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Tucson, Us

Consulting services for small technology companies looking to commercialize their ideas through strategic partnering and Government contracting and grants.Expertise and a successful track record winning and managing millions of dollars in the SBIR/STTR and other Government programs (including Rapid Innovation Fund, BAAs, IDIQs, etc). During your #SBIR/#STTR projects, and depending on agency, we can leverage the Federal Technical and Business Business Assistance (#TABA) funds to help accelerate your commercialization activities to bring your innovation to market.We are committed to helping companies with the #commercialization of their technologies and to overcome the "Valley of Death" and achieve successful transitions. We manage the commercialization process through aligning your technology with #funding vehicles and forging strategic partnerships. Using a Systems Engineering process, we help you with requirements and validations.

Tucson, Az, Us

Helping the UACI startups and entrepreneurs who seek government awards, primarily focused on Small Business Innovation Research (#SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (#STTR) awards.

Bozeman, Montana, Us

MSU TechLink Center (TechLink) is a federally funded technology transfer center at Montana State University, serving as the U.S. Department of Defense’s and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ primary national partnership intermediary. TechLink helps business license DOD and VA patented and protected inventions to industry, resulting in federally funded R&D converting into new commercial products and services. In addition, TechLink powers the Montana Innovation Partnership (MTIP), which works with the US Small Business Administration and Montana Department of Commerce to assist Montana’s tech-based entrepreneurs and innovators secure vital seed funding for their ground-breaking technologies. MTIP is involved in helping high-tech companies successfully compete for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants and contracts.

ElectroSonix LLC is a Tucson, AZ based company dedicated to developing non-invasive acoustoelectric cardiac imaging (ACI) technologies for localizing arrhythmias in real-time and with millimeter spatial accuracy for both screening and guiding ablation procedures. ElectroSonix's imaging technologies will benefit millions of cardiac arrhythmia patients.

Alexandria, Va, Us

Providing commercialization/transition support to the Department of Navy's (DoN) Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Transition Program (STP) Phase II Small Business Concerns (SBCs).

Buffalo, Ny, Us

Sentient is a model-based prognostics company focused on improving product life-cycle performance through virtual testing and model development. • Managed Sentient's multi-million annual Government programs.• Oversaw the process for securing Government funding (including SBIR/STTR) to develop and transition IR&D projects to government programs.

Andover, Ma, Us

Physical Optics Corporation (POC) is a fast-growing Southern California high tech company specializing in advanced military defense, homeland security, and energy solutions. • Managed and executed a multi-million annual business plan consistent with the Company business strategy by collecting information on Government opportunities through providing management oversight and technology direction to the Government Relations Division.• Oversaw the success and transition of technology developed through SBIR/STTR programs by working with Government agencies, researchers and the Sales and Marketing teams.

Tucson, Az, Us

Ridgetop Group is an AS9100C certified technology firm specializing in fault tolerant electronic systems. • Secured government, military and corporate funding to support the company’s R&D projects while interacting with and maintaining relationships with government and military representatives and customers. • Provided leadership, management, and coordination of overall business development, engineering and research activities to meet corporate growth objectives and ensuring budgets, schedules and customer requirements are met for both Government and Commercial programs. • Assisted with proposal writing and systems engineering support to effectively address the government requirements within the agreed upon contracts with the contacts into the various phases of SBIR/STTR contracts.

Medipacs is a small business developing the next generation of medical pump and drug delivery devices.• Assisted with the initial device system design, integration, electronics and software control architecture, and Patient/Provider interface. • Wrote and won Medipacs first Army Phase I SBIR contract and managed the program as Principal Investigator.• Helped form a Board of Directors and secure Angel investments and venture capital.

International Assemblers, Inc. owns and operates a manufacturing facility in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. Responsible for all new business development, marketing and quality system’s management for their manufacturing facility in Mexico. International Assemblers manufactured automotive wire harnesses and other electronic equipment.

Tucson, Az, Us

MicroMex, Inc. is an ISO 9001:2000 certified small U.S. Corporation operating a manufacturing plant in Mexico since 1988.• Implemented, trained personnel, and maintained the ISO Quality System in our manufacturing plant in Mexico. • Responsible for the financial stability, growth and security through networking and a strong Marketing/Sales plan. Managed a $2+ million revenue.• Managed 150-250 employees between the Tucson and Mexico facilities.

Tucson, Az, Us

Modular Mining is the leader in computing systems for production optimization in open pit and underground mines. Modeled and implemented a new system, programming algorithms for use in underground mines. Responsible for the maintenance of the underground systems and the development of new algorithms.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Designed and implemented a multi-processor control system for storage devices using an object-oriented methodology. Assisted in the implementation and certification of an ISO 9001 system.

M.S., Systems Engineering

B.S., Systems Engineering

B.S., Computer Science