Jim Reed

Personnel

Jim Reed brings twenty-eight years experience in business activity, ranging from start-up incubators to mature global entities. Mr. Reed has a proven track record in managing the development of technology, products, and markets. He also has expertise in the formation, evaluation, and management of teams, organizations, and new business opportunities.

Prior to Bay Materials, Mr. Reed was an independent business development consultant, leading clients in the “creation of value” through business development, encompassing strategy, opportunity appraisal, organization development, acquisition of technology, and standardization of processes.

From 1978 to 1999, Mr. Reed held increasingly responsible positions in technology and business management at Raychem Corporation, a Fortune 500 company specializing in advanced polymeric materials and products in the aerospace, electronics, telecommunications, and power distribution industries.

Mr. Reed holds a Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude, in Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, 1974, a Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley. He also completed an Executive International Business Program at INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.