Gerald L. Barber

Gerald (Jerry) L. Barber is the Inventor, Founder & Chairman. He is an alumnus of The Ohio State University with an undergraduate degree in physics, chemistry and comprehensive sciences. Mr. Barber began his professional career in Ohio teaching physics, chemistry, and biology at the high school level. His graduate studies were at Bowling Green State University studying secondary school administration and guidance counseling. At age 25 he became the youngest high school principal in Ohio.

To date, Jerry Barber has over 60 U.S. patents.

He has been a member of the Society of International Business Fellows since 1991 and served as the South Carolina state chairman for the organization for four years. He was awarded SIBF’s first Allan J. McDonald International Entrepreneur Award for excellence in global entrepreneurship. (SIBF is a distinguished organization of 1,400 C-level executives and senior leaders who are active in international business)

Mr. Barber is a past president of the Amusement Industry Manufacturers and Suppliers International Association. For ten years he ran the international amusement ride week-long safety school which included 70 to 80 instructors and several hundred attendees.

Mr. Barber is very active in the community, being directly involved with various philanthropic organizations. Along with his wife Tammy and friend Heidi Aiken he cofounded The Beach Ball Foundation, a 501(c) (3) charitable organization dedicated to changing the lives of children through education and the arts. The Beach Ball Foundation raises thousands of dollars each year to support children’s educational and artistic programs. In its first ten years, the Beach Ball Foundation raised over $3.5M to help children in need in Greenville County, South Carolina.

He has served in an advisory role for the Roper Mountain Science Center in Greenville, S.C., and conceived and spearheaded the Vision 2020 for Science program to revitalize RMSC. In 2015 Mr. Barber received the Roper Mountain Science Center Individual Spirit of Einstein Award, their highest annual award.

In 2015 Mr. Barber was inducted into the Outdoor Amusement Business Association Hall of Fame for industry innovations and contributions to the growth of the outdoor, mobile amusement industry. OABA is the largest outdoor business association in the country.