University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

University of Michigan- School for Environment and Sustainability

US Coast Guard Academy

CEO/Endectra & COO/iReprogram

Endectra develops distributed sensor technologies for defense, medical, and industrial applications.  Our hardtech portfolio includes nanosensors integrated with autonomous UAS, biophotonic probes for radiotherapy and non-invasive biomarker monitoring, and wireless power meters for enterprise- and utility-scale energy management and health monitoring of critical equipment.

Endectra, LLC

Chief Executive Officer

University of Michigan Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE)

Entrepreneurial Leadership Faculty

Detroit Materials commercialized a high-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steel and cast iron technology developed at Wayne State University for applications in the automotive, defense, and off-highway (mining, forestry, heavy truck) industries.

Detroit Materials

Advisory Board

Fulcrum Engineering commercialized technology developed at Oakland University which enabled the rapid decoupling of structural, load-bearing joints to immediately interrupt a force transmission path. This offered a game-changing strategy to manage the energy of catastrophic events in military, automotive, and railroad applications.

Fulcrum Engineering

Bringing together data insights & automation for the wind industry. Through the use of its automated drone inspection service and analytics platform, SkySpecs works with the world’s leading wind energy providers to keep their turbines running.
https://skyspecs.com/

SkySpecs

Board Member

The Technology Transfer Talent Network (T3N) is a statewide university network designed to support the commercialization of university technologies, licenses to industry, and startup creation through key talent programs.
http://www.michigant3n.org/

Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Founding Program Advisor; Mentor in Residence - Tech Transfer Talent Network

ID Ventures, the venture capital team of Invest Detroit, provides early stage investment to promising Michigan-based, high-tech startups, as well as programs that strengthen the startup ecosystem. Since 2009, ID Ventures has deployed more than $11 million through multiple funds, leveraging over $800 million in additional investment.

Invest Detroit Ventures

Entrepreneur In Residence

CSquared Innovations sought to commercialize a laser-assisted atmospheric plasma deposition technology licensed from the University of Michigan which offered a high speed, cost effective, and scalable “platform” approach to the synthesis of nanostructured materials and films for large area Li-ion battery electrodes, photovoltaic materials, fuel cell components, piezoelectrics, and functional coatings.

CSquared Innovations, Inc.

President & CEO, Co-Founder

Mentored U-M researchers in the process of tech commercialization and new venture formation. Technology areas included advanced batteries & BMS, photovoltaics, hydrokinetic energy, fuel reformation, biofuels, hydrogen, advanced manufacturing, functional coatings, radiation imaging, and information technology for sustainable transportation.

University of Michigan Office of Technology Transfer

Mentor in Residence; Business Formation Specialist

Solargystics developed and piloted an atmospheric plasma deposition technology which promised to cut the manufacturing capital cost of thin-film CdTe photovoltaics by an order of magnitude versus existing technologies and yield manufacturing costs of less than $.50/Wp at scale.

Solargystics Ltd.

Non-Executive Director

Diverse Energy developed and piloted a self-contained 24/7 baseload power solution fueled by globally available ammonia.  Configured to replace diesel gensets at cellular base stations in Sub-Saharan Africa, the "PowerCube" offered mobile network operators an 80% CO2 reduction and a 25% reduction in Total Cost of Ownership with a 2 year ROI. The assets and IP of the company were acquired by fuel cell company AFC Energy (LSE:AFC) in 2012.

Diverse Energy

Business Development Officer

Artemis Power provided strategic business consulting, tech integration services, and import/export support to advanced manufacturing, telecoms, emergency response, maritime, and military technology companies. A CVE-certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

Artemis Power LLC

President

Octillion was a publicly-traded cleantech incubator focused on the identification and commercialization of alternative energy technologies via university tech transfer and  startup acquisitions, including nanosilicon PV, novel atmospheric deposition technologies, algal biofuels, and advanced mechatronics for transport applications.

Octillion Corp.

President and CEO

ECD (Nasdaq: ENER) was a global manufacturer of UNI-SOLAR thin-film flexible amorphous silicon photovoltaics, the inventor of the NiMH battery technology commercialized in first-gen hybrid cars and consumer rechargeable batteries, and a leading materials science R&D firm innovating in solar power, hydrogen storage, fuel cells, advanced batteries, and information technology.

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.

Business Development Manager

Conducted due-diligence on lignocellulosic ethanol and advanced biodiesel investments using system dynamics modeling tools with support from U-M SMART and the U-M Center for the Study of Complex Systems. Public portion of findings available through the U-M library system under “Evolutionary Pathways to Biofuels for Transport: A System Dynamics Approach” (2005).

BP plc

Future Fuels Consultant

Provided yacht maintenance, shiphandling training, and professional delivery services aboard private sail & power vessels along the East & Gulf coasts; taught merchant marine licensing (100-ton Master & OUPV) and boating safety courses for Baltimore County Community College and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

Great Circle LLC

Named a "Coast Guard Hero" by the U.S. Secretary of Defense (2000)
USCG MSO Detroit - Chief of Port Operations (USCG Reserve)
USCG Activities Baltimore - Chief, Environmental Response; Marine Firefighting Coordinator
USCGC HORNBEAM (WLB 394) - Operations Officer

Nicholas Cucinelli