at Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area
- Current
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- Co-Founder at Survian Technologies LLC
- Co-Founder & Managing Partner at BioVentis, LLC
- Chief Operations & Finance Officer at Ghannoum Law Firm, LLC
- Commercialization and New Ventures Officer at Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine -- Cleveland Clinic
- Product & Project Manager at Cleveland Clinic - Clinical Tissue Engineering Center (CTEC)
- Graduate Student & Scientist at Case Western Reserve University
- Past
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- Marketing Strategist and Blood Drive Coordinator at American Red Cross
- Income Tax and EIC Associate at City of Cleveland
- Research Student at Cleveland Clinic
- Head Manager at Sportzone Inc.
- Education
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- Case Western Reserve University
- Case Western Reserve University
- Kent State University
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Brett A. Hoover’s Summary
Passionate Worker
Relentless Entrepreneur
Avid Learner
Technical Scientist
Compassionate Leader
Funding Finder and Grant Guru
Businessman
Fighter of the Good Fight
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Personal mantra: "Work hard. Create meaning. Make money. That order."
Brett A. Hoover’s Specialties:
Entrepreneurial Strategy/Finance;
Business Planning/Development;
Product Management;
Multi-Project Management;
Cellular and Molecular Biology;
State and Federal Grant Writing;
University-level Teaching;
Early-Stage Technology Valuation;
Market/Business Opportunity Analysis;
Business Plan/Model Development;
Adobe Web Design and Desktop Publishing;
Local, State, and Federal Tax Preparation
Brett A. Hoover’s Experience
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Co-Founder
Survian Technologies LLC
(Environmental Services industry)
December 2008 — Present (1 year )
A service-based start-up venture seeking to provide Wind Energy companies with a reliable cost-effective means of surveying wind resource areas for local avian and bat wildlife.
Current offerings are extremely cost- and labor-intensive, and the resulting data is plagued with observer-bias, and prone to high levels of statistical variability. This leads to poor turbine placement and significant reductions in wind farm efficiency, due to prolonged periods of turbine inactivity.
Survian Tech. LLC intends to solve this problem by offering a comprehensive, digitally automated surveillance system coupling novel object segmentation algorithms and intelligent surveillance software with high-definition image acquisition hardware.
**Survian Technologies was a semi-finalist at the 2009 Oakridge Laboratories Global Venture Challenge.** -
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
BioVentis, LLC
(Management Consulting industry)
December 2008 — Present (1 year )
A Cleveland-based business development firm focusing on helping early-stage companies grow into successful and financially viable ventures and commercialize their technologies.
In addition to specializing in business and financial modeling and entrepreneurial strategy, one of the popular services BioVentis offers is access to non-dilutive capital by through sophisticated grant writing (DOD, NIH, SBIR, STTR, RC1/2 Challenge, etc.).
Further, its vast network of professionals in the biotechnology, medical device, and medical supply industries makes it an excellent resource for start-up companies wanting to enter this space. -
Chief Operations & Finance Officer
Ghannoum Law Firm, LLC
(Legal Services industry)
December 2008 — Present (1 year )
Ghannoum Law is located at the Superior Tower in Cleveland, Ohio. The company's innovative business model and unique access to highly experienced attorneys from large firms and multinational corporations allows it to provide clients with budgets of all shapes and sizes with three important things:
1) Highly sophisticated counsel;
2) Unparalleled accessibility;
3) Uncommonly fair fees.
Ghannoum Law represents a legal services firm comprising attorneys formerly employed at some of the best firms and most successful corporations, supported by technology and management instead of partnership pyramids, fancy offices, and billable hour quotas. Our attorneys enjoy greater freedom and variety in their legal work, as they help choose the projects they work on. As a result, our clients get the exclusive attention they long for, and no longer have to bear exorbitantly high fees resulting from a traditionally bloated cost structure.
Powered by digital infrastructure and a refined management team, the Ghannoum Law Firm eliminates costly physical offices and minimizes environmental impact, while minimizing unnecessary administrative costs and overhead. In short, Ghannoum sees itself as the "Evolution of Law, and prides itself on exceeding expectations, not budgets.
I am a non-attorney, non-equity co-founder of this company. -
Commercialization and New Ventures Officer
Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine -- Cleveland Clinic
(Hospital & Health Care industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
Market and business opportunity analysis; new venture and financial planning; federal & state grant writing; business plan and business model development; patent evaluation; technology license evaluation; project management.
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Product & Project Manager
Cleveland Clinic - Clinical Tissue Engineering Center (CTEC)
(Non-Profit; Hospital & Health Care industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
Managing and directing the development, marketing, and sales of novel and innovative diagnostic and validation technologies for use by tissue procurement facilities, cell production facilities, cell therapy & biologic manufacturers, and academic research institutions.
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Graduate Student & Scientist
Case Western Reserve University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 2005 — Present (4 years 3 months)
Cell/Molecular Biology and Entrepreneurial Strategy
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Marketing Strategist and Blood Drive Coordinator
American Red Cross
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
July 2008 — August 2009 (1 year 2 months)
Development of new marketing strategies to increase blood drive awareness, donor participation, and blood collection productivity.
Planning, organization, and oversight of operations pertaining to Blood Drives on the campus of Case Western Reserve University. -
Income Tax and EIC Associate
City of Cleveland
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
January 2006 — May 2008 (2 years 5 months)
Responsibilities included meeting with low-income families of the City of Cleveland and working with them to prepare income tax statements to optimize their Earn Income Credit (EIC) return.
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Research Student
Cleveland Clinic
(Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
September 2002 — August 2005 (3 years )
Aid with and conduct experiments related to adult stem cells and their application to orthopedics and bone biology.
This opportunity led to the planning, execution, and management of my own project. -
Head Manager
Sportzone Inc.
(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
January 1998 — August 2001 (3 years 8 months)
Responsible for all operations: financial, administrative, marketing, business development, company growth planning, and human resources.
Company was founded in 1996, where I first worked as a 'catch-all' volunteer.
Brett A. Hoover’s Education
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Case Western Reserve University
M.Sci. , Cell/Molecular Biology and Entrepreneurial Strategy , 2005 — 2009
-Dean's High Honors
- Activities and Societies:
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- Volunteer EMS for National Mountain Bike Patrol at local state parks.
- Blood Drive Coordinator and Marketing Planner for American Red Cross.
- Earned Income Credit Tax Preparation Volunteer
- International Society of Stem Cell Research: student (ISSCR)
- International Society for Cellular Therapy: student (ISCT)
- Entrepreneurs for Sustainability (E4S)
- International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA)
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Case Western Reserve University
BA , Biology, Chemistry, and Art History , 2001 — 2005
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- Dean's High Honors
- Phi Kappa Tau
- Cycling Club/Team
- Habitat for Humanity
- French Club
- Science Olympiad
- Residence Hall Council
- Stem Cell Research (Cleveland Clinic)
- FIFA Certified Soccer Official
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Kent State University
High School , Biology, Chemistry, English Composition , 1999 — 2001
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Attended as a full-time student during my junior and senior years of high school.
Additional Information
Brett A. Hoover’s Interests:
--Professional: Biotechnology, Medical Devices, Cell and Gene Therapy, Stem Cell Diagnostics, Intellectual Property Evaluation, Venture and Angel Capital Finance, Financial/Investment Planning, Entrepreneurism and New Venture Creation, Business Growth and Development, and Small Business Innovative Research Grants (SBIR). --Personal: My Wife, Cooking & Wine, Cycling, Gaelic Culture, Hiking, Tudor and Colonial-revival architecture, and Kayaking.
Brett A. Hoover’s Groups:
--TiE Ohio (Cleveland): Global Network for Entrepreneurs
--International Society for Cellular Therapy
[Commercialization and Strategic Planning Committee]
--Orthopedic Research Society
--Ohio Academy of Science
--Student Society for Stem Cell Research
--Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research
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Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University -
10,000 Little (micro) Ideas to Keep You Believing in Cleveland -
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Twitter Power for Business -
Northeast Ohio Biotech Community
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ISCT (International Society for Cellular Therapy)
Brett A. Hoover’s Honors:
--Oakridge National Laboratories' Global Venture Challenge - Semi-Finalist - Survian Technologies LLC (2009)
--Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society Travel Award (2008)
--National Institutes of Health (NIH) Young Investigator Grant Award (2004)
--Gamma Sigma Alpha National Academic Greek Honor Society (2004)
--Dean's and Dean's High Honors (2001-2005)
--Dean's High Honors (2000-2001)
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