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Farshid
Arman, Ph.D.
Dr. Farshid Arman is the Director of Venture Technology at Siemens
Technology-to-Business Center, seed-stage investment arm of Siemens,
AG. In this capacity Dr. Arman is responsible for investments, management,
and subsequent VC financing of early-stage start ups.
Most
recently, Dr. Arman had business and technical consulting engagements
with CNN (Atlanta) and with Samsung (Seoul). Previously, Dr. Arman
was the Executive Director of Engineering at Ascential Software's
Media Business Unit (formerly Informix Software) where he was responsible
for architecture, development, and testing of enterprise-class software
used by many of world's largest media companies.
Dr.
Farshid Arman holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University
of Texas at Austin.
Aubrey L. Helms, Jr., Ph.D.
Dr. Aubrey L. Helms, Jr. is President and CEO of Tiger Venture Analysis
Inc. He has over 19 years of experience in technology development,
engineering management, new product development, IP management,
mergers and acquisitions and Strategic Business Planning.
He
is the author of over 30 publications and an inventor on 6 patents.
He balances the excitement of emerging technology with real-world
practical experience.
Dr.
Aubrey L. Helms, Jr. holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Princeton University.
Franklin P. Newburn
Mr.
Franklin P. Newburn has served in numerous management capacities
in the industrial controls market during the past 30 years. Mr.
Franklin P. Newburn recently retired from Omron Electronics LLC,
a global manufacturer of industrial controls and electronic control
components having served Omron for the past 20 years, most recently
as President and co-CEO of its America's operation. In addition,
Mr. Franklin P. Newburn served as CEO of Omron's wholly owned subsidiary,
OIDM, a manufacturer of control equipment used in the drilling industry.
Mr. Franklin P. Newburn is a graduate of Augustana College with
A BA degree in Business and Economics.
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