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Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding engineers, Getting press, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Raising money, Recruiting for my startup
Schools:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California System - Berkeley
WORK EXPERIENCE
Employer:
Precision Plant Systems, inc.
Position:
Co-Founder, Principal, President /CEO
Time period:
May 2007 - Present
Description:
(www.precisonplantsystems.com). PPSI is developing an integrated crop management system of consisting of field hardware, observation devices and web-enabled visualization, archive and analysis software called “CropIQ”. We have also licensed and commercialized technology from Oregon State University for a hand-held field instrument for the instant, non-destructive and GPS tagged measurement of leaf nitrogen, chlorophyll and relative water content.
Employer:
Inks Division, ImTech inc (www.imtech-or.com)
Position:
Vice President /General Manager
Time period:
June 2005 - December 2006
Description:
Primary responsibility for all aspects of ImTech's Thermal Inkjet ink and cartridge business. I provided strategy, planning and management of the development, qualification, scale-up, manufacturing and sales of ink products. Primary product is a unique (patent-pending) UV-Curable ink for HP’s Thermal Inkjet technology. ImTech focuses on the industrial package marking, mail addressing, ID card, and scan & print markets.
Employer:
Hewlett-Packard
Position:
Various positions
Time period:
October 1980 - May 2005
Description:
• 6 years Department Manager - New Business Creation (NBC). Developed and grew HP New Business creation program chartered to create large new businesses based upon HP inkjet technology. Managed 50 person cross-functional (R&D, Marketing, Supply chain) department. Brought four major opportunities to venture-funded status (HP Projectors, Lightscribe, Instant cinema, RPTV). Filled ‘funnel’ with short to long-term opportunities including flat-panel displays, digital projectors, laser-activated coatings, fuel cells, memory products, and 3D prototyping. Pitched programs through business plans, technical feasibility investigations and copious networking. Fostered relationships inside and outside HP from HP Labs to Universities to enable program objectives.
• Drove Kodak/HP joint venture formation to produce the world’s first inkjet photo-minilab (1.5 years.) Functioned as the R&D manager and the HP R&D core business team member. Heavily involved in the legal company-formation process (Business Plan, LLC documents, R&D and IP license agreements etc.)
• 19 years R&D and Manufacturing Engineering, Marketing and R&D project managment. Varied responsibilities; electrical engineer on the 41C calculator and HP-IB ThinkJet, Marketing manager for HP’s customized OEM printer program, InkJet Cartridge designer on 5 HP cartridges, Project manager and Program manager on various HP imaging programs.
EDUCATION
University:
University of California System - Berkeley
Degree:
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, BSc
University:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Degree:
Business course-work
INFORMATION
Memberships:
Serve on several Boards. Active member of Oregon economic development forums.
High school history teacher turned legislative policy wonk turned business association lobbyist turned president of the state's software industry association.
