Eugene Cochran

About Eugene Cochran

My professional training is as an optical engineer specializing in optical testing and optical instrument design, I have more than eight years experience designing and developing optical systems. My technical interests include lens design, interferometry, and optical alignment. I was an employee on the technical staff at IBM, Perkin-Elmer, GCA/Tropel, and WYKO.For seventeen years, I worked in the field of technology transfer and early stage venture development of high technology based firms. I was a Director within the Commercialization Group of Research Corporation Technologies (RCT). In this position, I was responsible for evaluating and commercializing inventions in the fields of medical devices, biotechnology, physics, materials, and instrumentation. I was exposed to a broad range of technologies and markets. In this capacity, I have demonstrated success in licensing patents and starting, early-stage, high tech companies.For five years I worked at the University of Arizona, First, I was the Administrative Director of the Center for Integrated Access Networks this is an NSF Enginneering Research Center. As Administrative Director I assisted the Center Director in overall management of the ERC, overseeing the administrative and management functions of the Center including day-to-day management of Center grant totalling $18.5M plus university cost share and industrial sponsors. Second, I was a Sr. Licensing Associate and Sector Director for Physical Sciences at the University of Arizona\'s Office for Technology Transfer. In this roll I provide service to UA faculty to assist in perfecting patent rights, and helping to commercialize university based inventions and technologies.Currently, I work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory the Department of Energy\'s largest science and energy laboratory and one of the nation\'s leading research institutions. As Commercialization Manager, I am responsible for driving technology licensing business volume.Specialties: My expertise includes evaluation, administration and management of early stage technology including: setting up early-stage ventures, business valuation, administration management, writing of business and development plans, management of intellectual property, licensing, funding new ventures, and strategic planning. My professional training includes business administration as well as strong background in technology with a PhD in Optical Sciences.

Experience

1. Group Leader, Technology Commercialization

   Oak Ridge National Laboratory

   Sep 2023 — Present · Oak Ridge, TN, US

   Dr. Eugene Cochran manages the commercialization team at ORNL team responsible for ORNL’s intellectual property portfolio management, licensing and related technology transfer activities. This position resides in the Technology Transfer Division within Partnerships at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

Education

• Pima Community College

  Associate of Science, Science

  1998 — 2007

• University of Arizona

  PhD, Optical Sciences

  1984 — 1988

• University of Arizona

  Bachelor’s Degree, Bachelor of Science, Biology

  2010 — 2015

• University of Arizona

  MBA, Accounting and Finance

• Pleasantville High School

  HS Deploma

  1976 — 1979

• University of Arizona

  Master of Science (MS), Optical Sciences

  1984 — 1986

• University of Rochester

  Bachelor's Degree, Bachelor of Science, Optical Engineering

  1979 — 1983

Skills

• Management
• Business Valuation
• Materials Science
• Licensing
• Venture Development
• Commercialization
• Lens Design
• Nanotechnology
• Lifesciences
• Business Development
• Strategic Planning
• Interferometry
• Venture Capital
• Zemax
• Science
• Biochemistry
• Laser Physics
• Intellectual Property
• Chemistry
• Optics
• Photonics
• Image Processing
• Microscopy
• Nonlinear Optics
• Life Sciences
• R&D
• Technology Evaluation
• Molecular Biology
• Patents
• Sensors
• Due Diligence
• Laser
• Business Planning
• Spectroscopy
• Biotechnology
• Optical Engineering
• Research and Development (R&D)
• Technology Transfer
• Physics
• Drug Discovery