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My consulting engagements have included the negotiation and sale of My
consulting engagements have included the negotiation and sale of
intellectual property including trademarks, copyrights, licenses and
patents, both issued and provisional.

-engagements included start-up companies, venture capital backed
companies and companies with more than $5 billion in annual revenues in
the educational, medical and computer industries.

-engaged by local and state economic development organizations to
implement a wide variety of economic development projects centered
around the development of regional venture capital development and the
creation of business incubators.

-engaged by the State of Florida in the allocation of $16 million for the
creation of statewide organizations for the commercialization of
technology from University research and the implementation of
entrepreneurship programs for the development of new businesses.

-Appointed by the Governor of Kansas to a 4-member executive task
force to examine the status of technology commercialization of more than
$100 million of federally sponsored research at four major Kansas
Universities. Mr. Sherwood was chairman of the task force and the
principle author of the final report, and he presented the task force’s
findings to the Governor’s representatives and the Kansas Senate.

-engaged by the state of California and the Federal Department of
Commerce for the creation of a state sponsored multi-million dollar
venture capital program and the development and five year funding of
organizations to create new businesses through the commercialization of
innovative technologies.

-engaged by a Cyprus based venture capital firm to provide business plan
analysis and to provide recommendations on the firm’s investments in
high technology Israeli companies.

You can reach me at 913-269-6589 for a brief consultation.

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Identified, licensed and commercialized environmental energy efficient
technologies developed in England, Holland and Switzerland. Co-founded
business and raised venture capital money for the commercialization and
manufacture of these energy efficient products in the USA and sold these
products in more than 40 different states. Fortune magazine called this 100
person company one of the most innovative businesses in California.

Founded and chaired the first committee at University of Missouri Kansas
City to commercialize technology developed from public grants by
university faculty. Several businesses were developed through this activity
and UMKC holds equity interests in these businesses as a part of the
commercialization process.

purification area on a global basis. I reviewed new patent applications for
filing and reviewed current applications for additional country filings and
filing and reviewed current applications for additional country filings and
maintenance including valuation of royalty fees.
maintenance including valuation of royalty fees.

Developed, performed the design and implementation of proof of concept
demonstration, co-patented and commercialized a technology for efficient
separation of metal oxides through centrifugation and separation by
curvilinear plates after conversion of calcium carbonate to calcium oxide.

Recruited as a part of a team 12 Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and
technologists who were provided $2 million by the Australian government
to develop businesses indigenous to the strengths of Australia.