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Experienced and entrepreneurial Energy & Technology Executive, Technologist, and Investor. Strong portfolio company start-up experience covers all phases of the deal cycle and includes: deal sourcing, due diligence & capital structure, investment & active monitoring, and accretive return on invested capital. Proven record of executive leadership includes venture financing, technology commercialization, strategic partnering and negotiating joint venture relationships. Recognized for strong leadership abilities, excellent interpersonal communication skills including presentation and facilitation, as well as the ability to liaise between business, technical and product development arenas. Specialties: Venture capital financing, technology commercialization and product development, sales and marketing, business and strategic partner developmentPresident & CEO @ Phononic is a Consumer Products Company commercializing solid-state thermal management solutions for cooling and heating displacing compressors for refrigeration, air conditioning, electronics cooling and heating. The Company’s disruptive approach realizes consumer products that are sustainable, distributed, convenient, and connected. The venture-backed company is supported by Venrock, Oak Investment Partners, Tsing Capital, and National Bank Financial, and received an ARPA-E award in their first ever solicitation in 2009. • Company co-founder; negotiated exclusive licenses with leading research universities to core enabling intellectual property • Secured venture capital equity financing through accretive Series A, B & C rounds of financing • Successfully awarded $3M ARPA-E transformational energy technology award in area of waste heat recovery/energy efficiency From November 2008 to Present (7 years 2 months) Entrepreneur-in-Residence/VP Business Development @ INI is developing, manufacturing and licensing clean portable power fuel cell components and systems to consumer electronics, industrial and recreation, and safety/security customers to augment or replace batteries and generators. As member of the Senior Management team essential duties and results include: • Chart the strategic business development growth plan to include channel partners and distributors, contract manufacturers and OEM relationships • Negotiated more than $2.5M in Purchase Orders and Joint Development funding from UPS/telecom, US military and top tier Asian Laptop/Battery OEM • Directed due diligence efforts & negotiations for venture capital financing & managed capital markets positioning; efforts led to more than $10MM in equity financing From January 2006 to October 2008 (2 years 10 months) Director - Technology @ MHI Energy Partners is a venture capital fund that invests in seed, early-stage, and distressed investment opportunities in the energy and alternative energy sectors. As Director of Technology responsibilities include: • Managed Limited Partner network including private equity fund-funds, institutional and high net worth investors • Actively manages Cleantech sector deal flow networks via leading research universities, national laboratories and private sector companies • Conducts technical and investment due diligence of investment opportunities including path to commercialization, cost-benefit analysis, technology readiness evaluation and patent protection strategies From September 2002 to January 2006 (3 years 5 months) Research Scientist @ Managed by the California Institute of Technology, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a NASA-National Research Laboratory conducting fundamental and applied scientific exploration. Research Scientist – Electrochemical Technologies Team • Conducted research and development on behalf of the University of Southern California in a joint military-sponsored project with JPL • Responsible for presenting research accomplishments on a quarterly basis to funding agency within the U.S. military From September 1998 to May 2001 (2 years 9 months) MBA, Management @ New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business From 2005 to 2007 PhD, Organic Chemistry @ University of Southern California From 1996 to 2000 B.A., Biochemistry @ Ithaca College From 1992 to 1996 Old School…WSWOld School…WSW Tony Ph.D. is skilled in: Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, Strategic Partnerships, Due Diligence, Energy, Cleantech, Product Development, Strategy, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Business Development, Venture Financing, Semiconductors, Commercialization, Private Equity