David is a connector of companies to technologies, expertise, and facilities. His knowledge of emerging technology is invaluable.
He runs business development and commercialization consultancy based in Portland, Oregon but works throughout the nation. David started IntellectualAssets in 2001, and has supported dozens of small and midsized manufacturers in strategic business development, collaborative R&D, leveraged development, licensing, technology scouting, and more.
He is known as the go-to person to help firms find solutions and secure agreements with U.S. research institutions, often federal labs. He serves as a technology scout, a business development consultant, and a capability broker for companies large and small.
David has relationships with prominent government technology creation agencies such as the DoD, DoE, NIST, NASA, DoT, DHS, and USDA.
Before starting his firm, David held leadership positions inside companies such as MIT, NASA-RTTC, Intel, CenterSpan Communications and more.