Management Personnel
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Ryan is currently pursuing his Masters of Engineering and Management at Case Western Reserve University. His undergraduate degree, also from CWRU, is in mechanical and aerospace engineering with a minor in economics. While at CWRU, Ryan interned at Rockwell Automation assisting with manufacturing engineering and quality. He has also led Case Western Reserve’s Baja SAE Team as the Business Manager and a lead designer. Ryan brings a variety of experiences to Lake Effect Innovation, with a passion for entrepreneurship and helping those at the crossroads of innovation and business operation. |
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Naman Verma was born and brought up in Delhi, India. He came to the United States in 2007 to pursue a B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Purdue University. He is now pursuing a Masters in Engineering and Management with a focus in Operations Management from Case Western Reserve University. Along with being a managing partner of LEI, Naman also works as a Commercialization Associate for a National Science Foundation funded project at CWRU, doing grassroots market research and feasibility analysis and helping secure additional funding. Throughout his life Naman has traveled across different parts of the world and has had an opportunity to broaden his personal and professional network. He hopes to contribute his knowledge and enthusiasm to help form a stronger Lake Effect Innovation. |
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Tim Sykes completed his B.S. in chemical engineering at Case Western Reserve University in Spring 2010. He joined Lake Effect Innovation as a managing partner the following August, and has thus far contributed to analysis reports for a biomedical device company and a company entering the biodegradable materials market. His diverse background includes work experiences in batch manufacturing; automation and control systems development; and, academic research in fuel cells. He is currently pursuing a Master of Engineering and Management degree from Case Western Reserve University. |
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Abdul Audu Abdul Audu holds a B. S. in Electronic and Electrical Engineering Technology from the Cleveland State University. While pursuing his undergraduate degree, he has had the opportunity to work at some of Cleveland’s finest organizations such as NASA GRC, Hexagram Inc, and Co-Ax Technology. Upon completion of his undergrad, Abdul served as a manager at Republic Engineered Products where he realized the requisite of leveraging engineering depth with business breadth as well as the need for continuous innovation and process improvement within all aspects of business. He is currently enrolled at Case Western Reserve University to pursue a Masters in Engineering and Management while serving as a Strategic Intelligence Associate at The Lubrizol Corporation.
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Chris Shoemaker graduated in December 2008 from Case Western Reserve University with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He is now pursuing a Masters of Engineering and Management, also from CWRU. Along with being a managing partner of LEI Chris also works at Rosetta as Business Analyst. Before working with Lake Effect Chris spent eight months with Philips Medical Systems, in their computed tomography division, and four years with the Medical Robotics and Computer Integrated Surgery (MeRCIS) lab. |
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Mike Spence spent the Summer of 2009 doing grassroots market research and feasibility analysis through the Entrepreneurs EDGE CEOs for NEO program. His consulting engagement was with an established NEO company that was developing a new product and seeking to enter a new market. He is currently working in a part-time capacity as a commercialization consultant for Lubrizol Corporation, implementing a change initiative for competitive and market intelligence. Mike is currently pursuing his Masters of Engineering and Management at Case Western Reserve University. His undergraduate degree is in electrical engineering with minors in biomedical engineering and economics. |
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Dan received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Marquette University and is currently attending Case Western Reserve University for his Masters in Engineering and Management. While in school at Marquette he co-oped at Strattec Security Corporation where he assisted with product testing, manufacturing engineering, and design engineering. Dan has also helped lead Marquette’s Formula SAE and SAE Aero teams. As a part of Formula SAE he led a business plan team focused on selling the Formula SAE car. Dan is currently volunteering at the Walsh Jesuit High School engineering club. He hopes to contribute his knowledge and enthusiasm to help form a stronger Lake Effect Innovation. |
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Rushabh Sheth Rushabh “Shubs” Sheth was born and brought up in Bombay, India. He came to the United States in 2004 to pursue a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. During his undergraduate time Shubs spent nine months working at the Case Center for Imaging Research in molecular imaging for drug development. He is now pursuing a Masters in Engineering and Management, with a focus in entrepreneurship, also at Case. Throughout his life Shubs has traveled all over the world and has a personal and professional network that spans the globe.
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