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Science and Business Researchers
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Laura Schoppe
President
12 yrs IP mgt.
12 yrs technical/other
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- Aerospace & propulsion
- Communications
- Computer hardware & software
- Fluid dynamics
- Image & signal processing
- Materials & structures
- Negotiations
- Remote sensing
- Sensors & detectors
- Strategic planning
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M.B.A., Technology Marketing, Univ. of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
M.S., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Fluid Dynamics), Princeton Univ.
B.S., Mechanical Engineering & Engineering/Public Policy, Carnegie-Mellon Univ.

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Charles Chiklis
Chemist
15 yrs IP mgt.
24 yrs technical/other
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- Aerospace
- Biotechnology
- Materials
- Optical coatings
- Organic & polymer chemistry
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Ph.D., Chemistry, Lowell Technological Institute
M.S., Textile Chemistry, Lowell Technological Institute
B.S., Textile Chemistry, Lowell Technological Institute

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Pearl Chin
Consultant
6 yrs IP mgt.
15 yrs technical/other
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- Business development
- Financial management
- Marketing
- Operations
- Process and project management
- Strategy design
- Strategic resource allocation
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M.B.A., Cornell University
Ph.D., Philosophy, Univ. of Delaware and Nat'l Institute of Standards & Technology
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

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Roy Fauber
Physicist
7 yrs IP mgt.
15 yrs technical/other
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- Electronic materials
- Physics
- Materials science
- Software for integrated circuit design
- Process development
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Ph.D., Physics, University of North Carolina
B.S., Mathematics and Physics, Lynchburg College

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Guerry Grune
Chemical and Mechanical Engineer
10 yrs IP mgt.
18 yrs technical/other
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- Biotechnology
- Chemistry and polymer science
- Computer hardware and software
- Environmental
- Mechanical technology
- Optics
- Pharmaceuticals
- Product development
- Semiconductors & electronics
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Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State Univ.
M.S., Chemical Engineering, Univ. of Massachusetts
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Duke Univ.
A.B., Chemistry, Duke Univ.

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Robert Henard
Engineering Physicist
8 yrs IP mgt.
17 yrs technical/other
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- Advanced materials
- Electronics
- Equipment assessment & acquisition
- Process development & engineering
- Semiconductors
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B.S., Engineering Physics, Summa Cum Laude, Southwest Missouri State Univ.
Post graduate work in Optics and Lasers, Oklahoma State Univ.

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Greg Hopper
Electrical and Materials Engineer
23 yrs IP mgt.
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- Business model development
- Computing & networking
- Electrical engineering
- Human-computer interaction
- Materials engineering
- Product positioning & differentiation
- Strategy development & implementation
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B.S., Electrical Engineering, Lafayette College
Post graduate work in materials science at Columbia Univ.

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Michael Largen
Biology and Life Sciences
5 yrs IP mgt.
22 yrs technical/other
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- Biomarkers and Immunoassay Development
- Monoclonal antibodies
- Microbiology (incl. genetics)
- Drug discovery
- Life sciences research products
- In Vitro diagnostics
- Proteomics
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Ph.D., Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 1973
A.B., Zoology, Pomona College, Claremont, CA, 1969

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Nicole Martel
Mechanical and Materials Engineer
6 yrs IP mgt.
2 yrs technical/other
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- Acoustics
- Actuators
- Aerospace
- Chemistry
- Fluid dynamics
- Materials & structures
- Mechanical engineering
- Sensors & detectors
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M.S., Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Duke Univ., 1999
B.S.E., Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Duke Univ.

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Derek Mess
Chemical Engineer
7 yrs IP mgt.
18 yrs technical/other
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- Advanced materials
- Aerospace & propulsion
- Biomaterials
- Devices & diagnostics
- Fluid dynamics
- Electronic materials
- Manufacturing
- Materials & structures
- Nanotechnology
- Semiconductors
- Sensors & detectors
- Strategic planning
- Technical & business writing
- Technology marketing
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Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.S., Chemical Engineering, First Class Honors, Queen’s University
Intermediate Microeconomics, Harvard University Extension

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Scott Moore
Materials Engineer
10 yrs IP mgt.
10 yrs technical/other
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- Communications
- Computer hardware & software
- Conference development
- Electronics
- Image & signal processing
- Materials & structures
- Optics & photonics
- Semiconductors
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Ph.D., Materials Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.
M.S., Materials Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.
B.S., Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.

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Caroline Stetter Neel
Support Researcher
3 yrs IP mgt.
17 yrs technical/other
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- Market research
- Market planning
- Outreach
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M.S., Entomology, West Virginia University
B.S., Resource Management, West Virginia University

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Michelle Ormond
Market Researcher
8 yrs IP mgt.
8 yrs other
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- Market research
- Meeting planning
- Technical & business writing
- Web site development
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M.A., English (Technical and Professional Communication), East Carolina Univ.
B.S., English, East Carolina Univ.

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Norman Pollack
Chemistry and Life Sciences
28 yrs IP Mgt.
12 yrs technical/other
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- Chemistry
- Life sciences
- Negotiations
- Patent strategy
- Technology infusion
- Technology marketing
- Technology transfer
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Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, Wayne State Univ.
B.S. Chemistry, The Ohio State Univ.

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David H. Sossen
Technology Consultant
10 yrs IP mgt.
10 yrs technical/other
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- Chemistry
- Polymers
- Materials
- Sensors & detectors
- Photonics
- General engineering
- Processes
- Corporate strategy
- Product/Market strategy
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S.M., Management, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.A., Chemistry, Case Western Reserve Univ.

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Jack L. Spain
IT Consultant
5 yrs IP mgt.
25 yrs other
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- Enterprise architecture
- Strategic planning
- Market development
- Product management
- Web and Internet technologies
- e-Business, e-Commerce, EDI, and supply chain
- Web-based, object-oriented, client/server, and distributed systems technologies
- Unix and open systems, Windows, and mainframe platforms
- Telecommunications & networking technologies
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Pursuing M.S. Organization & Management, Capella University
2,000+ hours of professional leadership, managerial, and technical training (1978 present)
Leadership in the New Energy Industry, Duke University Executive Program
GE Financial Management Program, General Electric Company
B.A. Economics/Accounting, Edinboro Univ.

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Terry L. St. Clair
Materials Engineer
3 yrs IP mgt.
34 yrs technical/other
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- Aerospace
- Advanced materials
- Chemistry
- Coatings
- Polymer science
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Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.
B.S., Chemistry, Roanoke College

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Susan Stanton
Consultant
28 yrs IP mgt.
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- Chemistry
- Patent portfolio management
- Partnership development
- Product development
- Strategic planning
- Technology acquisition
- Technology assessment
- Technology licensing
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Continuing Education:
Managing with Influence - Simmons College
Applied Project Management - Cornell University
Creativity and Lateral Thinking - Dr. Edward de Bono
Statistics for Experimenters I, II, & III - Dr. J. Stuart Hunter
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, Univ. of Rochester
M. Ph., Organic Chemistry, Syracuse Univ.
B.S., Chemistry, Millersville State College

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Nannette Stangle-Castor
Biotechnology and Life Sciences Analyst
5 yrs IP mgt.
8 yrs technical/other
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- Biotechnology
- Devices & diagnostics
- Genomics & proteomics
- Human & animal health
- Medical & pharmaceuticals
- Sensing & imaging
- Strategic planning
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Ph.D., Molecular Pharmacology and Cancer Therapeutics, State Univ. of New York at Buffalo, Roswell Park Division
B.A., Biology, Alfred Univ.

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Richard (Buck) Williams
Sensors and Aerospace Engineer
7 yrs IP mgt.
38 yrs technical/other
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- Acoustics
- Aerospace & propulsion
- Fluid dynamics
- Oceanography
- Optics
- Remote sensing
- Sensors
- Signal processing
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Ph.D., Physical Oceanography, Oregon State Univ.
M.S.E., Aerospace & Mechanical Science, Princeton Univ.
B.S.E., Aeronautical Engineering, Princeton Univ.

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Communications
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Lee Ann Obringer
Publications Specialist
4 yrs IP mgt.
15 yrs other
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- Graphic design
- Marketing/media planning
- Print production
- Technical & marketing writing
- Web site design & development
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B.A., Journalism (Marketing/Advertising concentration), Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Beth Oldham
Graphic Designer
5 yrs IP mgt.
20 yrs other
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- Graphic design for print and Web
- Print production
- Typography/calligraphy
- Web site design & development
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B.A., Arts, Pennsylvania State Univ.
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Nancy Pekar
Technical Writer/Editor
8 yrs IP mgt.
6 yrs other
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- Business writing
- Marketing writing
- Multimedia presentations
- Print production
- Technical writing
- Web site development
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B.A., Creative Writing, Carnegie-Mellon Univ.
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Nicole Quinelle
Technical Writer
14 yrs other
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- Business writing
- Marketing writing
- Multimedia presentations
- Public relations writing
- Technical writing
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B.A., Journalism and Mass Communication, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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