Thomas H. Brown

About Thomas H. Brown

Specialties: Grants & Contracts New Business Development Technology Transfer /…

Experience

1. Deputy Program Director - National

   Federal Laboratory Consortium

   Dec 2012 — Present · DC, US

   The Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) is the nationwide network of federal laboratories that provides the forum to develop strategies and opportunities for linking laboratory mission technologies and expertise with the marketplace.The FLC was organized in 1974 and formally chartered by the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 to promote and strengthen technology transfer nationwide. Today, more than 250 federal laboratories and centers and their parent departments and agencies are FLC members.The Consortium creates an environment that adds value to and supports the technology transfer efforts of its members and potential partners. The FLC develops and tests transfer methods, addresses barriers to the process, provides training, highlights grass-roots transfer efforts, and emphasizes national initiatives where technology transfer has a role. For the public and private sectors, the FLC brings laboratories together with potential users of government-developed technologies. This is in part accomplished by the FLC\'s Technology Locator network and regional and national meetings.In consonance with the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 and related federal policy, the mission of the FLC is to promote and facilitate the rapid movement of federal laboratory research results and technologies into the mainstream of the U.S. economy.The FLC\'s approach is to use a coordinated program that meets the technology transfer support needs of member laboratories, agencies, and their potential partners in the transfer process.

Education

• State University of New York

  Certification in Business Management, Business

  1976 — 1976

• Westminster College of Rider University

  BM

  1970 — 1974

• Washington University

  Certification in Legalities of Federal Technology Transfer, Technology Transfer

  1994 — 1994

Skills

• Government Contracting
• Non-Profits
• Economic Development
• Public Administration
• Program Development
• International Relations
• Technology Policy
• Trade Shows
• Technology Evaluation
• Federal Government
• Policy Analysis
• Strategic Partnerships
• Strategic Negotiations
• Workshop Facilitation
• Collaborative Leadership
• Educational Leadership
• Program Evaluation
• Program Management
• Grant Writing
• Research
• Workforce Development
• Policy
• Public Outreach
• Public/Private Partnerships
• Local Government
• Collaborative Problem Solving
• Strategy
• Technology Incubation
• Technology Transfer
• Researchers
• Training
• Grant Administration
• Science
• Fundraising
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Legislative Relations
• Proposal Writing
• Defense
• Higher Education