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Schools:
University of Delaware, University of Detroit Mercy
FULL BIO
Michael J. Martin has over 40 years of business and product development experience and has held positions at E.I. DuPont, PPG Industries, Ciba-Geigy, Michigan State University and Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc; where he was responsible for the management and commercialization of intellectual property; formulation and execution of new business entry plans; financial and market evaluations of acquisitions; national sales and market management; and growth of community economic development strategies. He has been elected as a Trustee of the Licensing Executive Society (LES); appointed as an international delegate to LES International; consults on technology transfer for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), SAIC, P&G, Department of Commerce and many others; a founder and President of the Capital Enterprise Forum; and is on the Council of the Technology Commercialization Program (TCP) of the Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship (QRCE) in Amman Jordan. He has authored numerous papers and is an invited international lecturer on technology transfer, product development, and implementing advanced manufacturing technology.
Mike Martin has a Bachelor in Chemical Engineering from the University of Detroit, a Masters in Business and Administration from the University of Delaware, and a Certified Licensing Professional.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Employer:
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
Position:
Executive Vice President
Time period:
February 1996 - December 2005
Description:
A non- profit corporation that manages the intellectual property from Virginia Tech. Since 1996, the disclosure rate has grown from a 3 year average of 80/year to 130/year, and returned $1 million to university.
Employer:
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Manager, Technology Transfer, College of Engineering
Position:
Licensing Associate, Vice President Research and Graduate Studies; and Associate Director
Time period:
January 1993 - January 1996
Description:
Manufacturing Service Network SBIR, STTR, State Research Grants, TRP, and ATP proposals and grants increased by 25%, and two industrial consortia have been started
Employer:
Aeroquip a TRINOVA Co.
Position:
Manager New Composite Productions
Time period:
February 1992 - December 1992
Description:
Initiated projects that designed high-pressure fittings utilizing composites, which resulted in lowering production costs and increasing sales.
Employer:
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Position:
Director of the Industrial Development Institute
Time period:
September 1985 - February 1992
Description:
IDI served over 650 small Michigan Manufacturers and was directly involved in obtaining $2.3 million in various research grants and consortiums.
Employer:
Ciba-Geigy
Position:
Sales Manager
Time period:
January 1984 - December 1985
Description:
Doubled new product sales to an estimated $2.5 million.
Employer:
PPG Industries, Inc.
Position:
Work experience
Time period:
January 1972 - December 1984
Description:
Confirmed the rational for an acquisition in the printing ink market. Doubled sales volume of radiation curing equipment in three years.
Employer:
Sybron Corporation
Position:
Work experience
Time period:
January 1970 - December 1972
Description:
Responsible for product management of water/waste treatment equipment.
Employer:
E.I. Dupont
Position:
Chemical Engineer/Sales Trainee/Market Services
Time period:
December 1970
Description:
Pigment Department
EDUCATION
University:
University of Delaware
Time period:
1970
Degree:
MBA
University:
University of Detroit Mercy
Degree:
Bachelor, Chemical Engineering
PUBLICATIONS
Papers:
Examples of Publications
Martin, M; Gonsalves, C; Wittig, T; Jacobs S; “Best Practices for Evaluation and Protection of IP in DOD Laboratories”, accepted for publication Les Nouvelles
Martin, M. J., “Commercialization of Intellectual Property – University Perspective”,
Research-Technology Management, September-October 2007, p 13 - 17.
Martin, M., Simon, J., Bloom, C., Heim, C., Edited by Orphanides, G., “Value-Added Licensing: The Role of Know-How and Research Material Transfers in License Development”, Les Nouvelles, Volume XXXX No. 2, June 2005 pg 55 - 64
Martin, M., Gruetzmacher Robert R, Ph.D. Lanham Ryan, Brady, Joshua “Assessing Technology Transfer and Business Development Potential: Technology Cluster Analysis”, Economic Development Quarterly, Volume 18, Number 2, May 2004 pg 168-173
INFORMATION
Awards:
Examples of Grants
Martin, M., Dupont, “Technology Cluster Assessment”, 2002, $25,000 (100%)
Martin, M., Small Business Administration; "Establishment of Minority Business Development Division", 1989, $180,000 (100%)
