“Journey of an Engineer Turned Entrepreneur”
Date and Time
Tuesday Apr 4, 2017
4:10 PM - 5:30 PM CDT
Tuesday April 4, 4:10 p.m. A reception follows the lecture.
Location
Featheringill Hall Auditorium, 400 24th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37212 Paid parking is available in on Level 2 of the staff/faculty lot between 24th and 25th, Highland St. entrance; and also in the lot behind Barnes&Noble off of 25th.
Fees/Admission
Free and open to the public.
Website
https://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/news/2017/smart-jewelry-creator-to-the-rescue-engineerings-chambe
Contact Information
Brenda Ellis 615-343-6314 or brenda.ellis@vanderbilt.edu
Pam Coyle 615-343-5495
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Description
Jerry Wilmink, a Vanderbilt University biomedical engineering alumnus (bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D.) also has experience as an inventor, startup business consultant for venture capital firms, and program manager for the Department of Defense’s $2 billion Small Business Innovation Research program. He will deliver the School of Engineering’s Chambers Family Entrepreneurship Lecture, tracing his journey from research associate at the Air Force Research Laboratory to creator of WiseWear, a line of smart jewelry introduced at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show.