Fuentek Names Doug Foster Technology Transfer Consultant

Local Technology Consulting Firm Recruits Idea Mechanics Creator

2010-09-09

APEX, NC, September 09, 2010 (Press-News.org) Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC (http://www.fuentek.com), has announced that Doug Foster has joined the firm as a technology transfer consultant. In this position, Foster performs market-based technology screens and assessments. With a specialization in the mechanical engineering, computer software, telecommunications and applied electronics areas, Foster also works on marketing and licensing projects for Fuentek's clients. In his work with Fuentek to date, Foster has already helped secure a license for a solar refrigeration system developed at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

Foster brings more than 32 years of technology experience to Fuentek. He created the Idea Mechanics, a company that helps clients learn how to effectively sell their product, service or point-of-view. He has worked in sales, marketing, manufacturing, information technology, telecommunications, engineering, systems quality, and intellectual property management for a variety of companies, including John Deere and Cisco Systems. Foster is also an expert in the area of Internet voice, video and data convergence.

QUOTES:
"We are excited to have Doug work with Fuentek as a technology transfer consultant," said Schoppe. "His extensive experience with helping companies 'tell their stories' in selling their products and services is an excellent asset to our company."

NEW MEDIA CONTENT:
Fuentek Blog:
http://blog.fuentek.com

Blog post from Doug Foster:
http://blog.fuentek.com/2010/07/five-common-sense-tips-for-marketing.html

More about NASA's solar refrigeration technology:
http://blog.fuentek.com/2010/03/nasa-technology-licensed-for-off-grid.html
http://www.fuentek.com/technologies/Solar-Refrigerator.htm

Fuentek Twitter Account
http://www.twitter.com/fuentek

DETAILS:
- In 1988, Foster was requested to speak by the Department of Defense at Interop about how John Deere used the Internet and TCP/IP to help build tractors.

- Foster graduated with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Iowa State University in Ames.

- Foster is a member of the Triangle Interactive Marketing Association (TIMA) and volunteers with the Business Alliance at Athens Drive High School in Raleigh.

- Born in Indiana and raised in central Iowa, Foster moved to Cary in October 1991. He resides in Cary with his wife, Cindy, and their dog, Faith.

ABOUT FUENTEK, LLC:
Fuentek, LLC is a consulting firm that provides intellectual property and technology management services. With a specialization in technology commercialization, Fuentek works with a wide variety of clients to identify promising technologies and assist them in converting their ideas and inventions into marketable products. Drawing upon its unique combination of technical, business and commercialization expertise, the firm is the largest NASA contractor in North Carolina and has helped organizations around the world find the technology they need. Led by Laura A. Schoppe, a 2008 recipient of the prestigious Triangle Business Journal Women In Business award, Fuentek also offers training workshops, guidebooks and Web sites to help clients improve effectiveness in managing their intellectual property. DiversityBusiness.com has recognized Fuentek as a top women-owned, diversity-owned and small business in North Carolina for the past five consecutive years. The firm has received numerous awards for its work, including an entrepreneurial Pinnacle Business Award from the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. Fuentek was recently named a finalist in the NCTA 21 awards in the category of most innovative technology company. For more information, please call (919) 249-0327 or visit Fuentek's website at http://www.fuentek.com.

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