Beth M Nichols

Passion for working at the intersection of technology and business. Demonstrated success in relationship building, networking, technology scouting, business development, partnership structure development, and increasing sales through improved delivery of value to customer. Enjoy researching and analyzing data from multiple disciplines to weave a cohesive set of strategic options for business growth. Track record of strong people-leadership: selecting, mentoring, and developing individuals and teams for tactical execution of technical goals. Tenaciously seeks competitive solutions for long-term value creation mixing financial, marketing, and customer-driven data. • Skills & interests: technology scouting, open innovation, VC-backed companies, VCs, strategic business development, sustainability, renewable & alternative energy, commercial research and opportunity analysis, helping businesses "grow smart", PoV, NPV assessments, working on interdisciplinary (marketing, legal, finance, IT, supply chain, R&D) and global teams • Six Sigma Certified Green-Belt Project Leader - DOE, process development and control, DMAIC, project management • Experienced in tech scouting, business case development, product scale-up, start-up and operations, statistical process control, operator training, safety system implementation, equipment qualification, technology transfer, freedom-to-practice assessments