he built the materials team and co-invented the company’s patented dual-cure resin platform. His leadership was instrumental in launching numerous ground-breaking resin products that, combined with Carbon’s hardware and software platforms, revolutionized the additive manufacturing space by enabling applications once considered impossible with existing, traditional technologies.”
Rolland is recognized as an expert in additive manufacturing and is also an inventor holding more than 60 issued American patents, with 45 more pending.
“I couldn’t be more excited about having Jason in this role,” said Phil DeSimone, Carbon’s co-founder and CEO. “He has been a prolific innovator and leader since he joined Carbon in the early days and is responsible for many of the company’s largest-revenue products. I am excited to have him lead Carbon’s broader product development and R&D organization as we continue to lead the way in additive manufacturing technology and solutions.”
“I’m humbled and excited to take on this challenge,” said Jason Rolland. “Over the past 12 years, I’ve really grown to love this space and this technology. I think additive manufacturing is critically important to building the next generation of products that impacts our society, and I think Carbon is well positioned to lead this effort.”
Carbon’s 3D printing technology is being used in a number of industries to manufacture products ranging from custom bicycle seats and midsoles for athletic shoes to hockey and football helmet liners. Besides wheelchair seating, Carbon’s medtech projects include orthopedic braces and custom eyeglasses frames for children with craniofacial differences.
