Andy Gibbs, Chairman & CEO
Service Disabled Veteran. Inactive DOD Top Secret Clearance. Previously Div. Executive Vice President of Fortune 100 Mascotech. Founded 6 start up companies: 3 manufacturing firms, a high tech Internet-based legal services software company, and product engineering and architectural design firms.
Appointed by US Secretary of Commerce to two terms, US Patent and Trademark Office Advisory Committee (under Clinton and Bush). Appointed to two terms on the Board of Directors, Intellectual Property Association, Washington D.C. (exclusive small business executive on 50-member Board comprised of Fortune 100 Chief Intellectual Property Counsel).
Co-developed the small business video training series used by the SBA’s Small Business Development Centers, and ranked as one of the World’s Top 250 Intellectual Property Strategists.
A recognized international thought leader, Gibbs has spoken to more than 2 dozen senior foreign government leaders on leveraging innovation and invention for national economic development (Singapore, Bulgaria, UK, Hong Kong and Korea).
Prolific author with two published books on intellectual property and business (Wiley and Square One), nearly a dozen white papers and over 100 articles on business and intellectual property development. International speaker. Inventor with 12 issued or pending patents.
Recipient Congressional Black Caucus Award: ET 3 TEC Champion Award by Congressman Major Owens for leadership in supporting inventive thinking, entrepreneurship and invention-based educational in underserved communities; 35th Annual Congressional Black Caucus's Legislative Conference.
Bachelors in Architecture, Masters in Business Administration and Marketing, Columbia Pacific University.
Remingio Silva, Executive Vice President,
U.S. Army Veteran (Officer), Top Secret (SSCI) Clearance.
Previously: U.S. Army, Department of Energy, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Defense, and Raytheon Company.
Thirty-five (35) years of military, government and corporate experience as a Chief Information Officer, Chief Technical Officer, Director, Information Technology, Director, Security, Plans & Operations, Operations Manager, Senior Program Manager, Liaison Officer, and Foreign Military Sales Case Government Representative.
Demonstrated expertise in very large scale program management, supply chain management, next generation technologies, high performance computing, enterprise information systems, systems development, integration, software development, portfolio management, enterprise cyber security architecture, business reengineering, and lean six sigma™ methodology.
Education: Harvard University, JFK School of Government; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan Executive School of Management; Penn State University, Smeal Executive College of Business Administration; Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Trinity University – (BS) Computer Science & Information Technology & (MS) Global Logistics.