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"ASSOCIATE COACH" COLLABORATORS


These individuals are all people whom I know, respect, and trust, and have worked with in the past.  They all maintain independent businesses and will expect that you would enter into an agreement for services with them if work will be done for you.  There's never a charge for an intital conversation, however, so please don't hesitate to call them. 

TECHNOLOGY TRANSITIONING COACH

Struggling with securing that elusive Phase III project?  Transitioning technology to end use in the DOD and other Government Agencies is the specialization of Linda Whittington of Whittington Solutions.  Linda applies her 20+ years of Navy SBIR program management experience to helping you position your technology and make the contacts with government program offices and prime contractors necessary to get Phase III funding.

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING COACH

Government accounting issues?  Peter Witts, CPA, is a friendly former DCAA Auditor who specializes in small business and SBIR issues. Find links to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and other important compliance related sites.

COMMERCIALIZATION PROCESS COACH

Do you need a roadmap for your technology commercialization?  Earle Hager, founder of Panidea, will apply their innovative "global technology commercialization" process to provide a definition of your product in terms of the marketplace, evaluate the market for entry and growth, review possible patent issues, identify key market players, and assess the technology with regard to evaluation/certification groups, potential customers, and potential competitors. The result -- you'll have a roadmap for successful commercialization, complete with timeframes and challenges.

GRANT WRITING COACHES

Teresa Davidson, Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, has served as an SBIR/STTR grant reviewer for NIH, and offers grant preparation and technical writing expertise for medical, scientific and engineering applications.

Vivian Lauderdale, MS, MBA, with Medical Regulatory Affairs Certification and her technical team specialize in biotech grants, business plans, "feasibility" study designs (key to winning Phase I) and regulatory management (key to Phase II & Commercialization).

INDUSTRIAL SECURITY COACH

Do you have industrial security issues or a need to establish and/or maintain credentials for protection of classified information? Diane Gallatin of Integrated Security Solutions (TX DPS License #62954) can serve as your part-time Facility Security Officer, provide pre- or post-inspection assistance, develop System Security Plans, and provide security training.  Diane has earned professional certifications from both the NCMS and ASIS, the nation’s two most respected security organizations.  This is one area for which you must get guidance to do right. 

LICENSING COACH

Need help with a licensing plan?  Henry Fradkin, the former director of the Technology Commercialization Office of Ford Motor Company, is available to provide guidance in both the strategy and tactics of extracting value from your intellectual property and technology, and will assist in putting together a licensing deal.

CONTRACT LAW COACHES

Those contract conditions have you sweating?   Dick Lieberman and Garry Grossman, attorneys at MSHPC in Washington DC, will apply their many years of experience in government contracting issues, including the special conditions relating to SBIRs. Call them for legal advice on interpretation of clauses, potential disagreements, claims, etc.

SBIR DATA RIGHTS LAW COACH

Confused by the special SBIR IP laws and trying to figure out what you own and what the Government may have rights to?   David Metzger, acknowledged by many to be the guru of the very complex SBIR Data Rights laws, will provide the guidance you need to fully protect your proprietary interests.  David has spoken at many SBIR Conferences and is a respected authority on the SBIR law and policy.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERY COACH

Have questions about whether a patenting or trade secret strategy makes sense for your company, and how this relates to your company structure and employee non-disclosure agreeements?  Bob Dundervill can answer them.   An experienced and respected IP attorney, Bob has been working with small start-up companies for many years, and helping guide SBIR awardees since the Program began.  Send him an email if you have a question.

PATENT COACH

Do you have patent issues that don't really need an attorney's attention?  Robert M. Hunter, Ph.D., is a Registered Patent Agent with experience in SBIR and STTR issues.

INTERNET WEB DESIGN and SEO COACH

Even start-up companies need the credibility of a professional web presence.  Do-it-yourself website building tools abound, but they don't always address the aspects of web design, web hosting, email, e-commerce, content management, database or search engine optimization questions that are appropriate for your particular business.  Shannon Laird at Hands On Web will help you to determine just what you need to make the Internet work most optimally for your business, with flexible arrangements and professional service. 

MEDICAL PRODUCTIZATION COACH 

Connie Luthy, The FDA Coach, will help you navigate the maze of FDA product registration to turn your inventions and ideas into useful products.  The Luthy Group, through their Medical Product Innovation arm, performs competitive and market anaysis, establishes systems and metrics for plan evaluation, and guides decision making throughout your medical product devlopment process.

REALITY COACH

Need a reality check? Ask Carl Nelson, the very savvy former head of the BMDO (now MDA) SBIR Office for his input on your commercialization and business planning. Tap his 37+ years of experience of working inside the DOD and find out how government actually works. He'll tell you what you need to hear! 


 
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