Robert Spaulding joined VirtualWorks in August 2009 to lead the product development, test, systems and IT functions. Spaulding has more than 30 years of proven experience in system software and hardware development and executive management.

Since 2002 Spaulding led the research, design and development of advanced technologies for Dayjet Corporation, where he was a founding team member. Prior to Dayjet, he directed the development of award-winning data protection applications for Point Technology, Inc. and led the engineering team for removable cartridge disk drive subsystems for SyQuest Technology, Inc.

In 1989, Spaulding founded REL-America to develop high-performance terminals for Citrix Systems, serving as president of the company until 1992. He worked at IBM for 14 years, where he led the software development efforts for IBM's Information Product Division's Taiwan-based development laboratory, oversaw R&D efforts for optical character recognition software for Japanese banking systems, and designed voice compression algorithms used by satellite business systems. Iacobucci and Spaulding managed the design, architecture and project management of the jointly-developed Microsoft and IBM OS/2 operating system, which helped to create many of the key technologies used in today's commercial software operating systems.

Spaulding is a former U.S. Army officer who holds a master's degree in Information and Computer Science and a bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics from Georgia Institute of Technology. He enjoys bicycling and fishing.