Greater Chicago Area
- Current
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- Manager of Business Affairs at NAVTEQ
- V.P. Marketing and Strategy / Partner at Better Living Products
- Education
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- University of Alabama, Manderson Graduate School of Business
- University of Alabama
- Vanderbilt University
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Kurt Uhlir’s Summary
Kurt Uhlir holds the position of Manager of Business Affairs at NAVTEQ and oversees technical and business model research in the areas of spatial data, location based services, navigation, location based gaming (LBG) and related fields. Since joining NAVTEQ, he has led multiple projects accountable directly to senior management and has participated in numerous projects examining new technologies, bringing new revenue opportunities to the organization, licensing negotiations and business case evaluations.
Kurt also serves as the VP of Marketing and Strategy with Better Living Products. He is a regular commentator on the fixed and mobile gaming industries, with a particular focus on Location Based Games and Pervasive Games, and has consulted on a number of business development opportunities in Location Based Services, Location Based Games, security tracking and other industries. Kurt has been published at, interviewed for and/or quoted in many publications such as 3D World Magazine, Mobile Games Analyst, Wireless World Forum, IGDA, TheFeature, Gamasutra, GameDaily Biz, GameDev.Net and others.
Prior to 2000, Kurt worked on private company valuation, portfolio management and business case development at firms such as Financial Economics Consulting Group, Better Living Products, and Compass Bank. He also led several design projects related to high-bandwidth data transmission. Kurt studied biomedical and electrical engineering at Vanderbilt University before moving on to the University of Alabama, where he received a MS in Corporate Financial Strategy.
Kurt Uhlir’s Specialties:
*Business modeling and business creation using new technologies/new uses for existing technologies
*Pricing/licensing strategies
*Intellectual property strategies
*Financial Engineering
*Investment justifications
*Business affairs related negotiations
*Public speaking
*Team building/development
*High profile relationships
