# Rob Goldiez

> Rob Goldiez is the co-founder and former CEO of Hirebotics, a Nashville robotics company he launched with Matthew Bush in 2015. An electrical engineer with an MBA and experience at IBM and manufacturing businesses, he helped develop a pay-for-productive-time robot rental model before leading the company toward app-controlled welding automation. He retired in February 2026, when Bush succeeded him as CEO.

- **Role:** Co-founder and former CEO of Hirebotics; retired from the company in February 2026
- **Organizations:** Hirebotics, Scott Fetzer Electrical Group, Permco, Gencor Industries, Edgeview Partners, IBM
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, University of Florida, MBA, Duke University, Fuqua School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Hirebotics in 2015 and led it for more than a decade., Helped establish an early robot-rental offering billed by productive usage., Led Hirebotics through its 2017 funding and the 2021 launch of Cobot Welder.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Began his career at IBM as an electrical engineer before moving into business and management.
- **Before 2013** — Worked at Edgeview Partners, Gencor Industries and Permco.
- **2013-2015** — Served as general manager of Scott Fetzer Electrical Group; worked with Matthew Bush on factory automation.
- **2015** — Conceived the robot-hiring business while on a family holiday; co-founded Hirebotics with Matthew Bush in December.
- **2016** — Published writing about learning React Native and building an app; demonstrated Hirebotics cloud software at IMTS.
- **2017** — Hirebotics raised $2.4 million, including investment from Mark Cuban.
- **2020** — Discussed Beacon cloud capabilities in public writing; joined a manufacturing panel with Mark Cuban and Enrico Krog Iversen.
- **2021** — Hirebotics launched its Beacon-powered Cobot Welder.
- **2026** — Retired from Hirebotics; Matthew Bush became CEO effective February 20.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Hirebotics in 2015 and led it for more than a decade.
- Helped establish an early robot-rental offering billed by productive usage.
- Led Hirebotics through its 2017 funding and the 2021 launch of Cobot Welder.
- Hirebotics received Universal Robots Global OEM of the Year recognition multiple times during his tenure.
- Published practical writing on robotics and cloud software, including an article for the American Welding Society.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Hirebotics announced on March 3 that Matthew Bush had succeeded Goldiez as CEO effective February 20 and that Goldiez was retiring from the company.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robgoldiez/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/robgoldiez
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robgoldiez/

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Last updated: 2026-10-21