“The ideal blend of
business acumen and science/technology know-how.”
At SciTech Consulting, we
provide science and technology evaluation and consulting services to a
diverse group of business entities concerned with the scientific and
technological aspects of their respective products and services.
No business is
too large or too small for us to lend a helping hand.
Equally
important, we address the science and technology concerns of our clients in
ways that they can fully understand and appreciate. In other words, plain talk:
Keeping science and tech jargon to a palatable minimum.
Our goal: Converting business
opportunity into commercial success.
About Prof. Don R.
Mueller:
“Dr.
Don” as he is known by his students, has more than 15 years of
consulting experience in areas concentrating on business-related applications
of chemistry and physics.
His consulting work has also led him into domains
focusing on the science and tech concerns of companies involved with
biotechnology, environmental science, food science and the public’s
understanding of science and health education.
At SciTech Consulting, Don has been afforded
numerous opportunities to “Flex his Science & Tech Muscles.”
During
his tenure, Don has made valuable contributions to more than 100 scientific and technical
documents, including: journal articles, business plans and proposals, U.S.
patent and trademark applications, research grants and various items used for
presentations, lectures and seminars.
Educational
Background:
Don received
a B.A. in Chemistry from SUNY at Buffalo and a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics from
Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ).
He was
a Post-Doctoral Scholar in the Department of Chemistry at the University of
Pennsylvania and a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Institute of Atomic and
Molecular Sciences (IAMS) in Taipei, Taiwan.
Don is
proficient with a variety of methods used in spectroscopy (lasers, AA, UV-Vis,
IR, NMR, FTIR), chemical separations (HPLC, GC), electrochemistry (polarography
and potentiometry), surface analysis (STM) and thermal analysis (TGA, DSC).
He is experienced
with numerous scientific and technical resources: (Monographs, Journals,
Reviews, Handbooks, Chemical Databases and Government Documents.)
Don is a skilled presenter of science and
technology concepts and principles to various audiences: university/college and
business-related. He is an innovative
thinker with an ample supply of imaginative, useful ideas to enhance product development,
testing and marketing.
Academic
and Business-Related Activities:
In
addition to his work at SciTech Consulting, Don has been both an adjunct
professor and a visiting professor at several colleges and universities,
teaching a variety of courses in chemistry, physics and math. He has also
taught courses in the Microsoft Office System (Word, Excel, Access and
PowerPoint).
He wrote
a regular column “Ask Doctor Bones – Your Science Questions” for the Hudson
Valley Business Journal and several science- and technology-related articles
for the Westchester Business Journal.
Two of Don’s innovations were addressed in a feature article in the New York Times
(August 24, 2009).
He is
a past member of the Venture Association of New Jersey (VANJ) and the New York
Venture Group (NYVG).
In his
continuing effort to educate the public on important concepts and principles in
science and health, “Dr. Don” becomes “Doctor Bones – The Science and Health
Educator/Entertainer.”
(1) Creating and developing
business models, plans and proposals to address the science and technology
needs of both start-up companies and established companies.
[Examples: include
proposals for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business
Technology Transfer Program (STTR) grants for Phase I and II funding.]
(2) The collection,
analysis, organization and evaluation of scientific data for use by the client.
(3) Helping our clients strengthen
intellectual property rights for potential licensing applications and possible
acquisition by outside interests.
(4)Finding
cost-effective strategies for product development and testing.
(5) Assisting companies (start-up companies, in
particular) in foreseeing potential technological hurdles.
(6) Showing our clients
how they can employ Guerilla Marketing Techniques to introduce their products
and services to the public.
(7) Evaluating potential
strategic alliances and other such partnering scenarios on behalf of the
client.
(8) Locating appropriate
sources of equity capital: Venture and Angel investors.
(9) SciTech has
participated in numerous short (5-minute) and hour-long product presentations
before venture and angel investors.
