Professional Background of
Jeffrey Dean Lindsay

Appleton, Wisconsin

Overview

I am lead author of Conquering Innovation Fatigue, with co-authors Cheryl Perkins and Mukund Karanjikar, a 2009 book published by John Wiley & Sons (New York, July 2009). I am Director of Solution Development at Innovationedge, a leading innovation consultancy. Formerly I was the Corporate Patent Strategist of Kimberly-Clark Corporation where I helped drive innovation and intellectual asset strategy, including introduction of low-cost methods to strengthen portfolios and disrupt the competition. I am a patent agent as well as an inventor with broad technical and business interests. I have experience in drafting, crafting, and creating patents and inventions, with over 100 patents. I enjoy working with inventors and corporations in strengthening their IA strategy and innovation systems. I have experience in both the corporate world and academia, and enjoy bridging the gap between the two by helping companies with open innovation and helping universities connect their inventions to the marketplace. My skill sets include driving innovation in both technology and business methods or business models, guiding innovation strategy and intellectual asset strategy, and conducting value network analysis to understand organizational behavior and ecosystems of innovation. Plus I'm an avid blogger, writer, photographer, and a great cook. Active in my community and church, speak German and Chinese (with a touch of Spanish and Hmong), enjoy a diversity of cultures, and married with four amazing sons.

Areas of Expertise

Open innovation, intellectual asset strategy, intellectual property development, innovation systems, private brand development, value network analysis, university-industry relationships, public speaking, amateur magic, and photography. Technical experience includes cellulose chemistry, consumer products manufacturing, fluid flow in fibrous media, recycling and deinking, multiphase flow and heat transfer, predictive test methods and test method development, fiber-water interactions in paper and cellulosic materials, etc. I am also a registered patent agent before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and have a strong interest in patents and patent law.

Employment History

Innovation Edge, Neenah, Wisconsin: August 2007 to present, Director of Solution Development.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Neenah, Wisconsin: May 1994-August 2007.

At K-C I helped build new patent estates in areas such as RFID, new tissue and feminine care products, business methods, and other areas. I worked with management to create a community of practice in intellectual assets that brought together Legal, management, and the technical community to strengthen best practices, increase skills, and network. I helped create the Cross-Sector Business Methods Group to pursue business method patents and help many groups across the Corporation recognize the value of their innovations in how K-C did business. I worked with patent review boards across the Corporation to drive and improve strategy. I introduced defensive publications and other low-cost intellectual asset tools as part of an expanded approach for cost-effective intellectual assets. I also conducted proprietary research related to improving the performance of various consumer products produced by Kimberly-Clark.

Institute of Paper Science and Technology (formerly Institute of Paper Chemistry), Atlanta, Georgia: 1987-1994.

BYU Combustion Laboratory, Provo, Utah, March 1982 to Dec. 1986.
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Education and Training

U.S. Patent Agent, Reg. No. 41,155, certified Aug. 4, 1997.

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, Dec. 1986.
Dissertation: "Laser Anemometer Measurements in Simulated Gasifier Flows with Swirl"

B.S., Chemical Engineering, summa cum laude, Brigham Young University, Aug. 1983.

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