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Meet the Sawmill Society Mentors

The mission of the Sawmill Mentor Network is to foster and facilitate the connection between mentor and mentees in the Rose-Hulman community, beyond the traditional and successful ad hoc approach, in a structured and systematic way. Mentors present their areas of interest and expertise. Then, mentees can identify and contact mentors they feel will be helpful to them. 

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Adam Stoltz

Adam Stolz, 2006 BSME, 2008 MSEM

President
Zepher Flight Labs

Expertise
Government Contracting
Autonomous Systems (drones)
Business Development/Networking

Industry Experience
Aerospace
Defense
Autonomous Systems
Internet of Things (IoT)

Wes Bolsen

Wes Bolsen, 2000 BSEE, MBA Stanford School of Business

President and CEO
Ladera Tech

Expertise
Strategic Planning
Marketing Fundraiser

Industry Experience
Biofuels
Agriculture
Wildfire

Jeremy Clarke

Jeremy Clarke, 2009 BSCS/SE

Founder
WebMerge

Expertise
Software
SaaS (Software as a Service)
Start-ups
 
Industry Experience
Anything SaaS

Tim Balz

Tim Balz, 2017 BSME

Founder
Kalogon

Expertise
Creating Hardware MVPs
Market Discovery
First Production Run Setup
 
Industry Experience
Aerospace
Medical Startups
Aging Startups

Ethan Petersen

Ethan Petersen, 2018 BSCS

Co-Founder
smileML

Expertise
Product-Market Fit
AI Startups
Defense Contracting
 
Industry Experience
Defense Contracting
B2B Sales

Tim Daniel

Tim Daniel, 1981 BSEE

Advisor/Investor
Wharton SBDC

Expertise
Entrepreneurship
Corporate Innovation
Product-Market Fit
De-risking
Getting Traction
Creative Approaches to Finding a Workable Business Model

Industry Experience
Health Care
SAS (Software as a Service)
B2B
Steve Blank's Customer Development Methods
Lean Startups
Clay Fette

Clay Fette, 1999 BSCHE, 2004 MSCHE

Founder/CEO
StemSys

Expertise
Medical Device Rules and Regulations
Experience at Multiple Startups

Industry Experience
Medical Device
Biotechnology
Medicine
April Simma

Christopher Piedmonte, 1985 BSEE

Managing Director 
NeoTerra Capital, LLC

Expertise
Business Model Validation
Team Building
Fundraising

Industry Experience
Logistics
Insurance
Business Services

Jeff Gilbert

Jeff Gilbert, 1985 BSME, 2006 MSEM

Owner
Freemantle

Expertise
Early Stage Production Planning
Operations
Business Pitfalls

Industry Experience
Information Technology
Software Development

Gary Bullock

Gary Bullock, 1975 BSEE, MSEM

Chief Technology Officer
Pierce Aerospace

Expertise
Technical Concepts
Market Research
Project Management

Industry Experience
Government Contracts
Oceanography
Marine Technology

Cole Dudley

Cole Dudley, 2007 BSEE, MBA

VP of Product
Presence Learning

Expertise
Fundraising
Product Marketing
Hiring

Industry Experience
Automotive
Ed-Tech
Mobile/Apps

Wes Anderson

Wes Anderson, 1977 BSEE, MS Biostatistics

Founder

Expertise
Intellectual Property
Supply Chain
Prototyping

Industry Experience
Hardware/Software
Wi-Fi Devices

Michael McEvoy

Michael McEvoy, 1975 BSCS

CEO

Expertise
Market Strategy
Product Strategy
Fundraising

Industry Experience
Robotics
Aviation

Rick Deitch

Rick Deitch 1985 BSCHE, BSMA

Co-Founder and Partner
RSR Finance, LLC
Expertise
Pitch-Decks and Fundraising
Early Stage Growth
SaaS

Industry Experience
Financial Tech

Marty Wessler

Marty Wessler 1987 BSCE

Chairman and CEO
Wessler Engineering


Expertise
Growing a Small Business
Business Sales Development

Industry Experience
Water Resources Planning and Engineering
Consulting Engineering
Alan Balasundaram

Alan Balasundaram 2002 BSCPE

CTO


Expertise
Cloud Infrastructure
Mobile Development Fundraising

Industry Experience
Tax Health Care Software
Consulting Engineering
Launch Root Quad
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