Company Story

Technology Investments. Real Estate. Financing. Economic Development.

CEMA Ventures was established in 2000 as a private investment firm based in Louisville, Colorado. The CEMA investment interests are primarily focused on technology, real estate, asset-based financing and economic development.

Charles E. Miller is Founder and President of CEMA Ventures LLC, a technology, real estate, and economic development investment company. In addition, Charles serves as Chairman of several technology companies; Instrutech, picoSpin, LLC., FlowPro LLC, all of which he is a co-founder.

Charles received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from the University of Kansas in 1960 and his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1962. From 1960 to 1967 he was employed by the National Bureau of Standards as a research and development engineer in Cryogenic Instrumentation. In 1964, Charles received a NASA Honorarium award for his work in densitometer development. From 1967 to 2001 he served as President /CEO of Engineering Measurements Company (EMCO), a public company he founded to develop and market advanced instrumentation for the measurement and control of liquids and gases.

Charles has also served on the Board of a number of technology companies, including; Measurement Auditors Company, Tienet Inc, Metratech, Regional Air Group. Over the years, Charles has served as principal negotiator in a number of corporate acquisitions, including; Digital Valve Company (DVC), Data Communication Systems, Inc (DCS), Fluidyne, Inc., and University Instruments Company. Committed to philanthropic efforts, Charles and his wife Carol have established a Family trust, which supports a number of non-profit organizations–both domestic and foreign. Associated activities: Longmont Community Foundation, Meals on Wheels, and Miller Family Foundation.

Chuck A. Miller, MBA, has 25+ years of experience in marketing, business development and small business ownership. He has co-founded four start-up ventures, including his most recent two start-up ventures being acquired. Chuck is credited with generating, developing and cultivating profitable businesses, from start-ups to multinationals. Chuck has strong expertise in developing effective marketing and sales strategies for B2B companies in the life sciences, healthcare and technology market sectors.

Chuck is the current Managing Partner at CEMA Ventures LLC. Prior to taking on this role, he served as Founder & President at The Market Element LLC, which was acquired by CG Life in 2020. In 2009, Chuck was a founding member and Director of Marketing & Business Operations of a scientific instrumentation start-up company in Boulder, CO (picoSpin LLC), that eventually sold to Thermo Fisher Scientific in 2012. Chuck is currently serving as a Board Member for TecTraum, Q Magnetics and the Miller Family Foundation.

Chuck holds a B.S. in business administration from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS and an MBA from the University of Colorado at Boulder, CO.

Tom Roling has 30 + years of experience in print advertising and database marketing. He has served as a managing and client facing Account Director at Epsilon for 19 years. During his tenure at Epsilon, Tom helped 80+ clients develop and deploy multi-channel marketing campaigns through the use of one of the largest transactional and compiled databases in the U.S.

Strong relational skills and an account service background are the hallmark of his career. Prior to joining Epsilon, he was an Account Executive at G.A Wright Direct Marketing; and at Communigraphics Corp., a high-end sheet fed printer. Before moving to Boulder, CO in 1991, Tom served as Account Executive at Roling & Davis Advertising, handling account service on national brands such as Bike Athletic, Motorola, Inc. and Hartmarx Corporation.

Tom’s expertise in account and project management, along with strong analytical insight, help him in the areas of managing various real estate enterprises and developing new opportunities for CEMA Ventures LLC. He is also a broker at The Colorado Group, Inc, a commercial real estate brokerage located in Boulder, CO. He received a B.A. degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from Drake University in 1985.