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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 100 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 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 Daniel P. Brogan Background: COO Smith Consulting Architects, CEO, Earl Walls Associates, CFO KA Architects Expertise: C-Level Exec, licensed Architect, construction, clean/green, insurance, some heavy manufacturing Danen Butler Background: CEO Applied Control Concepts Expertise: High-tech computing platforms; repeat CEO 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: Chairman & CEO, Hire a Hero Expertise: Military, technology, public-private military transition program, ability to develop innovative digital marketing and branding strategies 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 Background: CEO Netresults Expertise: C-level High-tech and consumer products and services Jeff Donahue Background: Former CFO, SKY MobileMedia, Inc. Expertise: Corporate finance, development, restructuring and operations Jack Dollard Background: Former EVP&COO AMS, SVP Global Operations Gateway Computers, President QPE Qualcomm/SVP Global Operations Expertise: Electronics, Hi-Tech, Wireless, Computer Products - global P&L operations inclusive to manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, logistics, distribution, quality, six sigma, business development, and sales 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 Tom Fisher Background: CIO DriveCam, CIO Qualcomm (QCT), CTO-Ebay Expertise: Technology, ecommerce, SaaS, wireless Stephen F. Flaim, Ph.D 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 Frank Hewitt Background: CEO and Founder Expertise: Defense Technology Devin Hughes Background: Regional Sales Director, West Coast, Genzyme Biosurgery Expertise: Sales & Marketing; medical devices Andy Jedynak Background: President & CMO Kidzui Expertise: Digital Media, Internet, mobile, video Matthew Jenusaitis Background: Partner, ConceptTx Medical; former President ev3 Inc.; EIR Warburg Pinkus Expertise: Healthcare, Medical Devices, Venture Capital Larry Jordan 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 David Kaplan Background: Currently Principle Partner, Xlerate Solutions; EVP & Co-Founder, DecisionView Software Expertise: Strategic planning, operations, business development, and marketing in life science software, ecommerce, enterprise software Brian Kelleher Background: Founder/President Paragon MedSystems (CRO) Expertise: Medical Device development and manufacturing 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 Mario C. Larach Background: Chairman, Kai BioEnergy Corp. Expertise: Clean-tech, hi-tech, signal processing, semi-conductors, consumer electronics Michael R. Lee 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 Bob Lipton Background: Former CEO of SMART Safety Group Expertise: Marketing, business development William Lofft Background: CEO, CFO Modern Postcards, Adcom Expertise: Consumer Marketing/Advertising Chuck Longanecker Background: CEO Digital Telepathy/ Founder Rebel Expertise: Web 2.0 / on-line business builder.incubator; web 2.0 forum Jean Luc Lembert Background: CEO DelfMems, VectraWave Expertise: Hi-tech, repeat CEO, semi-conductors, wireless, telecom Milton (Milt) Lohr Background: Corporate Director,Former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition; Expertise: Hi-tech, repeat CEO, semi-conductors, wireless, telecom 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 Keith McCrone Background: CEO AUTOonline Expertise: Automotive, Insurance, SaaS 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 Mike Miller Background: Former CEO IntegriCo Companies Expertise: Composite materials, food, automotive, aerospace Michael Morrison Background: Former founder and President Naprotek, Inc Expertise: Electronic contract mfg. & design services, semiconductors, capital equipment and instrumentation markets. 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 Daniel Negroni Background: Founder, President & CEO, Govzilla.org Expertise: Consumer goods, hi-tech/web 2.0, operations, and marketing 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 Mark Palmer Background: Prior CEO Alvarado Hospital Medical Center/ Prior President and CEO for West Penn and Forbes Hospitals Expertise: Healthcare, hospital operations management Amish Parashar
Background: Founder, NeoVention, LLC Expertise: Medical technologies, process/quality improvement, engineering, and intellectual property creation and management David C. Pearson Background: Former Life Science CEO, COO, GM at Nidus, Noxxon, BioBlocks and Novartis Expertise: General Management, Sales and Marketing, International, e-Business, Outsourcing 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 Paul Roben Background: Director of Biotechnology for the Enterprise Ireland, CSO, founder Target Protein Technologies, Inc. Dan Ruchman 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 Killu Sanborn Background: Former Managing Director, Hercules Capital; Principal/Fund Manager, IngleWood Ventures Expertise: Life science VC (equity/debt), startup formation, commercialization Dario Santana Background: CEO of NTN Buzztime Expertise: Media, Inter-active TV, entertainment, private equity, telecom, fire and security equipment and services Stefan Scheinert Background: President Scheinert Telecom; Expertise: High-tech, telecom, wireless and fixed wireless Daniel Schumann Background: Co-founder board member MediPhysics, Inc Expertise: Medical Devices, automotive, business strategy, operations, marketing, product development Jim Scott Background: CEO Iliad, Inc. Expertise: e-commerce, on-line content, IT, Software Joe Sheehan Background: Former President and COO, TruePosition Expertise: High-tech s/w, telecom, wireless, LBS, MRM/automatic vehicle location, aerospace Brad Shoen Background: Serial Founder, CEO, YPO Chair Expertise: Hi-tech, e-commerce, gaming, RFID, Bio-tech Background: Founder & CEO, Maxim Pharmaceuticals, Former Chm & CEO ABC Laboratories, Recognized corporate governance leader and current Principal of Apercu Consulting Expertise: Life Sciences, Clean Tech, Banking, Manufacturing, Acclaimed Board and Corporate Governance Leader Bob Stein Background: Managing Partner RCS & Assoc, Inc. Expertise: New Product Intro Process, Consumer durables, Active sports, Brunswick, Black & Decker Dan Trudo Background: General Partner, TrueVest LLC Expertise: Semiconductor, internet, IT/computing, manufacturing sales, marketing Marty Turock 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 Armando Viteri Background: CEO - Neubloc, President and CEO of RF Code, Inc. Expertise: Hi-tech, enterprise computing, software, networks 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 Christopher Williams Background: COO, Verance Corporation Expertise: Information technology and product engineering Jon Van Winkle Background: Vice President of Sales & Marketing, eMolecules Expertise: Software, Internet technologies Jim Woodman Background: Founder, Active.com Expertise: Web, Internet Program Contact:
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