Ronald F. Borelli (May 26, 1936 – June 10, 2006) was an American Engineer, Inventor and Executive born in New Haven, Connecticut.
He then served in the U.S. Army for two years, after which he attended Fairfield University, completing a Bachelor of Science degree in physics.
Their goal was to pioneer non-impact printing as a way to reduce the noise and exceed the speed of mechanical line printers at that time.
[6] He was first the Manager of non-impact Printer Engineering based in Oklahoma City and then in 1976 he was named Director of Operations Page Printing Systems.
[3] He joined the Board of Directors of Aavid Thermal Technologies of Laconia, NH, in 1993, and then became chairman and CEO in October 1996.
[2] Aavid later moved to private ownership in 2000 after a leveraged buyout of $360 million by Chicago-based Willis Stein & Partners.