Chip Bobbert .
Innovation / Education / Technology

Chip Bobbert .

Building programs, technologies, and organizations that turn emerging ideas into meaningful work.

More about me
01 / About Me

About Me

I've spent 25 years working across education, innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship.

My work spans program development, emerging technologies, educational design, funding, and economic development. I currently serve as Director of Innovation at the Roanoke Blacksburg Innovation Alliance and Roanoke Blacksburg Technology Council.

Previous work includes the Colopy Entrepreneurship Program at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Stand Together, Duke University, and UNC Wilmington. I also co-founded Construct3D.

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02 / Engagements

Engagements ↗

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03 / Active Projects and Programs

Active Projects and Programs

01

RBIA — Roanoke Blacksburg Innovation Alliance ↗

Regional innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic development initiatives.

Knowledge Graph

02

RBTC — Roanoke Blacksburg Technology Council ↗

Connecting and supporting the region’s technology and business ecosystem.

Ecosystem Map

03

RAMP ↗

Supporting entrepreneurs and startups in the Roanoke–Blacksburg region.

04

Construct3D ↗

Professional development and conversations about innovation centers, digital fabrication, and emerging technologies.

04 / Archive

Past Projects

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05 / Public Good

Public Good Legacy Projects

Some projects are legacy work for me, but remain actively used by the people and organizations they were built to serve.

01

NCSSM Colopy Entrepreneurship Program ↗

A digital garden of strategic program designs, operating procedures, development materials, curriculum, a graph database of program functions, and related resources.

The program is no longer supported by me. Materials may be available to authorized North Carolina stakeholders upon request.

02

Learner Wallet & Credential Ecosystem

Exploration of portable credentials and ways to document, verify, and communicate learner competencies.

This project is no longer supported. I recommend migrating to the Learner Credential Wallet supported by the Digital Credential Commons ( lcw.app ).

03

Duke Lightboard Open Hardware

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