Michael Ponte Email and Phone Number

The Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), a U.S. Department of Energy-funded Bioenergy Research Center, is a collaboration between the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) and the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB).One of the major challenges the world faces is how to provide sustainable sources of energy that meet societal needs as the population continues to grow. The Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) will develop efficient ways to grow, transform, and market biofuels and other byproducts.https://cabbi.bio/

Contact: michael@freepubtrivia.comhttps://www.facebook.com/freepubtriviachampaign/http://freepubtrivia.com• Visualized a new, attractive market to convince a Chicago-based trivia company to expand their services to a college town• Coordinated with manager of an on-campus venue to set up trivia at their location to stimulate their business activity • Acting as trivia host by supplying questions and answers; grew attendance from an average of 40 people per week to over 80 people per week consistently• Assisting general manager in expanding company’s growth into Chicagoland suburbs and college towns in Illinois• Strategically identifying potential new locations to set up new trivia locations• Actively involved in generating new business with prospective clients via over the phone or face to face meetings

Ag-Sensus, LLC was founded to provide practical precision agriculture solutions that save farmers time and money. Ag-Sensus enables growers to retrieve their own near-real-time, high resolution images of their crops through an easy-to-operate personal remote sensing system.• Coordinated tasks and requirements for a National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project and helped prepare the Phase II proposal, including the planned budgeting of $750,000 over two years in potential funding• Recruited, hired, and supervised seven employees in a small office environment• Discovered new business opportunities and developed relationships with interested B2C and B2B leads• Served as main point of contact for potential partners and customers and represented the company at career fairs, Research Park events, and IL Small Business Development Center meetings• Created a marketing strategy and business plan for company and specific products; Created and maintained social media accounts and outlined a product launch strategy• Led a data collection program consisting of 12 farmers, over 30 fields, and over 4,000 acres• Worked closely with C-level executives and participated in pitch meetings with businesses and venture capital firms

• Perform consulting services for businesses in the IGBA certification program and partake in business site assessments• Help clients with green management practice verification and policy making• Assist in business community outreach and company recruitment• Provide market research and metrics development support for the IGBA, and perform various small projects with sustainability goals for clients

• Assisted a local restaurant in developing a strategic plan to retain old customer base and increased awareness to the owner’s new location on campus• Performed market analysis and compared competition to assess viability of business tactics

• Accurately and efficiently entered patient data and medical documentation into electronic medical records software • Paid attention to detail of when to stock and organize exam rooms; Cleaned, packaged, and sterilized instruments• Contacted patients to schedule appointments and communicated with patients regarding medications, lab results, and diagnosis• Assisted providers with minor procedures, patient and doctor phone calls, and results/phone message documentation

• In a startup environment, assisted marketing and leadership team in expanding user growth via social media marketing, SEO/SEM, and interaction with industry professionals• Researched environmental issues, pulp & paper industry, carbon data, and case studies • Promoted environmental stewardship and smart paper practices• Blogged and provided information on topics related to the environment, paper, and PrintEco