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Presenter Biographies From Idea to Market: STEP Workshop Series for Technology Entrepreneurs Mr. Butterworth is a founder and principal of Incite Productions, a Colorado-based nonprofit company that produces documentaries promoting positive social change around the world. Incite’s debut film, Seoul Train, has been in competition at more than seventy international film festivals, won twelve major awards, and inspired countless grassroots and policy-level actions worldwide. Mr. Butterworth has also had a successful career in technology and finance. In 1999, Jim founded LC39 Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm and one of the topperforming venture funds of 1999-2002. In 1995, Mr. Butterworth founded Netcast Communications Corp., a pioneer in the streaming of audio and video over the Internet. Prior to Netcast, he worked with technology, media and telecom companies as an investment banker at Lehman Brothers, where he was also responsible for building the firm’s leading tracking stock practice. Earlier in his career, Jim held marketing positions with Unisys Corporation and Data General, and worked as an operations analyst and simulation programmer for Rockwell International. Mr. Butterworth is a frequent public speaker, having presented on Capitol Hill and before other legislative bodies worldwide, to the Council on Foreign Relations, and at dozens of international conferences. He has also made numerous appearances on television and radio, including on CNN, ABC, MSNBC, CNBC, FOX, National Public Radio, Radio Free Europe, Radio Free Asia and many other national and local media. Mr. Butterworth has also been featured in print publications including Newsweek, Business 2.0, Crain’s New York and Fast Company magazine. Mr. Butterworth holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College and a Bachelor of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISyE) from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is the inventor of eight U.S. and foreign patents, an Emeritus Member of the Alumni Advisory Board of the ISyE School at Georgia Tech, and an inductee into the Georgia Tech College of Engineering Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni. Presenter Biographies Mr. Mark Levi has extensive experience in the field of semiconductor marketing, advertising, and branding. Recently, he served as the Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing at Zarlink Semiconductor from 2001 until his retirement in 2005. Previously, Mr. Levi worked at National Semiconductor, a Santa Clara, CA based company that creates energy-efficient analog and mixed-signal semiconductors. During his almost 30-year tenure at National Semiconductor, Mr. Levi served in multiple positions including Product Line Director, Microprocessors, New Technology Marketing Director, Vice President of European Sales, Vice President of Marketing, Analog Division, and the Vice President of Marketing Communications for the Corporation. Prior to joining National Semiconductor, Mr. Levi worked worked in Semiconductor Sales and Sales Management at both Philco Corporation and Motorola Semiconductor. He started as a Design Engineer at the Nortronics Division of the Northrop Corporation. Mr. Levi currently serves as a part time consultant for various semiconductor companies where he aids with marketing and advertising strategies. He also serves as a volunteer Vice Chairman for SCORE, Counselors to America’s Small Business and serves on the Board of Director of the Stevenson House, a low income housing project in Palo Alto. Mr. Levi received his BSEE from Purdue University in 1958 where he was a member of the Electrical Engineering Honor Society, HKN. In 1995, he completed the AEA Executive MBA program at Stanford University. Presenter Biographies Dr. Guven Yalcintas was appointed Vice President for Technology Transfer of the Research Foundation of State University of New York in May 2001. A former research scientist and research group leader, Dr. Yalcintas has more than 25 years experience in scientific research and technology marketing and licensing. As director of the Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer at Oklahoma State University, he established a successful new office. Prior to that, Dr. Yalcintas managed technology transfer activities at the National Institute for Environmental Renewal in Pennsylvania and at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. He received Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) certification in 2008. Dr. Yalcintas received the federal Laboratories Consortium “Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer.” In 2008, he was recognized by the RF for "tireless service in encouraging faculty members to seek external funding for research and to bring their ideas from the lab to the marketplace." Dr. Yalcintas currently serves on the Scientific Journals International Advisory Board. A member of numerous scientific and business societies, he has published more than 100 journal articles, presentations and proceedings. He has also served on the board of directors and technical advisory committees for several firms and colleges. Dr. Yalcintas graduated from the University of Rochester with a master's degree and doctorate in biophysics, radiation biology and medical physics. He also graduated from the University of Ankara in Turkey with a bachelor's degree in physics, and attended a MBA program at the University of Tennessee. Presenter Biographies Dr. Stankosky obtained his doctorate from George Washington University (GW) by researching organizational effectiveness. His subsequent research centers on how to engineer and manage a global enterprise in a knowledge-based economy. He joined GW in 1998, and is serving as Professor of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering. There he created the theoretical constructs required for the master’s and doctorate in knowledge management (KM) – a first in academia. He is Editor of VINE: The Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems - part of Emerald Publishing Group. He also co-founded and co-directs the Institute for Knowledge & Innovation, a global network of scholars and practitioners of KM. Their purpose is to create universally accepted frameworks and solutions for knowledge-driven enterprises. Dr. Stankosky spent seven years as an executive for business development in high-tech systems engineering and integration companies. He had a career in the military, serving in many capacities of leadership, diplomacy, and systems development and management. He also held adjunct faculty positions for over 25 years, lecturing at several universities in business management, systems engineering, information management, and related courses. He is a Distinguished Fellow at The Center for Advanced Technologies, Dallas, Texas. He has published many seminal articles on KM, made numerous presentations and workshops worldwide, and consults to both the private and public sectors. He is also a charter member of the New Club of Paris, dedicated to establishing international valuation and accounting standards for intellectual capital/knowledge assets.