机械 & Electrical 工程 Industrial Advisory Council

杰拉尔德一. Ephault, 工商管理硕士, RTTP, has relevant experience in the manufacturing, technology development and transfer, 经济发展和教育领域跨越50多年. He served as Regional Manager of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Lehigh University, 在24年的时间里，他管理了8800万美元的项目活动. 推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜的活动包括42个项目活动和4美元.5MM in project funding with 教师 and Students. 他还曾担任the 工程的顾问委员会主席 & Physics Department for 12 years. His undergraduate degrees are from the University of Scranton, and 工商管理硕士 from Marywood University. He is a Registered Technology Transfer Professional (RTTP) with the Alliance of Technology Transfer Professionals. 他是技术经理协会(AUTM)的成员。.

Administered a portfolio of private sector-academic technology advancement and implementations within 300 projects representing $18,817,626 in BFTP/NEP funds and $109,028,192 in total project investments.

Established and coordinated technology development & transfer projects at 11 universities and colleges with faculty/student engagements for applied research. 为11所高等教育机构提供的财政支助共计19 932 253美元. 倡导成立7家企业孵化器，并担任顾问委员会成员(成立后). Served as 总统 & 首席执行官 of the Center for 研究 & 经济发展是东斯特劳兹堡大学的501 c(3)子公司. 曾担任501 c(3)组织创始成员:宾夕法尼亚研究联盟 & Technology; Great Valley Technology Alliance; Great Valley Technology Institute; TecBRIDGE.

BFTP/NEP Technology Transfer Project Results

• 项目:300
• Combined Investments: $109,028,192.00
• University Investments: $19.932,253.00
• Jobs Created or Retained: 10,304
• Products Commercialized: 122
• Processes Implemented: 92
• Start-up Companies: 52
• External Capital Raised $19,932,253

Wilkes University Transfer Project Results

• 项目:219
• Micro-Grants to Clients: $11,701.44
• Pledges: $325,000.00 in cash and two (2) equity pledges
• Business Started: 65
• Existing Business Assisted: 141
• Mentoring Hours: 7,953
• 创造就业岗位:88个.5
• Jobs Retained: 515
• Capital Secured: $4,055,542.00
• Commercialization: 64
• Incubator Tenants Supported: 23
• Intellectual Property: 36
• Royalties Received: $1050.00
• Pro-Bono Services Value $126,299.00

• 2019 Two Mountains District, BSA: Armed Forces Day Honoree
• 2019 Pennsylvania Senate Citation: Military & BSA Service Recognition
• 2014 TecBRIDGE: Wm. McNally “Mentor of the Year Award”
• 2014 APKCFEE “Advocate of the Year Award”
• 2012 Wilkes University Division of 工程 & Physics “Outstanding Service Award”
• 2012 BSA, Lowwapaneu Lodge Order of the Arrow “Vigil Honor”
• 2012 American Legion “Square Knot Award”
• 2009 斯克兰顿商会:“小企业倡导者奖”
• 2008 BSA，东北宾夕法尼亚议会“银海狸奖”
• 2005 宾夕法尼亚州东北部联盟:卢西亚尼“地区主义奖”
• 2005 Leadership Lackawanna: “Leader of the Year Award”
• 1989 拉克万纳县交通管理局“董事会成员服务表彰”
• 1989 Pennsylvania Senate Citation- UNICO Service
• 1988 UNICO National Scranton Chapter “Past 总统 Award”

“Students are assisted to establish “growth mindset” and “learning mindset” so that an entrepreneurial approach is applied to each activity.“

Biju has more than 25 years of progressive engineering experience and a solid background in 研究 and Development, 工程, 创新, New Product Development, 测试, Technical Standards, 验证, Regulatory Compliance, Sporting Goods Manufacturing, Composites Manufacturing, Defense and Construction fields. In his current role at Gentex Corporation, Biju is involved in multiple defense helmet programs for US Government agencies as well as international customer base.

Biju is a graduate of North Dakota State University, 法戈, ND with a Master’s degree in 机械 工程. 他是多个ASTM委员会和NJ SAMPE分会的活跃成员.

• Composites manufacturing
• Materials technology
• Additive Manufacturing
• 弹道
• 生硬的影响
• 自动化
• 机器人
• 多项专利和出版物的合著者/发明人.

Biju马修 is an engineering professional with a keen interest in defense personal protective industry focusing on helmets, 复合材料, 弹道, 生硬的影响, advanced manufacturing technologies, additive manufacturing, 精益六西格玛流程的自动化和应用. He enjoys coaching and mentoring new professionals.

Ken serves as the Regional Manager for Ben Franklin Technology Partners where he oversees investments in a portfolio of 47 companies in Northeastern PA. Each year this group of companies generate in excess of $500MM in revenue creating good family sustaining jobs in the region. 同样重要的是，本·富兰克林在这些公司每投资1美元，他们就会回报3美元.90美元的税收还给宾夕法尼亚联邦. In 2019, his clients raised $23 million in capital.

在Ben Franklin Technology Partners工作了十多年, Ken has supported early stage technology companies and connected manufacturing firms to college and university resources supporting process improvement and product development projects. Ken Okrepkie’s career blends a variety of experiences from higher education to the world of the entrepreneur. He started his career at the University of Scranton ultimately serving as Assistant Dean of 入学s followed by Junior Achievement of Northeastern Pennsylvania where he held the position of 总统 leading an organization that teaches life skills and the American free enterprise system to 12,000 young people a year. 随后，他成为了一家互联网初创公司CollegeRecruiting的创始成员.com, where he led the sales and strategic initiatives. Prior to Ben Franklin in 2004, he joined the Great Valley Technology Alliance, 现在TecBridge, as a Vice-总统.

He is credited with creating the Lackawanna and Luzerne County Keystone 创新 Zone (KIZ) Program that generates more than $2 million each year for technology companies in the region, 自该项目启动以来，已累计投入2400万美元. 支持地区经济发展和当地非营利组织, he has served the community as Chairman of the Boards for SLIBCO- the Scranton Chamber’s Economic Development arm, 硅谷技术联盟(现为TecBridge)和斯克兰顿明天, 这个组织正在领导斯克兰顿市中心的复兴. Mr. Okrepkie还主持了总部位于黑兹尔顿的CAN DO Inc .的CAN BE商业孵化器.,along with serving on all five Business Incubator Boards in the region and the Scranton Area Foundation’s Board of Governors. He has been both commissioner and/or coach for girls’ basketball and soccer in the Abington youth programs and coached his daughter’s high school girl’s soccer team at Holy Cross High School.

A graduate of 的 University of Scranton, Ken拥有市场营销学士学位和人力资源硕士学位. He is currently an adjunct faculty member at 的 University of Scranton's Kania School of Management. He teaches in the Entrepreneurship program and has been inducted into their chapter of Sigma NuTau National Honor Society.

• 2018 | CAN DO Chairman’s Award
• 2017 美国宾夕法尼亚科技加速协会(Accelerate PA)年度最佳科技加速领导者
• 2017 | Johnson College Commencement Speaker
• 2016 | Wilkes University Allan P. Kirby Center Mentor of the Year recipient
• 2013 | TecBridge Bill McNally Mentor of the Year Award
• 2008 | NEPA商业杂志“40岁以下20强商业专业人士”

“BFTP/NEP对处于早期阶段的科技公司进行种子投资, funds innovation in established manufacturers, and supports clients with in-house experts and a network of proven technical and business resources. We help companies create and retain highly paid, 通过将技术转化为商业成功和经济繁荣，实现可持续就业.

Our Three-Pronged Mission

1. Develop early-stage technology-based companies
2. 通过技术帮助老牌制造商提高竞争力
3. Invest in innovative community-wide initiatives that foster a supportive business environment for high-growth companies.

BFTP/NEP works with companies on an enterprise-wide level to enhance their entire way of doing business, providing them with investments, proven technical and business expertise, college and university resources, networking opportunities, 并在后续融资社区中获得备受尊敬的认可.“

Jonny Perloff目前是Spinal公司的设计工程师, 创伤 and Robotic Navigated Custom Surgical Instruments for the Customs 工程 Group at the medical device company Globus Medical.  He has been with Globus since 2008 designing and developing medical device implants and surgical instruments. In his first seven years at Globus he worked in the Spinal Implant Product Development Group where he was responsible for the development and product launch of three spinal implant product lines and surgical instruments. 这些产品线从概念到完整的生产产品. 产品线包括:胸腰椎侧板系统, Fenestrated Pedicle Screw System, and an Expandable Lumbar Interbody Fusion Spacer. 通过产品线的开发，申请并处理了12项专利.

Since 2015 his role has been with the Custom 工程 Group and is responsible for the design and development of custom surgical instruments for surgeons in the Spinal, 创伤, and Robotic Navigated Surgical Field.

Prior to his experience in the medical device industry, he was a mechanical design engineer for product development in both automotive and consumer product industries.

Jonny holds a Bachelor of Science in 机械 工程 and Minors in Physics and Business Management from Wilkes University.  He has been an active member of the Wilkes 校友 mentor program and the Industrial Advisory council.

基底内陷种植体的装饰设计(经关节垫圈)

• D631,966 – 2/1/11

LATIS®可扩展腰椎椎间融合垫片系统

• 9,044,342 – 6/2/15
• 9,278,008 – 3/8/16
• 9,480,573 – 11/1/16
• 9,655,737 – 5/23/17
• 9,980,822 – 5/29/18
• 10,085,844 – 10/2/18
• 10,485,674 – 11/26/19

AERIALTM Interspinous Fixation System

• 9,622,793 – 4/18/17
• 9,974,575 – 5/22/18
• 10,136,926 – 11/27/18
• 10,548,647 – 2/4/20

• 东斯特劳兹堡大学心理学学士学位.
• 斯克兰顿大学丨人力资源硕士学位.
• HR professional since 1996.
• 2006年加入GENTEX Corporation担任人力资源经理.

“的 primary purpose of the 人力资源 Manager in our Pennsylvania location is to serve as a senior level 人力资源 Business Partner in the management of employee relations, cultivating a high performance culture, assessing and coaching talent for GENTEX Corporation and to ensure that the activities of the 人力资源 function contribute to and support the operational goals, culture and values of the organization.“