1. Ingeniería

Brad Treat
[email protected]
+1 607-216-8140
2014-today
Rev: Ithaca Startup Works
Ithaca, New York
Entrepreneur In Residence
Actively working with growing companies throughout an 8-county region
• Directly mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs as well as growing companies to
take their business to the next level.
• Lead workshops to educate entrepreneurs on overcoming the unique
challenges faced by growing companies.
• Provide one-on-one mentoring to accelerate company growth
2014-today
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
Instructor, Entrepreneurship
Invited into a highly academic environment as an experienced practitioner to
teach the latest concepts and real world situations
• NBA 5070: Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers – Teaching
technical students to launch a technology driven, high-growth business
• NBA 5380: The Business Idea Factory – Teaching the process for identifying
and vetting a great business idea
2011-today
ITHACA COLLEGE
Ithaca, New York
Instructor, Practical Entrepreneurship
Asked by Business School Dean to create a culture of entrepreneurship that was
based in the Business School, but that welcoming to the entire campus, and
focused on launching viable businesses.
• Launching an average of 6 companies per year
• 65 students from across campus testing over 40 business ideas annually
• Created IC’s first Business Idea and Business Plan Competitions
• Teach capstone MBA course using entrepreneurial philosophies
• Establishing Ithaca College’s first business incubator
• Mentored teams have received over $500K in awards and investments
• $1M donation from an entrepreneurial alum in recognition of successes
2006-2014
MEZMERIZ INC.
Ithaca, New York
Founder; Director; CEO
Mezmeriz’s Carbon Based MEMS devices are enabling a new class of devices,
including a projector to embed into mobile phones and a tiny scanner that will
rapidly measure the physical dimensions of 3D objects, spaces and people.
• Raised $3.1+M in venture capital from angel and professional investors
• Secured $1.4M+ SBIR, government grants, and business plan competitions
• Negotiated cashless intellectual property transfer from Cornell University
• Assembled world class engineering team and board of directors
• Ran operations for engineering team that built projector prototype
• Efficiently managed cash burn through multiple economic downturns
2006-2007
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Ithaca, New York
Entrepreneur In Residence
As the inaugural EIR, I was tapped to create a position to actively assist all
members of the Cornell community with their entrepreneurial aspirations
• Directly mentor over 200 students, faculty, and alumni
• Helped launch an average of one company per academic month
• Engaged and counseled 70 unique concept teams
• Regular visiting lecturer for graduate and undergraduate courses
2006-2007
ANTHELLO, INC
Baltimore, Maryland
Founder; Consultant
Anthello was a corporate entity for providing entrepreneurial consulting
• As interim CEO for sign language services company, turned the company
from an extreme money losing operation to profitability in six weeks
• Established and ran outsourced technical call center
• Created corporate framework and launch strategy for men’s fashion line
• Executed web launch and marketing strategy for Harley-Davidson dealer
• Prepared financing offer presentation and documentation for a successful
$2MM capital raise by an online audio book rental company
2001-2008
SIGHTSPEED INC. (acquired by Logitech for $30M)
Berkeley, California
Founder; CEO; Director
SightSpeed’s award winning software enabled voice and video calls over the
internet. The software shipped with half of all webcams and has been used for
over 5 billion minutes in 152 countries. Profitably sold to Logitech for $30MM
• Raised $4MM+ in venture capital from angel and professional investors
• Built world class engineering and business development teams
• Established energetic, idea-driven, and hard-working corporate culture
• Developed complete brand strategy for company and products
• Negotiated cashless intellectual property transfer from Cornell University
• Brought product from conceptual prototype to industry recognized leader
• PR coverage in Time, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Economist, NY Times
• Closed distribution deals with Intel, Creative Labs, Ezonics and others,
resulting in 11MM retail points annually, bundling into 45% of webcams
• Locked down seven new patents developed by SightSpeed engineering
• Created and managed all actual and pro-forma accounting and budgeting
• Delivered on monthly financial and performance metrics
1998-2000
BOWLES FLUIDICS CORP.
Columbia, Maryland
Production Area Manager; Engineering Quality Supervisor
BFC has 80% of the $200M global market for windshield washer nozzles
• Managed 124 employees in a three shift manufacturing assembly department
producing 87 different components on a just-in-time basis at a volume of
over 50 million parts per year
• Instituted quality assurance philosophies to create a zero-defect culture
• Led problem solving team which reduced customer complaints by 75%
1992-1998
GKN AUTOMOTIVE INC.
Engineer; Project Manager
multiple locations in North Carolina & Spain
GKN is the leader of dynamic automotive drive train components
• Engineering duties for $25 million in metal working CNC lathes, grinders, roll
forging, induction hardeners, robotics, and PLC automation
• Eliminated $250K of inventory by integrating assembly and manufacturing
• Benchmarked manufacturing technology at seven international facilities
• Trained Spanish factory workers in new technology in their local dialects
Education:
2000-2002
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Masters of Business Administration
1990-1994
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
Bachelors of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Personal:
Ithaca, New York
Raleigh, North Carolina
Former Professional whitewater kayaker
Marathon finishing time is now under 5 hours
Triathlon Clydesdale-division podium finalist and 2x Ironman Finisher
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