Meet the Tech Team.
![Anna Bier, Tech Team Member](https://michigansbdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Anna-Bier.jpeg)
Anna Bier
734-223-1090
biera@gvsu.edu
SBIR/STTR, Federal Grants & Contracts
![Kayo Headshot Kayo Headshot](https://michigansbdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Kayo-Headshot-e1721152110287-600x600.jpeg)
![Kayo Headshot Kayo Headshot](https://michigansbdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Kayo-Headshot-e1721152110287-600x600.jpeg)
Arcadio (Kayo) Ramirez
734-644-2389
ramirear@gvsu.edu
Clean Tech, Corporate Formation & Licensing, Early-Stage Financing, M&A, Pitchbook, Patent Landscaping, Roadmapping
![Scott Taylor, Tech Team Member](https://michigansbdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Scott-Taylor-scaled.jpg)
![Scott Taylor, Tech Team Member](https://michigansbdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Scott-Taylor-scaled.jpg)
Scott Taylor
586-337-9300
taylorsc@gvsu.edu
Product Development and Strategies
![Alain Piette, Tech Team Member](https://michigansbdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Alain-Piette-scaled.jpg)
![Alain Piette, Tech Team Member](https://michigansbdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Alain-Piette-scaled.jpg)
Alain Piette
248-931-3886
piettea@gvsu.edu
Defense, Agriculture & Aerospace
![Robert Honeyman, Tech Team Member](https://michigansbdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Robert-Honeyman.jpeg)
![Robert Honeyman, Tech Team Member](https://michigansbdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Robert-Honeyman.jpeg)
Bob Honeyman
305-240-1694
honeymro@gvsu.edu
Financial Modeling (Technology Agnostic)
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Melanie de Vries
734-945-3664
devrmela@gvsu.edu
Education, Professional services, Marketing as a Business, Social Media, Complex B2B process
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Clay Phillips
248-688-7714
phillcla@gvsu.edu
Advanced Mobility
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Nancy Benovich Gilby
650-539-8376
benovicn@gvsu.edu
Software Development, Customer Discovery
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Shruti Bagla
313-320-5656
baglas@gvsu.edu
Life Sciences
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Collin Rich
734-417-5809
richco@gvsu.edu
Life Sciences