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Cam Brensinger, founder and CEO of Dover-based NEMO Equipment, has a unique resume. A passionate outdoorsman, he studied writing, physics and studio art at Middlebury College before graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design. He was part of a MIT team that worked on a NASA-funded project to design spacesuit technology for a future trip to Mars.
Since Brensinger started NEMO in 2002, the company has garnered awards and attention for its state-of-the-art tents, sleeping bags and outdoor gear. "I happen to think of NEMO as an adventure in and of itself," Brensinger says. "It's certainly the greatest adventure I've been a part of."
That adventure has led to more than 50 pending and awarded patents and trademarks for his design work.
NEMO has ventured far from its early days when Brensinger and his first employees learned how to sew their designs Into real products. The 16-employee company works closely with a number of vendors,...