Ronald W. Kaese, M.B.A., M.S., M.E.
Senior Program Manager, Federal Lab Partnerships
Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)

Mr. Kaese came to TEDCO from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, where he retired after 32 years of government service. He has worked primarily in an R&D environment within the U.S. Army and NASA. While assigned to the NASA Goddard Technology Commercialization Office (TCO) he served as the Acting Chief of TCO, re-engineered the Software Release Process and records system, and revamped the Patent Office Technology Licensing files. Mr. Kaese's work experience also includes working in the COMSAT Labs and the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Investment Finance Group. Mr. Kaese has been working in Technology Transfer and Economic Development since 1998.

Mr. Kaese holds a Masters of Business Administration and a Masters of Science in Technology Management from the University of Maryland University College, a Masters of Engineering in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University, and a B.S. in Electronic Engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park.

TEDCO will present an overview of the funding programs and support
available for start-up seed stage companies, including:

*       Maryland Technology Transfer Fund (MTTF)

*        Fort Detrick Technology Transfer Initiative (FDTTI)

*        TechStart Program

*        University Technology Development Fund (UTDF)

*        Working Capital Loan Fund (WCLF)

*        Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund (MSCRF)


This briefing should be of interest to economic development professionals, angel investors, entrepreneurs, small technology-based businesses, small defense contractors and university faculty inventors.  Full briefings are offered the second Friday of each month, 2:00 to 3:30 PM, at the TEDCO offices in Columbia, Maryland.