Eric Mathews

Current

Owner at Manufacturer of Custom Hollow Metal Building Products
Owner at Mercury Technology Labs
Board Director, Chairman at Lantana Projects

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Past

Co-Director at Advanced Distributed Learning Workforce Co-Lab
Associate Director at FedEx Institute of Technology at the University of Memphis

Education

The University of Memphis
Rhodes College

Recommended

14 people have recommended Eric

Connections

327 connections

Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Websites

Eric Mathews’s Summary

Eric Mathews is a devoted community member with interests in changing entrepreneurship and community engagement in the Mid-South region of the United States. He is the co-founder of Mercury Technology Labs LLC, a for-profit venture creation company and is also the co-founder of LaunchMemphis, a non-profit organization to support spontaneous entrepreneurial action. Prior to these endeavors, Eric was the Associate Director of Corporate Research and Development at the FedEx Institute of Technology. There he grew research programs and lead economic development activities including growing strategic business relationships with Fortune 500 companies. Eric's career has been dedicated to various stages of business development, including founding, directing, and developing several businesses in the fields of technology, manufacturing, and consumer products. Prior to these efforts, he founded and directed academic technology research labs that worked on healthcare technologies, sustainable building, and artificial intelligence, among others. Eric has a B.S. in Chemistry from Rhodes College, and an M.S. in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Memphis. Eric consults for industry and has been quoted in numerous international and local press outlets on the use and influence of technology in modern business. With a passion for supporting the emerging creative class, Eric serves on the following boards: Voices of the South, Project:Motion, and Lantana Projects (all 501c3). As an advocate for technology advancement in educational institutions, Eric also serves on the Rhodes College Leadership Council and the St. Benedict at Auburndale School Board.

Eric Mathews’s Specialties:

--Venture Creation
--Entrepreneurship
--Business Leadership
--Technology Research Management
--Community Leadership

Eric Mathews’s Experience

Owner

Manufacturer of Custom Hollow Metal Building Products

(Building Materials industry)

May 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)

National Custom Hollow Metal offers an extensive range of custom-crafted cold-rolled, stainless steel and galvanneal metal doors and frames to accommodate your project planning and expedite your building schedule. Whether destined for heavy-duty industrial environments, hospitals and laboratories, restaurants or storefronts, our doors are expertly crafted to precise tolerances and exact specifications out of materials specifically chosen to ensure superior durability, appearance and ease of operation.
Owner

Mercury Technology Labs

(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)

Venture creation, innovation, and technology scouting
Board Director, Chairman

Lantana Projects

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

2005 — Present (4 years )
Co-Director

Advanced Distributed Learning Workforce Co-Lab

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; E-Learning industry)

2003 — 2006 (3 years )
Associate Director

FedEx Institute of Technology at the University of Memphis

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

2002 — 2006 (4 years )

Eric Mathews’s Education

The University of Memphis

MS , Cognitive Psychology , 2002 — 2005

While in school I conducted artificial intelligence and eLearning research. I published several papers on that work and other research that I conducted and directed while at the University of Memphis.

Thesis Title: ELearning Analytics in Industry
Rhodes College

BS , Chemistry , 1998 — 2002

Additional Information

Eric Mathews’s Websites:

Eric Mathews’s Groups:

Present . . .
LaunchMemphis, Co-Founder
Rhodes College, Leadership Council
Project:Motion (501c3), Board Member
Voices of the South (501c3), Board Member
St. Benedict's School Board

Prior . . .
Leadership Academy, Fellow September 2006
Incarnation School Board