Entrepreneurs In Residence
Each year, SCTE hosts Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIRs) — business executives with extensive experience in developing new businesses.
EIRs participate in Severino programs like Business Plan Competitions and Student Advising Sessions. They will also make themselves available to the Student E*ship Club. EIRs meet informally with students both individually and in their teams. They are available to any class across campus.
This year we are pleased to have one primary EIR and a host of affiliates.
Entrepreneur in Residence: Remy Arteaga'06
Remy will be joining the Severino Center as the newest Entrepreneur in Residence starting summer 2011.
Early on, Remy was involved with a number of IT projects, one of which became his first start-up, a digital imaging service business which was later acquired.
Over the years, his responsibilities have included developing and managing dozens of websites from B2C to E-commerce, social media marketing, search engine optimization, business development, fundraising and negotiating deals with multinational firms. DualAlign LLC is a software company that specializes in transforming proprietary technology into image registration and montage software which is then licensed to the medical and defense industries.
Remy holds a BS in Engineering and MBA from Rensselaer.
Students, staff and faculty members who wish to schedule an appointment with Remy to discuss a potential business idea can do so on http://tungle.me/remyarteaga.
Affiliated Entrepreneur in Residence: Richard Frederick
“I enjoy working with students who are interested in starting and running their own businesses. This is where the action is. Small businesses and early stage companies created almost 4 times as many jobs as major corporations in the US in recent years.”
—Richard Frederick |
A true serial entrepreneur, Richard is known for his many successful startups in the capital region of New York. He is currently assisting startups in his new position as Director of Rensselaer's Emerging Ventures Ecosystem (EVE).
Previously, Richard held a 2-year assignment at Logical Net where he served as President and CEO and was responsible for transforming the company into a managed services organization. He is also the founder of the IT software company, Autotask.
He serves on the Tech Connex advisory council and is a member of the Tech Council. Most recently, Richard began working with the Center for Economic Growth (CEG) to create a managed Angel Fund to seed early stage companies.
Areas of Expertise
Operations management, financial planning, overall entrepreneurship, financing options, Information technology, software, and health care.
“The most fundamental motivation is my desire to help grow the reputation of Rensselaer as a preeminent university. The Institute's reputation in the future will be a reflection of how successfully Rensselaer helps students, faculty, and staff turn technical innovation into commercial success..”
—Don McMurtry '86 |
Affiliated Entrepreneur in Residence: Don McMurtry '86
Former VP of Sales, Research in Motion (developers of the Blackberry), Product manager and Sales for RDM Corporation.
Don is an innovator and committed alum, focused on helping Rensselaer students move their inventions to market successfully.
Areas of Expertise
All areas of entrepreneurship, leadership, sales and marketing, partnerships, IP issues, information technology and communications.
Affiliated Entrepreneur in Residence: Shreefal Mehta PhD '02
Shreefal is the CEO of the Paper Battery Company Inc. As founder, Shreefal is focused on moving this technology to market, spending much of his time raising capital to further the technology. Previously, he successfully built and sold Myomatrix Therapeutics, a drug discovery company.
Areas of Expertise
Biotech commercialization, financing considerations, partnerships, and general entrepreneurship.
Severino Center Coaches
These are experienced entrepreneur volunteers who are assigned to coach teams that receive a Buhrmaster ‘69 grant to help guide them in their market and business development activities.
2010 – 2011 Coaches include:
- Steven Silberstein ’76, CIO, Chi-X Global
- John Cococcia ’94, Partner, FA Technology Ventures
- Joshua Trombley ’09, Business Development Manager, Automated Dynamics
- Brad VanAuken '79, President and Founder, BrandForward Inc.
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