Strategic Marketing Project Management

Thomas Cripe

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Emerging Technology Analyst and Commercialization Solution Architect Professional Profile

Strategic marketing professional with over 25+ years’ progressive global experience in national and international technology commercialization development, new technology licensing, strategic marketing, and project management, transforming strategic plans into workable solutions and benchmarks meeting performance objectives for operational targets and goals.

Competent performer who can bring solid understanding of emerging technology industry trends, manage evaluation of projects in targeted markets, guide professional teams in developing market feasibility studies, technology commercialization analysis and develop go-to-market business plans coordinating financing and capital investments to meet full realization of business growth potential and value-optimized bottom-line results.

Strong team player/leader who excels in developing and managing technical and commercial collaboration among multiple divisions of large organizations and maintains productive relationships with staff, peers and management.

Areas of Expertise

Technology Development

Product strategy

development and product

management

Operational process analysis

Project planning/execution

Procurement analysis and

logistics management

Market research, product

development, testing and

commercialization

Strategic marketing and

business planning

Joint venture/program

development

Program/initiative

management

Business analysis,

forecasting and value

management

Financial planning,

prioritization, funding and

investment decisions

International business

development and

management

Client liaison and

relationship management

Strategic account

development and channel

management

Planning, organizing,

budgeting and team

building

Managing product

development teams

Managing client product

applications and servicing

New product launch,

training and promotion

Professional Experience

BioMatrix Innovations Gig Harbor, Washington

Principal 2016 – Present

BioMatrix Innovations is an early-stage company focused on integrated development of bio-based growing and production systems and go-to-market sustainable green low-to-zero carbon impact products. Directing and managing development of equipment and process systems specifications, software Thomas Cripe

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development, facilities design, and project management for engineering and project deployment. Manage process and systems application research and development, intellectual property filing and licensing, and development of all systems operational standards, and training for certification and regulatory compliance.

Key Clients:

Exemplar Companies, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts

Vice President, Consulting – principal role is program development for financial and investment services for the global industrial hemp and medical/recreational cannabis markets. Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc., Columbus, Ohio

Research and development of polymer impregnation chemistry for the production of advanced modified solid wood materials.

Development and management consulting on market development and commercialization. Kontak, Inc., Redmond, Washington

Early-stage development and commercialization of a highly-efficient, inexpensive and safe technology for hydrogen storage and transportation: Hydrogen-On-Liquid-Storage or HOLC™.

Responsible for identification of key technologies, processes and intellectual property for green hydrogen production, hydrogen reforming processes, catalytic systems manufacturing, market analysis, investment and commercialization structuring for distribution of HOLC technology to key vertical markets in transportation, energy storage, and islanded microgrid and telecommunication systems.

Manage technical and commercial negotiations for licensing intellectual property to distributors and end users with current projects under development in Southern California, The United Kingdom, and Australia.

eFOREST Strategic Holdings, LLC Sammamish, Washington Principal 2000 - 2022

Company was founded to facilitate work in research, development, commercialization, manufacture, and licensing of innovative technology solutions in the fields of biomass to renewable chemistries for distributed energy storage, development and application of forward osmosis technology for industrial and agricultural water/wastewater treatment and reuse, and advanced bio-based materials for the built environment implementing wood modification technologies using an environmentally sustainable biopolymer process. The company established in 2013 a dba, Water+Energy LLC, as a vehicle to facilitate go-to-market business and market development initiatives focused on applied solutions for renewable and sustainable energy, water, and agriculture markets. The company has been instrumental in establishing commercial market opportunities in the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia. Thomas Cripe

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Key clients:

Carter Holt Harvey / Pacific Hardwood Limited, Tauranga, New Zealand

Managed North American market development, product distribution licensing, and technology transfer licensing to major forest product resource owners.

Managed U.S. market development, sales and joint venture investment - $1.2 million. Hexion, Inc.,

Consulting on modified materials development, system treatment technology specification and processes, material applications, materials testing and certification, and market development.

Collaborated technology and market development for internal new business development team

- $340,000 contract.

Greenbio Material Science and Technology (Shanghai), Ltd., Shanghai, PRC

Identify, develop and negotiate supply logistics for sourcing lumber feedstocks for Greenbio manufacturing operations in Shanghai, China.

Management of contract negotiations for distribution, marketing and sales licensing contracts for Greenbio manufactured products outside of China.

Management of Greenbio products market applications, technical performance specifications, certifications and compliance with required national, state and municipal use regulations.

Managed U.S. market and sales development program - $75,000 contract. Green Valley Development Corporation, Shanghai, PRC

Assess biorefining technology investment opportunities for cellulosic biomass utilization.

Guide development of initial Letter of Intents for due diligence evaluation of targeted technologies and technology companies.

Manage the due diligence process in evaluating investment structure, analysis of technologies, applications, competitive market position, and validity of intellectual properties - $15,000 Study. TSInnovations, Ltd, Melbourne, Australia

Assist in the market development and licensing of TSI’s advanced microwave technology systems.

Identification of forest products industry applications involving wood fiber modification processes, deposition and curing of wood modification chemistries, cold plasma surface modification of cellulosic materials, and advanced integrated vacuum/microwave-enhanced wood/chemistry drying.

Identification of water treatment industry applications in non-chemical treatment of water and wastewater effluents, with applications in industrial, municipal, agricultural wastewater treatment, wastewater to drinking water production systems, and shipboard ballast water treatment systems.

Identification biorefining industry applications for advanced conditioning and processing of biomass materials for pyrolysis oil, biochemical and biofuels productions systems.

Managed U.S. market research - $35,000 contract. eRESEARCH Technologies, LLC Issaquah, Washington

Principal 1994 - 2000

Company was founded to facilitate economic research and technology transfer activities in sustainable industrial development for emerging economies. It provided market assessments for applications in the Thomas Cripe

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fields of renewable energy, water and wastewater treatment, and environmental technology. The company collaborated with regional governments, international environmental agencies, non- governmental organizations, and industry to conduct economic development studies and design implementation programs for technology transfer.

Key foreign clients:

InVentures Technologies, Inc., Toronto, Canada

Market research for industrial licensing firm’s advanced membrane technologies for oil and gas industries, water treatment applications and agriculture.

Managed U.S. market development and sales for membrane systems - $360,000 in sales and contract fees.

InterBanx SW, Inc., Amman, Jordan

Provided technology assessment and licensing transfer evaluation for Amman based investment banking group.

Provided technology assessment and market development analysis for water treatment project investments - $3.5 million (Jordan, U.A.E.)

Industrial and Chemical Technology Group, Beijing, PRC

Oil field and water treatment technologies and services for China, Southeast Asia, Middle East and Africa, commercial and industrial project bid development, technical and commercial negotiations, contract and project management.

Managed $13 million oil field remediation plant construction. Jordanian National Petroleum Corporation - Amman, Jordan

Development study of production services for oil and gas field development - $30,000. Al-Shamrany - Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Development of offshore drilling services - $25,000 Study. China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) - Beijing, PRC

Market assessment study for services in Middle East.

Completed $15,000 contract.

Rawabi Marketing International - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Chemical plant feasibility study.

Completed $35,000 contract.

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) – Riyadh Saudi Arabia

Water treatment technology assessment study.

Completed $25,000 contract.

AHMAD HAMAD ALGOSAIBI & BROS. - Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia

Water treatment technology - $25,000 study.

TRANS ASIA TECHNOLOGICAL TRADE AND SERVICES - Doha, Qatar

Trade and marketing development $15,000 study.

Standard International Management and Investment Company, Ltd., Beijing, PRC

Industrial marketing research, project development and financing industrial projects in China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

Completed $2.7 million in development services.

Thomas Cripe

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Key Accounts:

Beijing Trade and Investment Corporation - China

Bell South - China

China National Petroleum Corporation - China

General Telecommunications Organization - Oman

Ocean Spray Cranberries - China

Pegasus Investment Group - Jordan

Telecommunication Corporation - Jordan

Tianjin Asia & Pacific Trading Corporation – China Travelers Insurance – China

USFilter – China

Education:

Economics, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 1970 - 1973

U.S. Navy Training: Instructor Training School (NEC 9502)

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