My Experience

“You progress through not what has been done, but reaching towards what has yet to be done”

Kahlil Gibran

I began my formal career in the automotive industry; where I gained a tremendous amount of invaluable experience. My first position was that of the Service Manager for Lear Corporation in charge of service parts at 16 Lear facilities. I had the fortunate advantage of taking this position just as Lear Seating had gone public and became Lear Corporation. The work environment was in fast growth mode and without enough man or woman power to keep up with the speed of transition. This situation laid a pathway for me to learn and excel at an extraordinary pace; and to take on much more responsibility very quickly.  

As I earned promotions and my responsibilities grew, I grew my network. I met people in many fields of expertise, mostly engineers. Many of these engineers had protected designs of their own and had little or no funding to get them commercialized. I understood this very well because I also had drawn up some design concepts of my own. Funding always seemed to be an issue; if not funding it was timing. During all this heightening exposure to new innovations I had the distinct pleasure of meeting a retired CFO from KMS Laser Fusion. He introduced me to a retired engineer from McDonnell Douglas, and my first funding opportunity. They were holding a patent along with the law firm of Howard and Howard for a unique medical lift technology. In my off hours from work and kids I met with Angel investors; and then the fun began. 

I left the automotive and started a consulting company and a jewelry distributorship all at once. On my own I needed to create multiple streams of income while I pursued fundraising and prioritizing motherhood. This shift in my career positioned me to receive a burst of new technologies to review. All of them needing a variety of inputs. All of them provided me with what I call “my informal advanced degree”.  This knowledge I value highly. I will always be grateful for my work “on the ground”.  I will try to share these experiences by outlining them as concisely as possible. 

They are categorized by:

1. Innovation and Business Type

2. Organizations and Contractors, and

3. Professionals

Medical lift systems with voice activation

Nuclear medicine CT mobile units that reduce time to process, radiation, footprint and cost

Propriety CT technology utilized to improve on mammography’s and head scans.

Medical laser Class IV high intensity dual wave technology

3D MT Magnetic Telluric Airborne Technology (Oil, gas, water and minerals)

Drone testing

Nucleating agents

Diabetic technology

Proprietary plastics

Explosion suppressants for gas tanks

Land development

Plastics recycling – (taking auto bodies re-pelletizing into Class A virgin materials)

Fuel Cell technology

Automotive seating systems

Automotive lighting systems

Automotive body side molding and weather stripping systems

Automotive modularity development

Rubber Recycling

Proprietary Chestnut Chips for micro-brewers and health food advantages

Mobile and stationary disinfectant systems for surgical environments

The advancement of innovations to the VA

MEDC

Medical Main Street

Tech Town

Cornell University

U of M

Kettering

MSU

US Department of Commerce

DOD Initiative

Iraqi Task Force

China Ministry of Health

China Bridge – Ann Arbor

The Veterans Administration

BBC – federal grant funding opportunities

GIA

Butzel Long

Howard and Howard

Dickinson Wright

Miller Canfield

CTS Manufacturing

Miller Manufacturing

Hospital Systems

FDA Compliance

Food processing facilities

OEM Engine Plant

IT

Engineers 

Robotics experts from GM’s Tier 1’s

Various Angel Sources

Inventors

Veteran Generals and Colonels

Oil Ministries and Ambassadors in the MENA Region

Secretary to the VA and the Head of Business Initiatives

Geophysicists and patent holders from Barringer Research

Heads of various purchasing Departments

Tribunal Councils for both Greek Town and Turtle Creek Casinos

Various VC groups domestic and international

Robotics experts from GM’s Tier 1’s

CPA’s, Financial Officers, Accountants

Manufacturers including FDA regulated facilities

Physicians and Nurses

CAD Pro’s