Kristav (Kris) C. Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Singapore

A continuation and expansion of my role as an Executive Advisor at the Enterprise Incubator of the National University of Singapore. Advise, assist and coach startups led by students, alumni and researchers of the National University of Singapore, one of Asia's leading research universities. I have been instrumental in helping some of NUS Enterprise’s most.

Singapore

Kris Consulting helps young, scalable, technology-focused companies, assisting them in discovering and exploiting their unique market opportunities. Works extensively with local incubators and university technology transfer programs.

Singapore And SE Asia

I am a recognized mentor “in the money”, focusing on topics such as basic business concept (Vision and Values), Sales & Marketing, Public Relations, and Naming. Also provide extensive one-on-one coaching and assistance.

Singapore, Singapore

GRIP is “a comprehensive step-by-step guidance programme to enable postgraduate students and researchers to transform research into deep technology start-ups.” I have been deeply involved with the GRIP program since its inception; first as a Commercial Champion or “CC” (working with individual technology teams), followed by the role of Consultant.

Singapore, Singapore

Managed multiple GRIP technology team projects through the rigorous commercialisation program at NUS.

Singapore, Singapore

Worked with two outstanding teams in the first two intakes of the NUS GRIP program. For one team I am actually one of the inventors on their patent.

Singapore, USA

MED+AD Hybrid Desal Technologies. Ability to desalinate seawater/RO Reject/waste water using "low quality" waste heat of between 55-85C. Applications include desalination using solar/geothermal energy or other sources of low quality waste heat and combination with thermal water desalination plants/power plants/refineries to increase yield.

Singapore

Advise startups coming out of the laboratories and classrooms of one of Asia’s (and the world's) leading research universities. I have been instrumental in helping some of NUS Enterprise’s most recognised startups including Zimplistic, PigeonHole Live and Trakomatic.

NanoThree, a Singapore company, has developed an improved technology for greatly enhancing the mixing of gases in water. The initial applications (and there are many) were for water treatment, oil recovery and micro algae production and harvesting. While it was, ultimately, not feasible to commercialise the technology, we were successful in winning a.

Greater Chicago Area USA

GEV sells consulting services for organizations to save electricity $. Customers include some of the largest commercial buildings and one of the largest municipalities in the world. Focused on business development including analysis of potential energy savings. Also served as expert witness in several important electricity rate cases with testimony going.

Knoxville, Tennessee Area USA

• RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION, INC. (“ROI”), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA (Microsoft Windows-based optimization software for process industries) (www.resourceopt.com)Helped increase annual sales between 1994 and 2001 through:
• Creating a simple but powerful graphic showing the extraordinary return-on-investment of ROI technology for food processors; and,
• Developing methodologies to project cost savings (“return on investment”) for prospective customers using ROI’s innovative optimization software; and,
• Leading successful efforts to license optimization software to several of the largest food processing companies in the US such as Armour Swift Eckrich, Conagra and Hormel; and
• Expanding application of optimization software internationally (sales into Argentina, New Zealand and Australia); this included developing successful partnerships with several large multi-national companies where ROI’s.

Norfolk, Virginia Area, USA

LEAST COST FORMULATIONS LTD., Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA (optimization software for process industries) Developed co-operative sales relationship with previous employer, ultimately generating 20% of Least Cost Formulations’ annual revenues.

Matthews, North Carolina, USA

• CEM CORPORATION (“CEM”), Matthews North Carolina, USA (sells state-of-the art thermal microwave-based systems for rapidly analyzing materials for moisture, fat, protein, ash, etc., in a processing manufacturing.
• Developed video sales tools and sales literature for two major company products.
• Worked extensively with domestic and international sales staffs – including visits to Europe and Asia – to increase company sales worldwide.
• Created process for company to evaluate competitive products.

Toledo, Ohio (North Central US Sales Territory)

• Increased annual three-state territory sales by 140%..
• Assisted in developing incentives for sales reps to co-operatively generate sales outside of their own territories.
• Developed methods to analyze and exploit new target industries.

Midwest US

Downer’s Grove, Illinois, USA (Central US Sales Territory) Helped sales office double annual sales of cutting-edge analytical equipment from 1983 to 1985.

Matthews, North Carolina USA

Introduced needs-focused selling approach to specific process industries. One innovation was an advertisement that translated use of the company's equipment into hard increased revenues for consumers.

Central Illinois, USA

Managed central Illinois sales territory - detailing doctors, visiting hospitals, organizing retail campaigns.

Officer Training

Bs, Biology

Activities and Societies: Inducted into Alpha Psi Omega (honorary drama fraternity) for several outstanding drama performances; member of.