Doug
Gibbs
Managing Partner
General Experience: 22 Years Professional Experience
Gibbs Group LLC:
Managing Partner of this Northern California product development
and engineering, and contract manufacturing firm.
Sport Rack Systems, Inc.:
Founder and Vice President Engineering through acquisition sale
to a Detroit-based Fortune 100 corporation. Served as Vice
President Engineering, advanced Products of acquiring company,
responsible for Corporate New Technology and Product
Development. He designed, built and managed State-Of-The-Art
technology R&D facility in Sacramento, CA.
Yakima Products:
Director of Engineering for international roof racks & accessory
company.
Hewlett Packard:
Doug held various Technical and Management Positions over 10
years. He developed test and measurement equipment. Patent
strategy & prosecution; International manufacturing sourcing and
vendor relations / vendor management;
General:
AUthor: numerous technical articles; High Technology Business
Advisor: Silicon Valley company; Member NSPE, ASME, SME,
International Who's Who, and Rails to Trails Conservancy.
Intellectual Property: Patents (more than a dozen awarded and
pending): Sports Equipment, Automotive Accessories, Electronics
& Electrical Connectors, Biodegradable Petroleum Products
Litigation Support: Technical Expert Witness - Patent
Infringement Dispute, Federal Court.Doug has developed solid
relationships with International Patent & Corporate law firms.
Education:
B.S. Mechanical Engineering: Syracuse University Mechanical
Engineering/Aeronautical Engineering Coursework: General Motors
Institute
Additional Studies: Chinese Commercial Law Certificate, Chinese
Law Institute, Wuttan, University 1998; Engineering Management.
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