Shashi Jain

Venture Partner

Portland Seed Fund · Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

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Principal

Portland Seed Fund · Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Responsible for analyzing technology stacks for deep tech startups seeking seed funding, mentoring startup executives, and serving as entrepreneur in residence.

Board Member

Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum

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Member of the Executive Committee. Bringing Augmented Reality, Aviation Fashion, and future tech to the Evergreen Museum.

Interim Executive Director

Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum · McMinnville, OR

Board Member

Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum · McMinnville, Oregon, United States

Member of Executive Committee and Head of Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Advisor on Education programming. The Institute is a destination including encompassing aviation, space, and entertainment on a beautiful campus in Oregon. Its mission is to instill a love of aerospace into all who visit.

Founder

Exaptic Labs LLC · Portland, OR

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At Exaptic Labs, we're dedicated to accelerating your product development, nurturing cross-disciplinary thinking, and helping you catalyze ideas into action. Partner with us to embark on a transformative incubation journey that resonates with your company's values and leads to lasting success."

Tie Young Entrepreneurs Global Education Director

TiE · Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

I've built an invention-focused curriculum for teaching entrepreneurship to high school students and drove adoption to 20+ cities worldwide. The curriculum incorporates modern techniques such as design thinking, lean startup, rapid prototyping, and customer development, with custom activities developed over 5 years of teaching. Drove growth strategy to 30+ cities and over 2500 students per year.

Board Member

TIE OREGON FOUNDATION · Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Strategic partnership development for TiE Oregon educational programs. Curriculum development for TiE Young Entrepreneurs invention education / experiential entrepreneurship program or high school students. The Foundation believes that entrepreneurial fire can be ignited in anyone, with the right project and support, and serves under-represented communities in Oregon.

Co-Founder and President

MakerForce · Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

MakerForce is harnessing the power of individual volunteers working together to make, source and donate vital supplies and equipment during times of crisis. Our expertise in micro-manufacturing, 3d printing and grass root organizing can fill the void when conventional supply chains break down. During the height of the COVID19 pandemic, Makerforce rallied 450 Makers and Manufacturers to create over 67000 pieces of PPE, which were distributed throughout the United States, with a focus on underserved areas.

Editorial Advisory Board Member

Innovation Leader

Provide editorial guidance and input. Innovation Leader is a media and events company that has built the largest network of corporate innovators in the world. Its mission is helping them to deliver more impact in their organizations.

Senior Innovation Manager

Intel Corporation · Portland, Oregon, United States

Senior Strategic Innovation Manager - Edge Neural Processing Incubated computer vision applications in Robotics and Healthcare using neural processing IP (biology-inspired AI). Developed long-term strategic frameworks for Blockchain technology products.

Senior Innovation Manager

Intel Corporation · Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Senior Innovation Manager - Health Solutions. Incubated multidisciplinary project concepts in Operating Room of the Future, Delirium Detection, and Astronaut Health. Created and drove end to end innovation process including customer pain points, business modeling/planning, and rapid prototyping. Created a pipeline of projects, resulting in three funded projects.

Senior Innovation Manager

Intel Corporation · Hillsboro, OR

Strategic Innovation Manager - Desktop PC technologies. I am a corporate innovation leader, creating a pipeline of strategic innovations on PC client systems, related to performance, sustainability, and artificial intelligence applications. Developed new innovation frameworks and trained the organization in applying them.

Entrepreneur in Residence

Intel Corporation · San Francisco Bay Area

Assisted Intel Incubator portfolio companies in customer development, business planning, and strategy, leading to seed funding. Developed course material for Customer Development and design prototyping and delivered to prospective Incubator applicants.

Innovation Manager

Intel Corporation · Hillsboro, OR

I am a corporate innovation leader, applying new innovation methodologies to solve a wide range of problems using Intel technologies. My projects include new uses cases and pathfinding in VR, Machine Learning, and IoT. I've built and deployed pilots/projects in Space Exploration, Connected Sports, Connected Worker, 3D Printing, High Value Asset Tracking, and Drones. I've also built a novel Startup Accelerator program that brings together Startups with Intel business units to accelerate development of products to market. Mentored and trained teams in Intel’s Venture leadership pipeline program, focusing on Lean Startup and Customer Development skills for new businesses grown inside Intel.

Founder

MatterCompilers

MatterCompilers sells desktop 3D printers and related accessories, training, and service. We also offer consulting services to help you choose and integrate 3D printing into your business. We built the largest 3D printing community in the US at 2500 members. Join us at our meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Portland-3D-Printing-Lab/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/pdx3dplab Contact me if you're looking for consultation, speaking engagements, and other contracting work related to 3D printing.

Professional Speaker, All Things Iot and 3d Printing

MatterCompilers

1. Autodesk REAL Conference 2016 - How One Open Hand can Change a Life 2. Consumer Electronics Show - Convergence of 3D Printing and IoT 3. TAO Ignite V8 - Why Scoliosis May Predict the Future of 3D Printing 4. TCT Inside 3D Printing (Birmingham) - Robotic Design for Customization at Scale.

Affiliate Professor & Research Fellow in 3d Printing - Make+Think+Code

Pacific Northwest College of Art · Portland, Oregon Area

Instructor and researcher around all things related to Additive Manufacturing. Conducted community 3D printing meetups and lab sessions for art students incorporating 3D printing.