Autonomous Vehicle Consultant

Presented by J. H. Everson Consulting

Dr. Jeffrey Everson, Director

Reading, MA 01867

www.jheversonconsulting.com

jeff@jheversonconsulting.com

Workshop Purpose

• Identify opportunities in the SBIR/STTR space
• Develop strategy and improve writing skills for proposals to the  Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Energy (DOE) and other U.S. agencies (except for the National Institute of Health)
• Learn about funding opportunities from the laboratory to commercialization stage, including Phase III funding sources
• Discuss SBIR/STTR program reauthorization rules

Proposal writing techniques presented in this workshop generally apply to Request for Proposals (RFP), Broad Agency Announcements (BAA) and White Papers, as well as SBIR/STTR solicitations.

J. H. Everson Consulting, Dr. Jeffrey Everson, Director

Mission Statement: A consultant with expertise in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs could be the link between your laboratory and the marketplace. J. H. Everson Consulting:

• Serves understaffed companies that submit R&D proposals under stringent deadlines and stiff competition
• Provides a competitive advantage based on a winning proposal record
• Focuses on both technology and business issues, bringing a  balanced approach
• Responds to commercial/government organizations with White Papers and proposals

Experience: Before forming a consultant practice,  Dr. Everson was Director of Business Development at QinetiQ – North America and previously Senior Engineer at Foster-Miller, Inc. Both firms are located in Waltham, MA. He holds PhD in Physics from Boston College. His thesis involved metallurgical phase transitions.

Dr. Everson has a multifaceted technical background that includes: Renewable Energy, Applied Robotics, Fossil Fuels, Sensors, Vehicle Safety, Visible/Infrared Optics, Nanotechnology, Medical Devices, Electro- Mechanical Systems, and Surface Acoustic Wave devices.