Hal Grodzins

Mr. Hal Grodzins is President, Chief Operating Officer and a Director of Sabia, Inc. A longtime instrumentation business executive, Mr. Grodzins has decades of experience in all aspects of business management, including executive management, M&A, strategic planning, technology development and global business development.

Prior to joining Sabia, Mr. Grodzins was Cofounder, Chairman, President and CEO of Viken Detection Corporation, a pioneer in homeland security xray imaging and analytical devices; former Chairman, President and CEO of Niton Corp., the company that invented handheld x-ray instrumentation; former Managing Director of Niton Europe GmbH and Niton Asia Ltd.; former Executive Consultant to the CEO of the Rigaku Group of Companies; Founder of Rigaku Analytical Devices, Inc.; and former Vice President of Research and Development of the instrumentation division of Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Mr. Grodzins also worked as a bond trader–broker at a boutique Wall Street firm, Stoever Glass & Co. Mr. Grodzins is a Director of the Cornerstones of Science Foundation; the former Chairman of the Fulcrum Foundation; and a former director of several other private companies and non-profit organizations. He is the inventor and co–inventor of patents in x-ray fluorescence and optical emission spectroscopy; winner of the 2003 R&D 100 Award as principal designer of Niton’s XLt Series XRF analyzers; and winner of national awards for sales achievement and product presentation. Mr. Grodzins resides in Arlington, Massachusetts, USA..