Founder/CEO: Evolve Manufacturing Technologies, Inc.

email: noreen.king@evolvemfg.com        

online: EvolveMfg.com             

telephone: 510.690.8959

Noreen King founded Silicon Valley-based Evolve Manufacturing Technologies in 1999 to serve as the on-shore contract equipment manufacturer for the medical, biotech, defense, and semiconductor industries. Recognized by the Silicon Valley Business Journal as a Woman of Influence, Noreen has successfully led her company through a variety of economic environments. For her efforts, Inc.com named Evolve Manufacturing to their Inc. 500 List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies three years in a row, in 2004, 2005 and 2006.

When not in the C-suite, Noreen can be found volunteering at her daughter’s school working with the girls there who are interested in pursuing high-tech careers. Outside of the school setting, Noreen serves as a member of Technovation, the technology entrepreneurship program and competition for young women ages 10 to 23 and as a mentor to Evolve employees, several of whom have gone on to build thriving enterprises of their own under her guidance.

Evolve Manufacturing Technologies Awards and Recognition

Profiles in Diversity Journal Women Worth Watching, Noreen King — 2014

DiversityBusiness.com Top Business — 2014

Becton, Dickinson and Company Product Innovation Supplier of the Year, 2012

Silicon Valley Business Journal Woman of Influence, Noreen King 2011

Silicon Valley Business Journal Fast Private Award, 2005, 2011 and 2012

Inc. 5000's Fastest Growing Companies — 2011 and 2012

Inc. 500's Fastest Growing Companies — 2004, 2005 and 2006

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Co-Owner: Dependable Plastics, Inc.

email: harry@dependableplastics.com        

online: DependablePlastics.com          

telephone:  707.863.4900

In 1983, Harry Marquez co-founded Dependable Plastics, Inc. with the company's co-owner, Emil Eger. Harry has worked for over three decades designing tooling for the manufacturing of plastic covers and assemblies for the medical, electronics and semi-conductor industries. A sought-out expert in his field, Harry has led seminars for engineers and industrial designers wanting to know what can be accomplished using the various types of plastic processes, including vacuum pressure forming, liquid resin casting, various styles of fabrication, and rapid prototyping. He extends this same level of insight and expertise to his clients, offering DFM for the various types of external covers and skins needed when designing instruments and their internal components.

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Principal: Leap Design Group, LLC

email: joe@leapdesigngroup.com        

online: LeapDesignGroup.com         

telephone:  650.714.1280

An industrial/product designer with over 20 years of development experience, Joe Molinari has brought an incomparable level of expertise to the design of a number of products ranging from wearable to multi-ton medical equipment. In his position as a Principal at Leap Design, Joe works closely with marketing and engineering teams to translate concepts into products that address market needs through sketches, CAD, and physical models.

Joe has served as the design manager for the designafairs USA, Mountain View office and as design manager for Siemens Ultrasound; has been listed on multiple design and utility patents; and has been recognized by IDEA and Good Design.

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Business Development Director: Ops A La Carte

email: jaym@opsalacarte.com      

online: opsalacarte.com             

telephone: 408.654.0499

Jay Muns has spent over 35 years in high tech industries, including semiconductors, systems, CAD, and Electronic Design Services. During this time, he has worked on a wide range of product disciplines including military, consumer, telecommunications, and medical products, providing his expertise in semiconductor design, operations management, test engineering, marketing, product line management, program/project management, and business development. Companies who have benefited from Jay's experience and professionalism include NCR Microelectronics, Harris Semiconductor, Cadence Design Systems, Network Equipment Technologies, and Nuvation Engineering, just to name a few.

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Vice President of Engineering: Microsystems Development Technologies, Inc.

email: lpolyak@msdus.com

online: MSDUS.com       

telephone: 408.280.1226  x112

Larry Polyak received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering in Illinois in 1978. Shortly thereafter, he began working in Honeywell Information System’s elite Advanced Engineering Program in a variety of areas including software, manufacturing test, hardware, and marketing, eventually finding a home in hardware design engineering for new storage peripherals.

After five years, and armed with a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University, Larry left the relative safety of a Fortune 500 company for the excitement of a Silicon Valley startup and the chance to take advantage of the deregulation of the telephone industry. Although the startup lasted only a year, hooked by the fast-paced atmosphere, short development cycles, and the satisfaction of seeing his work come to market in record time, Larry formed Microsystems Development Inc., a company specializing in bringing new microprocessor applications to market.

Today, Larry continues to lead the company he co-founded. Microsystems Development now offers a complete range of custom electronic product design and development as well as prototype building, pre-production and production printed circuit board turnkey services. They are proud to have been involved in many successful products, ranging from sophisticated toys and electronic learning aids to medical, dental, and industrial control equipment.

An active volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America, in 2014, Larry was given the District Award of Merit by his local Boy Scout Council.

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CEO: SMP Tech, Inc.

email: troberts@smptech.com

online:  SMPTech.com 

telephone: 408.776.7776

As CEO of SMP Tech, Inc. Tom Roberts prides himself on his team's commitment to providing clients with speed and quality in biomedical and industrial applications. Offering a complete range of turnkey development services including design, documentation and pilot production manufacturing services for multiple industries — among them the highly regulated medical industry — Tom's expertise ranges from low-cost disposable drug delivery components to complex surgical instruments, robotics, instrumentation, lab-on-a-chip, sensors, DNA spotters, electrophoresis and industrial process equipment development. What's more, under his leadership, SMP Tech, Inc. guides clients in troubleshooting and solving their toughest engineering, equipment design and process development needs.

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Business Development Consultant

email: tssales@outlook.com      

telephone: 408.646.2687

With over 18 years of experience working in a variety of new business development positions for companies throughout Silicon Valley, Thomas Smith brings a depth of understanding for what it takes to not only survive, but thrive in all economic climates. From 2009 to 2013, Thomas brought his expertise to bear as a commodity manager for a medical device start up that designed a robotic assist platform for orthopedic knee and hip replacement surgery. Today, he brings this wealth of experience to his position as new business development direct and client first point of contact for the Concept2Manufacturing team.

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Chief Operating Officer: SoloPoint Solutions, Inc.

email: toms@solopointsolutions.com     

online: SoloPointSolutions.com

telephone: 408.246.5945

Tom Sons has helped hundreds of companies identify, qualify and secure critical resources to ensure the success of their engineering and development process. 

Tom graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1975 and began working in the family business in St. Paul, MN. Several years later, after deciding that this was not his calling, he began a four-year career in management consulting — a career move that deepened his understanding of the intricacies of management and labor and the critical role that communication plays within these relationships.

In 1983, Tom settled in Silicon Valley and began a career in sales engineering that continues to this day. His vast experience cuts across a variety of disciplines, including PCB manufacturing, design and software sales, contract manufacturing, mechanical engineering design, CNC machining services, and mechanical engineering staffing, just to name a few. What results is an extensive network throughout the Silicon Valley engineering community that enables Tom to help his clients land their next dream job or place exceptional talent with companies who take SoloPoint's motto, "Don't go it alone, go Solo!" to heart.

2012, 2011 & 2009 Honoree: SoloPoint Solutions, Inc. - Fastest Growing Private Company in the Silicon Valley

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Managing Partner: Schott Communications

email: pamela@jerryandpamelaschott.com        

online: jerryandpamelaschott.com

telephone: 818.205.3983

As the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Schott Communications, a marketing, public relations and business development firm founded in 1993, Pamela Schott (Concept2Manufacturing Media and Public Relations) has had the good fortune of helping companies of all sizes — from Eli Lilly, PNC Bank, Brown-Forman, and PayPal, to name a few — bring their products to market and enjoy a fantastic return on their investment.

Pamela's clients have enjoyed extensive media coverage in a number of national publications, including:

The New York Times, Success Magazine, Huffington Post, San Jose Mercury News, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Silicon Valley Business Journal, Medical Device Design and Innovation Magazine, Journal of Brand Strategy, Medical Design Technology, IndustryWeek, Gartner, DiversityInc., Profiles in Diversity Journal, ChiefExecutive.net, and CMO.com, to name a few.

An award-winning writer, Pamela was a contributing author to "Speaking Your Truth," an Amazon.com bestseller that went to #1 in eight separate categories upon its release in 2011. More recently, Pamela won the Grand Prize in the Writer's Digest 2015 International Writing Competition and earned an Honorable Mention for two screenplays in 2011 for that same event, beating out 11,000 other submissions. Three of her feature screenplays have been professionally developed by A-list production companies. Several of these projects are now in pre-production in the United Kingdom and Hollywood.

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