Expert Qualifications
This expert has been involved in the LED industry since 2005. He managed the patent portfolio for Color Kinetics and enjoyed considerable success in building out a functional licensing program for the world-wide LED industry. He went on to be the IP Strategist and GM of Custom Solutions for Lighting Science Group. Since 2010 he has worked as an independent advisor to a wide range of LED companies in North America, Europe, and Asia, focusing on IP strategy, product development, new market entry, fund-raising, and related activities. He is a former instructor in IP strategy for the Licensing Executive Society. He currently serves on technical advisory boards and boards of directors for LED lighting companies in the US and Europe, and remains active in assisting both young and established companies in the pursuit of their goals for growth.'
Bio Snapshot
- Location: California
- BS, Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University
- MPA, Risk Assessment of Environmental Health Hazards
- Member, Patent and Intellectual Property Practitioners
- Member, LED Lighting Professionals
- Former, Director of IP Licensing, Rockwell Scientific
- Former, Director of IP Licensing, Color Kinetics
- Former, General Manager, Lighting Science Group Corporation
- Former, New LED Business Development, PRIDE Industries
- Current, Advisor and mentor to start-ups in LED industry world-wide
