Dr. Burton Lee PhD MBA

Stanford School of Engineering. Lecturer - European Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Non-tenured faculty appointment, 20% time. European govt partners during 2009/2010 include Innobasque (Spain), PromoMadrid (Spain), EuraTechnologies (France), OnlyLyon (France), Enterprise Estonia, Innovation Norway, Enterprise Ireland, FinNode & Innovation Center Denmark. Industry partners include VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland; Plug and Play Tech Center, Sunnyvale, CA; European Business Angel Network (EBAN).

* Organizing Cttee, MIT Enterprise Forum, "Startups from Space", NASA Administrator Mike Griffin, Sept 17, Arlington, VA. (www.mitef.org) * Invited Judge/Startup Coach, Business Plan Competition, NewSpace 2007 Conference, Arlington, VA, July 20. (www.space-frontier.org/Events/NewSpace2007/)

Senior Strategic, Financial & Technical Advisor to Technology Startup CXOs & VC firms. Recent clients include: European Commission/Research Executive Agency (REA); National Science Foundation (NSF), Cellular Materials Inc., Atomic Precision Systems, Inc., XRadia, and other high tech firms

Counseling and mentoring of astronauts, recent graduates, entry-level and mid-career engineers, senior managers, girlfriends and other professionals. I provide assistance, on a pro bono basis, with resumes, cover letters, mock interviews, job search and career change strategies, and graduate school

Visiting Scientist with Management Faculty, Bronica Entrepreneurship Center.

Appointed by Prime Minister Brian Cowen to Ireland's national Innovation Taskforce. Taskforce charter focuses on developing broad-ranging policy recommendations designed to move the Irish economy to a new R&D and commercialization-based "Smart Economy" model. Term of appointment runs from July to December 2009. Members serve in a part-time pro-bono capacity.

Space Angels Network is the premier source of dealflow for investors and seed- and early-stage capital for aerospace-related ventures across a wide spectrum of technologies, markets, and industries. We are a professionally managed member-led national network of accredited investors. Took Medical Leave of Absence from June 2009 to March 2010. Space Angels Network is presently dormant.

The LOSWG advises the FAA AST Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) on launch and reentry vehicle operations issues. Members include representatives from space vehicle manufacturers and operators, and commercial, state and federal spaceports. I provide senior level technical a

Advisor to Gov Bill Richardson on innovation policy issues and programs for his presidential campaign. Pro-bono work. Candidate withdrew his candidacy on January 9 after New Hampshire primary.

Invited to join Board of Directors of high-tech startup company which is bringing to market a new paradigm-changing manufacturing software technology with enterprise applications in aerospace, maritime, energy, defense, automotive, medical device and other major markets around the globe. Initial cus

Currently advising the MIT/Georgia Tech Mars Gravity Biosatellite Program on reentry systems and science operations, and also on fundraising and marketing options. The program, initiated in August 2001, is a student-driven, international space collaboration, uniting students from the Massachusetts I

Provided senior strategic and technical advisory services to NMSA Executive Director Rick Homans, the NMSA Board and staff. Focus on high-level strategic positioning and spaceport technical design and operations issues. Short-term apppointment through June 2007. Presented expert testimony to NMS

MBA Internship in Corporate Strategy and Development, at GE Global Research (see above).

Laboratories: Center for Design Research (CDR), Manufacturing Modelling Laboratory (MML), Stanford Nanofabrication Facility (SNF), Stanford Medical Informatics (SMI)

Lunar Base Project. First ISU session was based at MIT (SSP 1988)

Took Junior year in Wien, Austria and Muenchen, Germany at the Ludwigs Maximilians Universitaet (LMU), JYM Program, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. Worked at Oktoberfest, Loewenbrau Tent (6 DM pro Stunde...)

Spanish, French

Honor Roll, Mathematics