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• Springboard Overview
• Springboard Process
• What to Expect
• How to Apply
• Success Stories
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• Entrepreneur Education Overview
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• FrameWorks Workshops
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• Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Awards
• Frontier in Science & Technology
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•Peptide Therapeutics Symposium
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Springboard| E.I.R ProgramCONNECT is fortunate to draw upon a pool of highly-qualified individuals who volunteer their time to serve as Springboard Entrepreneurs in Residence. Entrepreneurs in Residence are invited to serve based upon their experience in raising venture capital and growing successful companies. Currently CONNECT has close to 50 EIRs volunteering their time and expertise towards the Springboard program. Springboard Entrepreneurs in Residence A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Our current Entrepreneurs- in-Residence are: Background: SVP Drug Development - Anadys Pharmaceutical Expertise: Pharma-, Drug Development Owens F. Alexander Background: Former President and CEO, Titan Wireless Expertise: Telecommunications, Wireless, and Utilities William R. Atkinson Background: Former CEO, XLNT Expertise: LAN, SAN, wireless, semiconductor, sales channel development, turnarounds and restructuring Background: Manangement Consultant, Former President, Instromedix Expertise: Semiconductor, hardware, software, systems, telecom, wireless BB, telemedicine; diverse business experience, JV's, financial turn-arounds, restructuring Thomas M. Bergmann Background: Former Vice President, Gartner, Inc. Expertise: Software, defense, government services Jai Bhagat Background: CoB Axestel, CEO SkyTel Expertise: Wireless, Telecom, Internet, Service Provider Vince Bianco Background: Former CEO, Risk Data Corporation Expertise: Software CEO, insurance/retail spaces Larry Bock Background: General Partner, CW Venture, founder/CEO of Nanosys, Inc. Expertise: Life Science/Nano-tech; serial entrepreneur, VC Mario Bourdon Background: CEO La Jolla Institute for Molecular Medicine Expertise: Life Science, cancer/tumor biology Background: VP, Marketing, Verimatrix Expertise: Semiconductor, software product and professional services offerings Robert Ciardella Background: Former Founder and President, Asymtek Expertise: Engineering and automation Dennis Clerke Background: CEO Alignent Software Expertise: Software, IT, Interactive Content Jim Comeaux Background: Co-Founder and CTO Redwire Expertise: Wireless, Voip, ISP Background: Former Venture Partner, Windward Ventures Expertise: Telecommunication, wireless, software Jeff Donahue Background: Former CFO, SKY MobileMedia, Inc. Expertise: Corporate finance, development, restructuring and operations Bruce I. Doyle, III, Ph.D Background: Former CEO, Impres Expertise: Networking, Telecom, Energy, Automation, Electronics, Semiconductor Equipment Background: Former VP and Officer, AT&T Expertise: Bandwith delivery, compression, search engines, wireless, cellular, software Background: Former Senior Vice President, Research & Development, Galileo Laboratories Expertise: Drug discovery, preclinical and clinical product development, strategic planning, project management, operational planning and execution Dan Flanagan Background: President, founder Soapbox Mobile Expertise: High-tech Marketing, advertising, creative development, product management Background: Former President and CEO, Mpex Pharmaceuticals Expertise: Biotech and pharmaceutical companies Geoff Goodman Background: Former Senior Vice President, Global Brand and Product Management, Callaway Golf Company Expertise: Consumer Products Background: CEO Protagenic Therapeutics Expertise: Life Science CEO, Therapeutics Frank Hewitt Background: CEO and Founder Expertise: Defense Technology Kenneth J. Hoffman, P.E. Background: Co-founder, former COO, Board Member, Noment Networks (now operating as Pavlov Media) Jonathan Huxley Background: Former Co-founder and CEO, Enterprise Plc, U.K. Expertise: Internet, Networks, Wireless broadband Background: CEO TouchStone Software Expertise: High-Tech, Software, turn-around, repeat CEO Background: President, Strategy Advisors LLC; Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Salmedix, Inc. Expertise: Technology and product development programs in the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, drug delivery and medical diagnostics fields Brian Kelleher Background: Founder/President Paragon MedSystems (CRO) Expertise: Medical Device development and manufacturing Edmee Kelsey Background: CEO, founder SwitchTrax Telecom Expertise: Hi-tech, telecom Stanley Kim Background: COO and GC Softmax Expertise: Bio-tech and hi-tech, IP counsel David Kramer Background: Former CFO, Somanta Pharmaceuticals, Gen-Probe Incorporated Expertise: Finance in high tech, life sciences Michael N. Krupp, Ph.D Background: Former Sr. Vice President of Business Development and Chief Business Officer, Chugai Pharma USA Expertise: Biotech and pharmaceutical companies, licensing Jay Kunin Background: President/Founder RxSys Int'l Expertise: Healthcare & Life Science IT, TCA VP Life Sciences Background: Managing Partner, C5 Networks, founder and former CEO, IP3 Networks Expertise: Telecommunications, wired and wireless networks Brian Leeper Background: VP of Operations, Whalen Manufacturing Expertise: Operations, supply-chain, medical devices, consumer goods; global supply chain management, system implementation, strategic sales, P&L management, forecasting, product development/launch, and integration of acquisitions William Lofft Background: CEO, CFO Modern Postcards, Adcom Expertise: Consumer Marketing/Advertising Background: TCA, Consultant Expertise: FDA legal/regulatory experience in biomedical products, including biologics, drugs, nutraceuticals, medical and in vitro diagnostic devices, food and cosmetics Linda Manaster Background: Founder CEO Larkin Foods, Compucook Expertise: CEO Consumer Products, product concept to launch Vicki Marion Background: President and CEO, Viadux Expertise: Telecommunications Thomas B. Marsh Background: Former CEO, Viking Systems, Inc. Expertise: Finance, marketing and business development, especially as it relates to mergers and acquisitions in small public companies Mike McKeever Background: Former CEO, Qwest - IBM Broadband Hosting Services Expertise: Telecommunications, networking and the Internet. Applications, ASPs and SaaS. Enterprise software, supply chain, banking and financial services. B2B, B2C, JVs and Partnerships Roger S. Moyers Background: Former CEO, Astute Networks, Inc. Expertise: Semiconductor, software, telecommunications Background: President, CSO and Co-founder, Parallax Biosystem, Inc. Expertise: Molecular neuroscience Background: Former President/CEO, SMART Group, Former Vice President of Marketing TMP Worldwide (renamed Monster Worldwide in 2002) Expertise: Advertising/Marketing, wireless industry David Overskei Background: Former CEO, Polexis, Inc.; SVP General Atomics and SAIC Expertise: Defense and energy technologies, medical systems, optical communications, advanced software
Background: Founder, NeoVention, LLC Expertise: Medical technologies, process/quality improvement, engineering, and intellectual property creation and management John Plavan Background: President/CEO, Plavan Petroleum, Inc. Expertise: Commercial/industrial distribution, Petroleum products marketing Stephen Poludniak Background: COO, founder In Vogue Industries Expertise: Consumer Products, biz.dev., sales Bob Preston Background: CMO Lightpointe Expertise: CMO, CEO Telecom, IT, H/w and S/W Background: Former CFO, Phyton Biotech and Inslaw Inc.; former Director of Corporate Planning, Bausch & Lomb Norrie Russell Background: CSO Invitrogen Expertise: CEO, CSO Life Sciences, Pharma Mary Ann Russo Background: CEO Fitforall Expertise: Wireless, Internet, Financial Services Background: CEO Iliad, Inc. Expertise: e-commerce, on-line content, IT, Software Brad Shoen Background: Serial Founder, CEO, YPO Chair Expertise: Hi-tech, e-commerce, gaming, RFID, Bio-tech Larry Stambaugh Background: Former President and CEO, Maxim Pharmaceuticals Expertise: Medical diagnostics, instrument manufacturing, banking Background: GM/VP - business unit mgmt. Expertise: Internet, Transportations, Wireless Sensors, Plastics Background: Founder & Chairman, Profitline Expertise: Telecom, B2B, wireless Rob Vickery Background: Former President of Sales & Marketing, Pacific DataVision; Co-founder Change.com Expertise: Marketing, business development, wireless, high-tech, e-commerce Background: Repeat CEO, COO, VP Expertise: Hi-tech chips, wireless communications Brad Wallace Background: Repeat COO, Typhoon Security Technology Expertise: Hi-tech, explosive detection, MP3 players/CE Scott Weinbrandt Background: Former SVP Business Division, Gateway and Company Officer Expertise: Enterprise computing, server and storage hardware, software, wireless, web, product development, sales, marketing, operations, professional services, supply chain management, turn around business due diligence Jon Van Winkle Background: Vice President of Sales & Marketing, eMolecules Expertise: Software, Internet technologies Jim Woodman Background: Founder, Active.com Expertise: Web, Internet Background: COO, Founder, GM Viejas Enterprises Expertise: e-Commerce, Software, Gaming Program Contact:
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