Expert Details
Technology Assessment and Market Forecasting
ID: 107813
Colorado, USA
Worked with client and prepared business strategy. The client was Director of R&D at a major supplier of compressed and liquefied gases, and the presentations addressed funding his proposed internal venture centered around a new product. This product was a major departure from this $6 billion international corporation's core activities. Expert's inputs resulted in an immediate savings of $1 million. Analyzed competition, substitutes and market readiness. These became "road maps" for making strategic decisions in the areas of management selection and training, market segmentation, further R&D, marketing communications, and manufacturing. Asked to analyze the manufacturability of a product based on new fiber optic technology, evaluated basic science and current and near-term potential manufacturing capabilities and costs. He saved the potential investors millions by conclusively proving that the product could not be manufactured at an acceptable cost within their time horizon.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1979 | Degree: MBA | Subject: General Management | Institution: Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration |
| Year: 1972 | Degree: MS | Subject: Structural Engineering | Institution: University of California, Berkeley |
| Year: 1972 | Degree: BS | Subject: Engineering and Applied Science | Institution: California Institute of Technology |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1983 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Principal | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert utilizes his extensive market experience to steer companies to major strategic choices and to help find funding. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1983 to 1987 | Employer: COMPUTERVISION CORP. | Title: Technology-Market Researcher & Writer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert fielded questions for clients regarding business direction. Marketing and sales of computer-aided design (CAD) systems. Marketed to companies involved in design work in a number of industries, including food processing. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1978 to 1981 | Employer: Arthur D. Little, Inc. | Title: Management Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:As assistant to a VP, Expert started a new venture with ADL funding. Team member on several projects, working with technology-based companies on merger, acquisition and new product commercialization issues. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1973 to 1976 | Employer: Data Resources, Inc. (now Global Insight) | Title: Systems Analyst and Consultant | Department: Engineering-Economic Computer Simulations of Energy Supply and Demand |
Responsibilities:Expert derived forecasts with an in-house energy model. Created a computer model of the U.S. economy, focusing on the supply and demand of energy. Used the model to advise several Federal agencies in support of U.S. energy policy. Prepared and presented papers on the model and its use in the USA and at internationally forums. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: to Present | Agency: DOE, EPA, and the Brookhaven National Laboratory | Role: Consultant | Description: Created and used models to help formulate national energy policy. |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: to Present | Country / Region: Germany | Summary: Presented the results of energy-economic and related consulting modeling in Germany. |
| Years: to Present | Country / Region: The Netherlands | Summary: Marketed manufacturing software to industrial firms. |
| Years: to Present | Country / Region: Japan | Summary: Picked the brains of the best researchers in Japan on the subject of large-screen projection. |
| Years: to Present | Country / Region: Spain | Summary: Visited solar PV and wind energy installations. Became immersed in Andalucian culture. |
| Years: to Present | Country / Region: China | Summary: Assessed first-hand the economic status of many different regions. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Expert's prior memberships include a number of professional societies. He has also contributed to the SBIR program of the United States Government. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| He received a three-year National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has over 10 publications and a pending patent. |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Expert has taught at the Colorado School of Mines and at the University of Colorado School of Business, using material developed for courses on business policy and strategy. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| He has extensive experience in selecting diverse vendors and suppliers, as well as consultants. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| One of Expert's major emphases is on energy. He focuses on solar, wind, other clean sources. Additionally, he is focusing on materials, processes and government policies which affect energy consumption. He keeps abreast of energy-related developments, including meetings with businesses, academic experts, politicians, visits to field sites and laboratories. He maintains an international perspective by visits to and contacts in Germany, Spain, Japan, China, New Zealand, the UK and Canada. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| German | Expert speaks, reads, and writes German. |
| Spanish | He speaks, reads, and writes Spanish. |
| Hungarian | |
| French | He reads French. |