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Matthew Owens

Raleigh resident, majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Management at UPenn, Co-Student Director at Weiss Tech House and VP of Penn Engineers Without Borders

Headline: Entrepreneur
Work status: Full-Time Student
Website: http://www.tech-house.upenn.edu/
Industries: Cleantech, Health, Information Technology, Internet, Nanotech
Skills: Business, Editing, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, Industrial Engineering, Leadership, Writing
Next step: Upon graduating in May of 09 will join or start a company, likely involving appropriate technology for global development.
Location: Raleigh, NC and Philadelphia, PA
Groups: Global Social Venture Competition 2011, Global Social Venture Competition GSVC 2012, Weiss Tech House
Visas: US Citizen
Interested in: Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding experts, Finding team mates, Growing my group, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Joining a startup, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Participating in a competition, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup, Sharing my projects, Starting a company
Schools: University of Pennsylvania

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Agile Sciences
Position: Business Development
Time period: June 2007 - Present
Description: Conducting early commercialization research for NC State professors preparing to bring unique chemistry technology to market.
Presented several options for prioritizing potential applications and wrote market sections for first business plan.

Employer: Wharton Small Business Development Center
Position: Engagement Manager
Time period: August 2006 - Present
Description: Work to identify and suggest possible solutions for challenges facing Pennsylvania small business clients. Complete engagements either independently or in support of a Senior MBA consultant. Currently leading an initiative to support Penn technology transfer.

Employer: Humanistic Robotics
Position: Product Research
Time period: July 2007 - August 2007
Description: Evaluated options for the development of company’s next product. Supported by Management and Technology fellowship.

Employer: Duke University Talent Identification Program
Position: Teaching Assistant
Time period: June 2006 - July 2006
Description: Led evening instructional sessions for a course in strategic entrepreneurship to academically gifted high school students.

Employer: Regan Group LLC
Position: Owner
Time period: July 2002 - July 2005
Description: Established a computer troubleshooting service over the summer of 2002 to serve households and small businesses in North Raleigh, NC. Services included system and network repair and instruction in computer use or programming.

EDUCATION

University: University of Pennsylvania
Time period: 2009
Degree: M&T - Management; Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, BEng

INFORMATION

Clubs: Penn Engineers Without Borders
Weiss Tech House
Student Committee on Undergraduate Education
Awards: Valedictorian , Millbrook High School Leadership Award (2005); Congressional Nominations – United States Naval Academy

Matthew's Contacts (8)

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  • Alexander Yen

    Interested in social entrepreneurship, sustainable development, molecular cell engineering

  • Diana Zhou

    Currently pursuing Economics degree at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

  • Jennifer Chen

    International Studies and Economics graduate from University of Pennsylvania. Co-founder and president at Givology, and working at Lehman Brothers, Private Equity.