About
Wil is a patent valuation and licensing expert with over 25 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, sales, strategic marketing, and technology licensing for government, industrial, and private sector organizations and clients.
His practice focuses on assisting early-stage companies attract capital investments and out-licensing opportunities with larger more established market players including government, venture capital firms, and medium to large-size corporations. His specific services include patented technology valuation, market due diligence, business opportunity identification, and licensing negotiations with third parties as an agent of the patent and technology owner.
Wil also consults with universities and intellectual property marketing firms on the specific strategies for monetizing their patent assets. Representative transactions include the licensing of biotechnology and organic solar cell technologies for Florida A&M University, electrical transformer technology for University of Hartford, and wireless audio and electronic display technologies for Competitive Technologies. In addition, Wil has completed more than twenty-five patent valuation and market research studies for clients including Science & Technology, LLC, Competitive Technologies, and TAEUS International.
Wil retains relationships with clients as consultant and board member in the environmental, manufacturing, and market research arena. He is civic minded, contributing to numerous local and national organizations. Wil is an avid golfer and co-founder of the Skins & Pins golf affinity and charity group in Connecticut.
Work history
Emanus, LLC, President
Technology-based economic development for entrepreneurs and small/medium size businesses.
Sun Life Financial, Stop Loss Specialist
Stop-Loss insurance solutions provider to consultants and brokers engaging the employer self-funded medical benefit market.
Emanus, LLC, Founder & President
General manager and consultant assisting clients with commercializing early-stage patented technologies.
Emanus, LLC, USPTO Registered Patent Agent
Provide patenting services in the mechanical arts.
Newlogic, Practice Leader, Patent Portfolio Management
Lead patent portfolio management practice as adjunct to strategic consulting services for R&D organizations to identify, create and utilize innovations that yield category leading products.
GB Technologies, LLC, Intellectual Property & Commercialization Strategy Consultant
Led commercialization effort with client as contract business development manager and patent portfolio manager to license advanced material and process technologies.
Microvi Biotech, Director, Scientific Advisory Board
Assumed role of Director of Business Development during early-stage start-up of the firm. Created business and marketing plans and led planning and execution of road show for venture capital fund raise.
CPA Global, Business Development Manager - No. America
Led aggressive market development for patent portfolio management services including direct responsibility for client patent monetization. Provided internal consultation as subject matter expert for pre-sales and strategic accounts support to nationwide sales team, leveraging expertise in patent licensing, analysis, and technology-intensive market research.
Nerac, Inc., Senior Manager, Client Advisory Services
In role as Business Development Analyst, expanded company revenue and offerings via upsell of advanced market analysis and research advisory services. Drove solutions-based pre-sales support, direct client-facing, and proposal development for national sales team.
IP Finance, Director
Led market development and due diligence for portfolio selection of intellectual property licensing opportunities.
Emanus, LLC, President & Founder
Assisted early-stage companies attract capital investments and out-licensing opportunities with established market players including government, venture capital firms, and medium to large-size corporations. Specific services include patented technology valuation, market due diligence, business opportunity identification, and licensing negotiations.
Competitive Technologies, Vice President, Marketing and Technology Commercialization
Responsible for marketing and licensing development of select patented technologies from dormant F500 and innovative small company portfolios.
Praxair Surface Technologies, Quality Manager/Sales
Managed internal sales of advanced coatings for aerospace and other industrial customers, while also supporting field sales representatives with competitive intelligence. Promoted to role as quality manager with responsibility for interfacing with FAA and assuring product and process quality for 100 employee aerospace manufacturing plant.
Naval Ordinance Station, Project Engineer
Rocket motor systems structural analyst and new technology development as SBIR programs laison.
