David Klein

About David Klein

Experienced B2B technology market/bizdev, M&A and strategy consultant at including -* Experienced in the; artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML); semiconductors, semicon packaging & capital equipment; electronics, PCBA; optics & photonics, lasers; aerospace/defense; scientific capital equipment; medical devices; sensors, T&M instruments and IIoT; advanced materials; additive manufacturing; mechanical equipment; and general process & industrial markets along with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) use cases in these markets.* Perform business audits to evaluate firm\'s strengths, weaknesses, technology, products, competitive advantages & assess market dynamics to develop/implement strategic initiatives to capture profitable new growth opportunities * M&A advisory and support services - full sell side and reduced finders fee sell side for lower middle market firms and finders fee/buy side for corporations and lower middle market firms. Commercial Due Diligence for buy side thesis support.* SBIR/STTR & TABA comprehensive support services, proposal development, technology commercialization. I-Corp Mentor for both NSF and NASA programs.* Highly proficient at new market development, strategic lead generation, Voice of the Customer (VoC) and similar qualitative research * Dynamic and creative leader of positive change experienced in strategy, M&A, NBD/NPD, new market penetration and global sales channel management* Executive management experience overseeing S&M ops responsible for applications engineering, sales channel, product management, marcom and C/S departments* Global management experience with extensive travel throughout N.A, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Mid East* New product development from SBIR technology commercialization to creation/implementation of a formal Stage-Gate NPD processes in an ISO corporate environmentStrategy DevelopmentMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Technology MarketingNew Business DevelopmentNew Product DevelopmentTechnical Market ResearchInterim ManagementFreelance ConsultantStage-Gate NPD Process Technology CommercializationSBIR/STTR Support ServicesChannel ManagementOptics Market ConsultingPhotonics Market ConsultingSemiconductor Market ConsultingElectronics Market ConsultingMedical Device Market ConsultingSensor Market ConsultingTest & Measurement Market ConsultingIndustrial Market Consulting

Experience

1. Mentor to National Science Foundation Sbir Awardees

   Development Capital Networks

   Jan 2011 — Present

   Supported Development Capital Network\'s WBT Showcase (World\'s Best Technology) as a mentor and reviewer to National Science Foundation SBIR/STTR grantees. Process is part of an overall technology commercialization program involving strategy and investment opportunity presentations to the venture capital community.

Education

• Bentley University - McCallum Graduate School of Business

  MBA, Finance

• Syracuse University College of Engineering and Computer Science

  B.S., Aerospace Engineering

• Syracuse Univ. (B.S., Aerospace Engineering) & Bryant College (MBA, Finance)

  MBA, Finance & B.S. Aerospace Engineering

Skills

• Product Development
• Technology Transfer
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• Semiconductors
• Technology Marketing
• Metrology
• Fiber Optics
• Aerospace
• Pharmaceuticals
• Industrial Marketing
• Aerospace/Defense
• Semiconductor Equipment
• Market Research
• Electronics Manufacturing
• Stage-Gate
• Optics
• Photonics
• Alternative Energy
• Sales Management
• Market Development
• Product Launch
• Industrial Equipment
• Business Planning
• International Sales
• Market Analysis
• Medical Devices
• Petrochemical
• Acquisition Strategy
• Mems
• Oem
• Sbir
• Refinery
• Strategic Planning
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• Technology Development
• Electronics
• Sensors
• Technology Commercialization
• Sbir/Sttr Programs