Dale Van Aken founded Syncro’s predecessor company over 30 years ago, leading to Syncro’s establishment in 1990. Prior to that, Dale served in development, management, and consulting roles for high-tech companies in the Northeast. With undergrad studies in Computer Science, Dale holds a Babson MBA. He has been twice recognized as a business builder by Inc. Magazine, and received local and national awards for business development. His business philosophy has been honed by many years of developing lasting relationships with client companies: combining exceptional engineers with a fully client-centered leadership team produces successful outcomes.
Dale serves in a number of charitable and community roles including a Medical Center Foundation Board and public school music and arts initiatives. He is a co-founder and Director of the Life-Giving Water Fund, which installs water wells in rural Africa. He enjoys bicycling and building mission style furniture.