Strategic, Business and Marketing Planning

A senior manager of a business accelerator for technology-focused small companies and entrepreneurs. More than 20 years experience leading technical research teams from fundamental biomedical research to technology development. Excellent interpersonal and strategic management skills with an ability to assess facts and trends, synthesize hypotheses, develop creative solutions and identify key issues and communicate them clearly and persuasively. Key ability to understand and communicate complex technologies to non-specialists; able to identify and explain pertinent benefits and value to potential investors, partners and users of technology.

Professional experience includes:

Senior Director of a 600-member technology company consortium focused on catalyzing growth and diversification of a region's technology based economy

Director of a Technology Center that has assisted more than 85 companies focus business plans, develop market focus and fund key final steps toward commercialization of technology

Independent Business Consultant and Advisor to Technology Board of a major venture capital firm

Manager, R&D Globalization and Technology Transfer and Commercialization, Assistant Senior Research Scientist with one of the world's largest manufacturing companies

Adjunct Professor in Bioengineering for a major Midwestern university

Achievements include:

Assisted startup venture in XML-based supply chain management; business plan was successfully implemented resulting in acquisition at a $3M valuation

Directed a benchmarking study to evaluate alternative global R&D organizational models to select the most appropriate one to meet global technology and business needs

Established and planned symposium series on neurotrauma research, leading to creation of The Neurotrauma Society, with current membership of more than 400 scientists and physicians and a peer-reviewed journal; also established the International Neurotrauma Society, with current membership over 700