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Vadim Cherkasov is an intellectual property attorney with a focus on patent and trademark prosecution. Vadim worked as a mechanical engineer prior to his legal practice, and has experience with patents in a wide range of technologies, including medical devices, electrical devices, biometric-based security systems, power generation equipment, agricultural devices, computer network systems, and software-based […]

Earl Boyd is a business coach and entrepreneur with nearly 40 years of business consulting and ownership experience. He is the creator of the 5 Step Business Start, a digital online system that helps people start a business the right way. Earl is also Director of Entrepreneur Services at Entrepreneur Works and Entrepreneur in Residence […]

Ryan Bowman is a Solutions Architect - IoT Solutions with Verizon.  He works with individuals and businesses to help connect their solutions.  He works with creators, makers, and all size companies looking to build connectivity into their solution and resell their solution with connectivity already built in.  He has been in the cellular industry for over 17 years […]

Earl Boyd is a business coach and entrepreneur with nearly 40 years of business consulting and ownership experience. He is the creator of the 5 Step Business Start, a digital online system that helps people start a business the right way. Earl is also Director of Entrepreneur Services at Entrepreneur Works and Entrepreneur in Residence […]

Ron Bauman, Principal & Chief Marketing Officer  As founder of Milk Street Marketing in 2015, Ron combined 15 years of sales and marketing experience working with clients of all sizes, including  advertising, financial, pharmaceutical, legal, corporate, nonprofit and higher education. From 1999 through 2015, Ron worked for three different commercial printing companies, primarily in sales […]

Ku Yoo, partner at Chang & Yoo LLP, represents businesses, investors, high net-worth individuals, investment vehicles, and funds in various industries including startup, biotech, software, and real estate, in addition to electronics manufacturers and suppliers and services in hospitality and construction. Ku is passionate about helping business people do business; beginning with business formation and incorporation, working […]

Mark Trabbold, Director of Business Development, Technology Commercialization Group at Ben Franklin Tech Partners, will be hosting open office hours at NextFab to answer questions about BFTP from our member community. Mark Trabbold, Director of Business Development, Technology Commercialization Group at Ben Franklin Tech Partners For more than 31 years, Ben Franklin Tech Partners (BFTP) […]

Scott Keeley is a registered patent agent with 12 years of experience in intellectual property. He has engineered products from guitars to wind turbines, with "green" energy powering much of his innovative output. His early career of 18 years centered on industrial design in the United States and Europe. He taught industrial design at Kansas […]