Meet Our Mentors and EIRs
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Our dedicated EIRs and mentors give their time and experience to our members daily.
EIRs
Our Entrepreneurs in Residence are experienced in startups, scaling companies, and investments. They work to provide business coaching to teams and get heavily involved in the business case. Mentors
This exclusive group of subject matter experts pay it forward a few hours a month to help the aspiring and existing entrepreneurs at The Tech Garden. Our definition of a mentor is someone who gives their time to share experiences, offer support and advice, and engage with our members. The mentor-mentee relationship is intentionally informal and unstructured, and can be anything from a one-time meeting to a monthly or less frequently recurring meeting. |
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Mentors
Tim Gaulrapp (Mentor) Project Manager at Knowledge Systems & Research (KS&R) Areas of Expertise: Market research – specifically B2B, Translating research into actional business insights, Data manipulation – tools including Excel and SPSS |
Steven Hovagimyan (Mentor) Director of bD at armory square ventures Areas of Expertise: Financial Modeling & Planning, Start-up accounting set-up and operation, VCs and Seed, A/B funding |
Rita Marble (Mentor) SCP-SHRM Areas of Expertise: General HR, Dept of Labor, Benefits Questions, Total Labor Cost and Liability structure and streamlining |
Scott Laundry (Mentor) TDO (Train, Develop, Optimize) Areas of Expertise: Product design for manufacturability and Lean Six Sigma, Prototype to production, Patent search and market review of product concepts |
Innovation Law Center (Mentor) SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY Areas of Expertise: Legal, regulatory, and market issues relating to commercializing new technologies |
Brendan M. Palfreyman (Mentor) Tech, intellectual property attorney Areas of Expertise: Intellectual Property, contracts, litigation |
Michael Quigley (Mentor) Cofounder at spincar Areas of Expertise: GTM, Product Market Fit, Fundraising |
Najee Rahman (Mentor) Brand Manager for Procter & Gamble - NA Baby Care Media Areas of Expertise: Facebook Advertising, Organic Social Media, Digital Marketing Strategy, E-Commerce |
Dana Scherzi (Mentor) CEO of Scherzi Systems Areas of Expertise: Project Management (Scheduling, Budgeting, Scoping, and Feasibility), Business Analysis, Leadership/Management, and Software |
Laura Thorne (Mentor) Performance Improvement Consultant Areas of Expertise: Transitioning from business plan to strategic plan, Productivity/Time management, Project Management, Problem-solving |
EIRs
Joe Dickson (EIR) CEO of Ducted Wind Turbines Areas of Expertise: Significant start-up fund raising, operations, finance, and emerging company knowledge and capabilities |
John Liddy (EIR) John liddy enterprises Areas of Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Coaching, Strategic Planning, Operational Efficiency, P & L Management, Financial Analysis |
David Montanaro (EIR) Founder and CEO of Strategic Advisory Associates Areas of Expertise: Operations, finance and strategy in defense, air traffic control and security systems |
Jim Stover (EIR) leading global business development for VRB Energy Areas of Expertise: Renewable Energy, Business Development, Product Management, Strategic Planning, Mergers & Acquisition |
Marc Viggiano (EIR) CEO and Founder of Niteopark Areas of Expertise: Design and development, operations, business development |
