Real Deals. Real Results.

Children's Mouse & Keyboard

Sourced product from China, designed retail packaging, and launched internet and retail sales and marketing campaign driving sales/profits. The My Lil' Mouse product line sold on thousands of websites and has been retired with the rise of tablets and other devices.

Gaming Mouse

Sourced product from China, designed retail packaging, and launched internet and retail sales and marketing campaign driving sales/profits. Our gaming mice currently sell on thousands of websites.

Fence Hanger for Plants

Sourced product from China, designed retail packaging and launched internet and retail sales and marketing campaign driving sales/profits. This product currently sells online and in brick and mortar retailers throughout the Midwest and east coast.

Furniture Accessories

Launched internet and retail sales campaign, and rebuilt product and packaging, to drive sales and meet consumer demand.

Oncology Vaccines

Roche®

Drug discovery collaboration to validate platform for start-up company. Research fees and shared IP rights with Roche®.

Vaccine Technology License

Non-exclusive license for vaccine technology. Upfront fees, milestones, royalties, and IP rights.

Anti-aging Therapeutics

P&G®

License and joint development with P&G® for dermatology applications. Research fees and royalties. Applications limited. Shared IP.

Protein Therapeutics

Research collaboration to validate platform for start-up company. Research fees and shared IP rights.

Immunology / Oncology

Planning and leading of translational biology, pharmacology, and toxicology functions in support and advancement of medical work.

Pharma Research Partnership

Created and led new RA research program, set disease control strategies in metabolic and muscular skeletal disease at large pharmaceutical company.

IV Disposable Container

Sourced product from China, designed retail packaging and launched internet and retail sales marketing campaign driving sales/profits.

Combinatorial Chemistry Platform

$30M+ project with Exxon®

Discovery collaboration with Exxon® advanced materials. Combi-Chem platform to discover new class of advanced materials. Upfront, milestones, license royalties on the materials. Non-exclusive on use of platform in addition to residual royalties from future inventions.

Advanced Materials Global Partnership

Mitsui

Formed global partnership to develop, manufacture, distribute and license advanced materials. Shared research, IP and promotion. Mitsui to build manufacturing plant and obtain Japanese market revenue only.

Printed Circuit Board Materials

$8M+ project with Ciba®

Joint development and license program using advanced materials to replace epoxy PCBs. Research fees, shared IP. Ciba to manufacture and distribute. Royalties.

Engineered Polymers JV

$10M+ project with Ciba®

Licensed technology and formed 50/50 JV with Ciba® to launch new business in Europe as extension of US business. Upfront payment, fully budgeted operation to develop applications and customers. Royalties and IP rights in remainder of world.

Flat Screens & Engineered Plastics

Nippon Zeon®

Licensed technology and formed JV to share research, IP and promotion rights. Nippon Zeon® to have Japanese market. NZ conducts research solely until tech validated. NZ to provide monomer for US and Europe. NZ pays minimum and variable royalty. Shared promotion.

Flat Panel Displays with 3M®

$12M NIST grant with 3M®

Joint development with 3M® for development of flat panel display application using advanced materials. Research fees, royalties and IP rights. Secured NIST grant of $12M in partnership.

Three-Way Polymer Development

BASF®

Three-way joint development to develop high performance polymer materials product. BASF® to manufacture and shared distribution rights. Research fees and royalties.

Alternative Fuel Research (Methanol)

$8M NIST grant

Secured NIST grant of $8M in partnership. Joint development program. Research fees and royalties. Shared IP.

Fuel Cell Reformers

McDermott®

Partnership to design and produce fuel cells. NIST application for $8M. Research fees, IP rights, and shared income. McDermott® to build manufacturing facility. Joint research.

Catalytic Gas Turbine

Business development on first gas turbine commercialized with catalytic combustor.

SCR Catalyst Regeneration

Due diligence, negotiation and acquisition of company holding unique regeneration technology.

Biochemical Waste Treatment

Exclusive field of use. Upfront payment, running royalties, minimums, sub-licensing, IP costs, diligence.

Electronic Article Surveillance

Non-exclusive. Upfront payment, running royalties, minimums, diligence, supply contract.

Biochemically Enhanced Oil Treatment

Exclusive field of use. Upfront payment, running royalties, minimums, IP costs, diligence, sublicensing, 1yr tech transfer contract.

Search Engine Technology

Exclusive field of use, equity, running royalties, minimums, diligence, sublicensing, 1yr R&D contract.

CRM Application for GM®

GM®

Multi-year contract with GM US to provide marketing, pricing, logistical analysis and projections. Designed customized disparate database, established secure ISP connections and supported both ongoing and consulting work for client.

Bioinformatics for Lilly®

Eli Lilly®

Collaborative research informatics deal. Designed product for Lilly® with residual ownership (commercial IP rights) for industry distribution after 12 months. Research fees and promotion support.

Bioinformatics for Amgen®

Amgen®

Collaborative research informatics deal. Designed product for Amgen® with residual ownership for industry distribution after 12 months. Research fees and promotion support. Both Lilly® and Amgen® products launched new business into pharmaceutical channel.

Bioinformatics / Cheminformatics Spin-out

Designed strategy and co-founded company within corporate parent. Raised money, built staff, located merger partner, negotiated spin-out and merged with partner. Reorganized staff, modified strategy, restructured balance sheet and launched new business with revenue in first year.

Flat Panel Display License

Exclusive field of use, equity, upfront payment, running royalties, minimums, diligence, sublicensing, 2yr R&D contract.

Advanced Materials for Circuit Boards

$12M NIST grant with IBM®

Joint research with IBM® and Georgia Tech. Obtained NIST grant ($12M) to develop advanced materials for electronic applications.

Medical Device Company

Out-licensed technology from University of California; co-founded company with four partners. Applied for SBIR funding and launched clinical trials.

Combinatorial Chemistry Company

Launch in 7 months

Initiated and designed strategy for new company. Formed 50/50 joint venture with biotech firm. Incorporated new stand-alone company. Launched new company into combinatorial chemistry business within 7 months.

Wireless & Noise Reduction Fundraise

$5M raised

Completed business plan, investor presentation, organized road show and helped raise $5 million for high-tech company.

Drug Discovery Company Strategy

Revamped corporate strategy, business plan and investor presentation for Nuada Pharmaceuticals. Secured additional funding from existing investor group.

Informatics Company Spin-out & Acquisition

Spun out business unit, acquired competing firm, and secured equity and debt financing from parent company.

Advanced Materials Company

$25M revenue in 6 years

Started up advanced materials business. Grew 25 patents and 5 people to 80 people and $25 million in revenue within 6 years. Established global business using Nippon Zeon® and French TOTAL® joint venture partners.

Semiconductor Company IPO

IPO

CEO, Founder, launched company and took public.

Venture Capital Portfolio

30% return on 20+ investments

Invested in over 20 firms in both life science and hi-tech, achieving a 30% return overall.

UCSF Stem Cell License

NIH + multi-party approval

Negotiated license rights for Human Embryonic Stem Cell lines. Required approval of four parties including NIH and University of Wisconsin. Also extended research agreement for specific applications of stem cells.

University of Wisconsin Agreement

Negotiated new agreement for stem cell rights. Had to rebuild poor relationships and trust issues.

30+ Academic Research Agreements

30+ agreements

Negotiated over 30 agreements to conduct research in exchange for payments and IP rights with universities in the US and Europe.

NIST / NIH Grant Awards

$50M+ presented, $26M award

Led teams to apply and present for grant and joint funding from NIST and NIH. Presented five times (over $50M), getting awards four times including a $26M award, the second largest in the history of NIST. Also managed three of these.

Major Purchasing Agreements

$2M–$20M per agreement

Negotiated and managed over 25 major raw material and other key purchasing agreements ranging in value from $2M to over $20M.

Outsourcing & Supply Agreements

Negotiated and managed a large number of single and multi-year agreements for manufacturing, supply, distribution, consulting, market research, press and public relations, and legal and financial services.

Labor Contracts

Negotiated two labor agreements for four of company's manufacturing operations.