Mark Walztoni

I am a co-founder and Chief Business Development Officer for Lotus Leaf Coatings, whose superhydrophobic and superhydrophillic coatings technologies were developed at the University of New Mexico, Sandia National Laboratory, and within our lab. Our web site is www.lotusleafcoatings.com.

I have also assisted entrepreneurs and investors to commercialize technologies developed at Sandia, Los Alamos. and Argonne National Laboratories, Harvard University, and the University of New Mexico by building robust business development pipelines and securing private equity funding. Similarly, I assist private equity firms explore New Mexico investment opportunities. My commercialization focus includes advanced materials and medical devices.

To increase the talent available within New Mexico's entrepreneurial ecosystem, I provided human capital advisory services including executive recruiting and executive coaching. My prior experience includes progressively responsible human resources, recruiting, and leadership development roles with Thomson, Ernst & Young LLP, and American Express, and lead human resources roles at Computer Horizons Corp. and IGATE Capital.

My recent clients include Flywheel Ventures, Lockheed Martin, Peacock Myers Law, Adidas, Homewise, Business Leadership Network, TruTouch Technologies, Patni Computer Systems, Pajarito Scientific Corp , and the New Mexico Angels. My board memberships include the New Mexico Angels and the New Mexico Biotech and Biomedical Engineering Association.

I am also a global speaker on technology recruitment, retention, leadership development and individual and organizational transition. Past professional speaking clients include the American Society of Training and Development, Society of Human Resource Management, Organizational Development Network, Fortune Magazine’s China CIO Forum, and Expert Advisory panelist on career transition, comprehensive on-boarding, and mergers and acquisitions for the Human Capital Institute.

• Columbia University in the City of New York

  • Organizational Change, Individual and Team Assessments

1. Mergers
2. Venture Capital
3. Executive Coaching
4. New Business Development
5. Executive Search
6. Angel Investing
7. Onboarding
8. Strategic Human Resources Leadership
9. Global Human Resources Management
10. Marketing Strategy
11. Social Media Marketing
12. Onboarding Coaching
13. Protective Coatings
14. Industrial Coatings

Websites:

• Company Website
• New Mexico Angels
• New Mexico Bio

Interests:

technology commercialization, growing early-stage companies, angel investing, leadership transtions and organizational change, building effective virtual teams, private equity and venture capital, executive onboarding

Groups and Associations:

New Mexico Angels, International Coach Federation Coronado Venture Forum, New Mexico Biotechnology and Biomedical Association

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  Advanced Coating technologies
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  Arizona BioIndustry Association (AZBio)
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  Chief Business Development Officer (TGL)
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  Coatings World
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  Coilworld
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  Columbia Business School PE/VC Network
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  Coronado Ventures Forum
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  Food Industry Sanitation Professionals
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  Global Chemicals Executives
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  Global Corporate Venturing
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  Licensing Executives Society (USA & Canada)
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  Licensing Executives Society International
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  NANO MATERIALS SOCIETY
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  NM Bio
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  Non Profit & Philanthropy - Job Seeking Board
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  Paints & Coatings
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  Platform for Functional and Smart Materials (PFSM)
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  Santa Fe Business Network
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  Solar Energy Professionals - PV & Thermal
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  Solar and Photovoltaic (PV) Professionals Network
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  Strategic Human Capital Management Practitioners
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  Superhydrophobic Coatings and Materials
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  TC COLA: Teachers College, Columbia University • Organization and Leadership Alumni
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  The First 90 Days® Group - Accelerating On-boarding and Leadership Transitions
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  The Industrial Coating Network

Honors and Awards:

Certifed Executive Coach, You may download a PDF of the ""Start Your New Job With Confidence" chapter in the book Rebound - A Proven Plan for Starting Over After Job Loss by Martha Finney, where I am extensively quoted, as well as Human Capital Institute White Papers when I was a panelist from the Boxes.net application on this profile.