2018-2019 Round Two: Business Plan Judges
Special thanks to all of the subject matter experts from around the world who served as judges for this year’s Business Plan round. We are very grateful for your willingness to give your time and expertise to the Conrad Challenge as we build the next generation of entrepreneurs!
Gloria Achugbu, Global economist, National Industrial Court, Lagos, Nigeria
Jonathan Adams, IT Integrator, Abbotsleigh School for Girls
Gunjan Aggarwal, Senior Director, Capgemini
Joseph Akkara, Program Director, Recently retired from National Science Foundation
Joseph Akyeampong, Systems Engineering Consultant, Sigma Xi
Adiba Ali, Development Engineer, Aerojet Rocketdyne
Mary Pat Anderson, Senior Security Analyst, ComScore
Joe Anello, Director of Product Development, Modern Robotics Inc
Erik Backus, Director, Construction Engineering Management, Clarkson University
Mahesh Banavar, Assistant Professor, Clarkson University
Shubha Banavar, Graduate Student, Clarkson University
Dianna Bartone, Senior Research Analyst, Foundation for a Smoke-Free World
Sandeep Battula, Signalling, Aditya Institute of Technology and Management
Lauren Bender, Portfolio Manager, Princeton University
Sakshi Bishnoi, Academic Associate, Rishihood University
Lisa Blank, Director of STEM Programs, Watertown City School District
Brian Blodgett, Cyber Security Expert, ISSA Northern Virginia Chapter
Alan Bloodgood, SVP Energy and Infrastructure, Siemens Government Technology
Tonya Boone, Professor, College of William and Mary
Bruce Bostwick, Director, Enterprise Architecture, Freddie Mac
Angela Bradford, TAP Mentor Teacher, WW2 Project Program Director, St. John the Baptist STEM High School Program
Eileen Brennan, Research Professor of Social Work, Portland State University
Victoria Brioc, Director of STEM & CTE, Fort Mill Schools
Jessica Brown, Founder, Fulcrum Creative Ventures
Angie Bukley, Senior Project Leader, The Aerospace Corporation
Kenneth Camarco, Founder / President, C5 Enterprises LLC / Clarkson University
Julia Cannell, CEO, My Vector
Gillian Carney, Flood Zone Specialist, City Of Sarasota
Efraín Carreón-Ortiz, Chief Executive Officer, Centrum Transgenia, S. A. S. De C.V.
Arnab Chakrabarty, Process Engineer, Motiva Enterprises
Ramakrishna Chary Saraf, Technical Program Manager, MARS Technologies Inc
Nona Cheeks, Former Chief of Strategic Partnerships Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Megan Christensen, Director of Programs, Watson Institute
Lauretta Chrys, Executive Vice President, Citizens Bank/CU Board of Trustees
Zarrin Chua, Human Factors Engineer, Aurora Flight Sciences
Tony Collins, President, Clarkson University
Annalies Corbin, President & CEO, PAST Foundation
Christopher Coy, Commander, U.S. Navy/Microsoft
Michael Craghead, Senior Consultant, ISSA-NOVA
Richard Derek Craven, President/CEO/Chief Consultant, Kiraco Business Dev. Servs.
Larry Davidoff, Satellite Systems, Sales and Marketing Team, The Boeing Company
Mark de Groh, Partner, Future Architects, Future Architects | Dream Office of Imaginary Friends
Carole Dicker, CEO/President, FedRock Security LLC
Geetika Dilawari, Senior Engineer: System Integrator/Configurator, Caterpillar Inc
Cheryl Douglas, Director, Routes to Resilience (Impact Trust Project)
Erin Draper, Managing Director, Clarkson Ignite, Clarkson University
Sherry Duff, Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing and Technology Officer, Innophos
Lee Dury, Instructional Designer, Percepta
George Edwards, Professor, Santa Fe College
Heather Elliott, EIP Teacher, Carroll County Schools
Cindy Faith, Cyber Operations Analyst, Fortalice
Mirza Faizan, Director, Capgemini
Michael Farley, Consultant/IT Strategist/Entrepreneur, EdgeWorks, Inc.
Redwan Ferdous, Lead Engineer, Product & App Development, Mobile phone manufacturing factor, Aamra Group
Thomas Ferguson, Licensing Associate, University of Massachusetts
Ross Foard, IT Specialist (INFOSEC), US DHS
Ian Fogarty, Co-Director SHAD UNB/Co-Founder Engineering Brightness/MIEE Fellow/ Innovative Collaborative Fellow
Rodrigo Franco, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Kaveri Gandhi, Doctor, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
Nirbhay Gandhi, President and CEO, Lean-Agile Mindset, Inc.
Charles Gao, President and Principal Instructor, Fast & Practical Learning LLC
Judith Garcia, Director, Instructional Technology, United Independent School District
Saransh Garg, Co-Founder, COO, EdTechReview Media
Harold Geller, Associate Professor, George Mason University
Simon Glinsky, Principal, The Glinsky Group
Chris Gray, Senior Research Analyst, Foundation for a Smoke-Free World
Thomas Griffin, WFIRST Deputy Project Manager, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Donna Hafner, Teacher, Round Rock ISD
Ellen Halka, STEM Teacher K-8, Kannapolis Charter Academy
Myra Halpin, Emeritus Faculty, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Kelsey Hanson, Software Engineer, SMART Technologies
Jennifer Harcourt, Microbiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jonathan Hard, CEO & President, H2L Solutions, Inc.
Charlotte Hayden, Founder/CEO, Better Brew Flavors
Brian Helenbrook, Professor, Clarkson University
David Hessler, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, NYS Energy Research and Development Authority
Richard High, CSO, High-Tech Security
Tom Holt, Chemistry Teacher and Department Chair (Formally a research scientist in drug discovery at Merck), Montclair Kimberley Academy
Lora Hudicka, Owner, Fizzee Labs
Joseph Hudicka, CEO, Fizzee Labs
Jose Huitron, Founder, Hub 81
Sae In Kim, Director, Fab Lab Seoul (Tide Institute)
Yahia Ismail, Aeroacoustics Engineer, Aurora Flight Sciences
David Jackson, CEO, Apollo Spacesuits
Hamidreza Jamshidnia, Physics Instructor, (also independent researcher), Sund Upper Secondary School
Srinivas Javagal, Software Architect, Gigamon
Mary Anne Jeffers, Analytics and Modeling Senior Manager, Accenture
Lisa Jeffers, Association Manager CMC Regulatory Sciences, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Bill Jemison, Dean of Engineering, Clarkson University
Joseph Jo, Pilot, Aviateur, Inc
Stephanie Johnson, Manager, Battelle Memorial Institute
Ritika Kagale, Product Management and Development, Verizon
Vivek Kaliraman, Co-Founder, The Handoff Company
Carolyn Kalsow, Principal Scientist, Ocular Research Services
Amanpreet Kaur, Postdoctoral Scholar, Pennsylvania State University
Patricia Kelly, Middle School Science educator, Stoutland High School
Phil Kendro, Pilot, Mt Soledad National Veterans Memorial / JetBlue
Elizabeth Kennick, President, Teachers in Space, Inc.
Tahsin Khan, 4th year veterinary student, Western University of Health Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine
Riz Khan, Program Manager, Agriculture Transformation Initiative
Shayena Khandker, Electronic Parts Engineer, NASA JPL
Alexandra Kindrat, Educator and Space Scientist, Lester B Pearson School Board
Alan Kirschbaum, Space Systems Engineering Consultant, Independent Consultants
Joe Klein, Lead Computer Scientist, MITRE
Paul Kleven, Developer, GP Strategies
John Klipfell, Executive Director, Entreprrepreneurial Engagement Ohio
Phil Klutts, Manager - Supply Chain Business Services, Chesapeake Energy
Andrew Knoedler, Program Manager, Department of Defense
Jeanine Kobylinski, IT Integrator, Abbotsleigh School for Girls
Joshua Koen, Executive Director for Educational Technologies and Computer Science, Newark Public Schools
Stefanie Kring, Assistant Professor & Lab Coordinator, Clarkson University
Dr. Shrikaant Kulkarni, Assistant Professor, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune
Saravan Kumar, CEO, MaxQ research LLC
CRS Kumar, Professor, DIAT
Santosh Kumar Panda, Team leader, Aditya institute of technology and management
Lydia Lay, Contracts Manager, Aerojet Rocketdyne
Margaret Leary, Chair, Cybersecurity and a Cybersecurity Advisor, NVCC/HII Industries
Thomas LeBon, Tutor, Varsity Tutors
Simone Lee, CMC Regulatory Sciences Specialist, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Ronald Leong, Chief Marketing Officer (retired), Retired; Chief Marketing Officer Parker Brothers (Div. Hasbro) and VP Marketing L'Oreal
Zigmond Leszczynski, Systems Director - AI, Analytics & Innovation (AI^2) Team, The Aerospace Corporation
Jie Li, Assistant Professor, Clarkson University
Chen Liu, Associate Professor, Clarkson University
Xiaocun Lu, Assistant Professor, Clarkson University
Anthony Lupo, Professor, Missouri Task Force one
Jene' Machinski, HR Director, Dell
Colin Magee, Entrepreneur in Residence, Learn Launch
Pavani Malla, Senior Research Assistant, Oregon Health and Sciences
Anne-Marie Maman, Executive Director, Princeton University
Ron Marks, Board Member, GW University Center for Cyber and Homeland Security
Richard Mathison, Chief Engineer, Retired, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Telecommunications & Mission Operations Directorate
Amanda McCammon, Chief of Workforce & STEM Alliances, Indiana Department of Education
Ronald McCandless, CEO, Lunar Experiences
Stella McCarthy, Computing Coordinator, Classroom Teacher and Year Group Leader, Benhurst Primary School
Roberta McLain, Independent School Advanced Biology Teacher, The Governor's Academy
Craig Merrett, Assistant Professor, Clarkson University
Christopher Miller, AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow, U.S. Department of Energy
Timothy Mitzel, Principal, Eastern York School District
Conrad Mohr, Divisional Manager, Circular Computing
Greg Monterrosa, Founder-Community Manager, Hub101
William Montgomery, Owner, Stillwater Landing
Diane Murphy, Professor, Marymount University
Subhalakshmi Nagarajan, Instructor, Bowling Green State University- Firelands
Usha Nagavarapu, Consulting, Self-employed
Thinakaran Narayanan, Trainer, Sepang National Youth Advance Skill Institute
Fawad Naseer, Director, STEM Visions
Natalya Natalya, Teacher, MCPS
Federico Neiman, BSC Astronomy, Mishala Astronomic experiences, Tel Hai college (Israel)
Joshua Ness, Senior Manager, 5G Labs, Verizon
Chidozie N Nnaji, Senior lecturer, University of Nigeria (UNN)
Gabrielle Nyirjesy, Technology Consulting Senior Analyst, Accenture
David Olkowski, Security Control Assessor, Engility
Doug Parker, Senior Systems Engineer, Aerojet Rocketdyne
Kristof Pasternak, Principal Security Consultant, Cyber Inspekt, LLC
Abhinandan Pattanayak, Senior Research Assistant / Lab Manager, Oregon Health & Science University
Karlene Petitt, B777 Pilot and PhD Aviation, ERAU/Delta
Patrick Petty, Teacher, Fort Plain Junior Senior High School
Shankar Prasad KS, Senior Manager Educational Services, Excelsoft Technologies Pvt Ltd
Tai Prince, Senior Quality Engineer, TechnipFMC
Puneet Sharma, Solution Consultant, Epps Infotech Limited
Brooke Purinton, Technology Manager, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center
Abdul Qadir Syed, Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University
Taylor Quinn, Emerging Markets Director, JUST Inc
Nilesh Raje, Global ERP Lead - US, Infosys Limited, USA AND Boy Scouts of America, Troop 66
Rameshu Rallabandi, postdoctoral researcher, UT southwestern medical center at Dallas
Sandy Ranstead, Educator/facilitator, Space Foundation/CAP
Angel Rivera, Security Architect, FDIC
Mirza Rizwan, Assistant Professor, BGSB University
Gail Schnell, CEO & President, Schnell-Tech Solutions LLC
Alexis Schomer, Co-Founder & COO, Expy Health
Alberto Schroth, Manager, Aerojet Rocketdyne
Mayank Sehdev, Research associate, GD Goenka University
Archana Sehrawat, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, OHSU
Siddhartha Sen, Director IHS Markit
Dhuree Seth, PhD candidate (Gradute Research Assistant), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Kaushik Shandilya, Environmental Inspector, University of Toledo
Amit Sharma, Senior Controls Engineer, Caterpillar Inc.
Mikala Shremshock, Engineer, Brookhaven
Akram Sidhu, Medical Writer, Syneos Health
Gloria Silva, Assistant Teaching Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Kathryne Silver, Executive Meeting Manager, Wyndham
Taranjit Singh, Senior Technology Architecture, Infosys Ltd
Tim Sisson, Director, Northeast Ohio STEM Ecosystem
Natalia Sizochenko, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dartmouth College
Corey Smith, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dalhousie University
Hongzhi Song, Professional Assistant Professor & GISC Program Coordinator, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Jan Stahlberg, Co-founder and CEO, Dataproces Innovation
Ray Stamps, President, FedNetPartners
Craig Stephan, Senior Scientist (retired), Retired from Ford Research and Argonne Nat'l Lab
Laura Stitely, Information Security System Engineer Lead, iSenpai LLC
Christopher Stott, Chairman and CEO, ManSat
Darlyn Summers, Camp and YBASE Director, YMCA of Greater Waukesha County
Remy Szykier, CEO, Aegis Health Analytics
Ansh Talwar, Director, DPS Dwarka
Antoine Tannous, Managing Director, Tech Today
Gligor Tashkovich, Minister for Foreign Investment (Ret.), Macedonian Fund for Innovation and Technological Development
Sherry Taylor, Director of Tutoring Services, Ohio Christian University
Erik Thoreson, Physicist, Sigma Xi / USAF
Peter Tlusty, Technology teacher/contracting business owner, Saint Mary Catholic School
Sharon Tumushabe, NEXUS Global Ugandan Ambassador, NEXUS Global Organisation -Uganda
Kathy Vail, Owner, Dunwoody Fencing Club
Binu Varghese, Senior Director, HCL America
Suresh Veeramani, Research Scientist, University of Iowa
Punnya Vij, Proprietor, Principal Counsellor, Chief Educator, EduCoach Services
Carl Willis-Ford, Senior Principle- Solution Architect, ISSA-NoVA, GDIT
Frankie Wood-Black, Division Chair, Northern Oklahoma College
Olcay Yilmaz, Ph.D. Faculty Member, TED University, Department of Education Psychological Counseling and Guidance
Baris Zafer Oner, Executive Director, G-20 Foundation Co-founder / Nexus Ambassador
Kaoutar Zaia, Software engineer, Devoteam
Shuo Zhang, Instructor, Houston Community College
Bob Ziek, Trustee, Clarkson University
Eugene Zolenko, Senior Software Developer, SMART Technologies