Ryan Kottenstette
Summer Associate at El Dorado Ventures focused on early stage opportunities in cleantech/energy. 2009 MBA student at the Stanford GSB. Prior work experience: BMW Technology Office, NREL
| Headline: | Investor |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Industries: | Cleantech |
| Skills: | English, German, Languages |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Finding experts, Investing in projects, Meeting new people, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities |
| Schools: | Santa Clara University, Stanford Business School |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | El Dorado Ventures |
| Position: | Summer Associate |
| Time period: | June 2008 - August 2008 |
| Description: | • Conduct due diligence and connect with entrepreneurs
• Primarily focused on the energy/cleantech space |
| Employer: | BMW Group Technology Office USA |
| Position: | Senior Engineer, Emerging Energy Technologies |
| Time period: | January 2004 - December 2007 |
| Description: | • Discovered and evaluated emerging technologies of strategic relevance to BMW
o Established collaborations with relevant US-based firms o Transferred resulting innovations to BMW AG (Munich, Germany) • Initiated, led, and managed development collaborations with US-based companies, national labs, and government with projected budgets up to $1.5M, and multi-year durations • Regularly presented project status and results to mid- and senior-level management • Negotiated development contracts with project partners and service providers |
| Employer: | National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) |
| Position: | Research Intern |
| Time period: | June 2003 - August 2003 |
| Description: | • Conducted research and analysis related to renewable wind-hydrogen energy systems
• Published results regarding research |
EDUCATION
| University: | Stanford Business School |
| Time period: | 2007 - 2009 |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | Santa Clara University |
| Time period: | 2000 - 2004 |
| Degree: | Mechanical Engineering, BSc |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | • Kottenstette, R.; Cotrell, J. Hydrogen Storage in Wind Turbine Towers. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 29 p. 1277-1288 New York: Elsevier; 2004.
• Kottenstette, R.; Cotrell, J. Hydrogen Storage in Wind Turbine Towers: Design Considerations. Proceedings of the 15th Annual U.S. Hydrogen Conference of the National Hydrogen Association, April 27-30, 2004, Los Angeles, CA. Washington D.C.: National Hydrogen Association, 2004. |
| Patents: | • Kottenstette, R. et al, Patent Application # DE102005053904 (Pending). Concerning smart materials.
• Kottenstette, R. et al, Patent Application # DE102005059418 (Pending). Concerning active thermal insulation. |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Flying, poker, cycling, fast cars |
| Clubs: | Stanford Graduate School of Business
• Professional club memberships: Venture Capital, Energy, Private Equity, Finance and Investment |
| Awards: | Santa Clara University
• 2004 Best Interdisciplinary Senior Design Project awarded for “Omnifleet: The Design and Implementation of Multiple Holonomic Robots” • 2002 Raymond M. Galantine Award (Annually recognizes one outstanding engineering student) |
Ryan's Contacts (2)
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Jeff Zabel
I currently work at the BMW Technology Office and am responsible to integrate new connected service technologies to the BMW product line. I'm interested in entrepreneurship, internet companies, electronics design and sales.
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Howard Bornstein