{"654542":{"#nid":"654542","#data":{"type":"event","title":"ECE Student Seminar: From Engineer to Entrepreneur","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDate:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Monday, February\u0026nbsp;21, 2022\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETime:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E12:30pm-1:20pm\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EVan Leer Building, Room C240\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Mr. Jim Stratigos\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker\u0026rsquo;s Title:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;CTO\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpeaker\u0026rsquo;s Affiliation\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u0026nbsp;Cognosos, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESeminar Title: \u003C\/strong\u003EFrom Engineer to Entrepreneur\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract of Talk:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EHow does an engineer go about starting a company? What should you do before you graduate to prepare for life as an entrepreneur? Do you need a business degree along with your ECE degree? Where can you go in the Tech community to get advice or help with developing a business plan? Jim Stratigos will recount his experience as an entrepreneur and founder of four start-ups since he graduated from Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;He will provide humorous and frightening examples of the things entrepreneurs go through to help you decide if the world of a start-up is right for you.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBiographical Sketch of the Speaker:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EJim Stratigos is a co-founder and CTO of Cognosos, Inc. Cognosos is a pioneer in the development of wireless IOT services and provides asset location services to the automotive and healthcare industries. Prior to Cognosos, he founded Sytheros Communications where he invented and patented the RadioCloud\u0026reg; distributed communications network concept. He has also been an active angel investor, mentor and advisor to a variety of early-stage technology companies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJim\u0026rsquo;s career includes CEO, executive management, marketing, and engineering positions in semiconductor, wireless and satellite technology companies, including Jacket Micro Devices, Echostar, AT\u0026amp;T and Motorola. During his career, he has founded five technology companies, three of which were sold and remain as successful operating units of public companies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA native of Atlanta, Georgia, Jim earned a bachelor\u0026#39;s degree in electrical engineering in 1974 and a master\u0026#39;s degree in electrical engineering in 1980 from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Jim is a member of the IEEE, a past member of the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisory Board and a member of the Georgia Tech Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJim Stratigos will deliver the February 21 ECE Student Seminar, which is entitled \u0026quot;From Engineer to Entrepreneur.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Jim Stratigos will deliver the February 21 ECE Student Seminar, which is entitled \u0022From Engineer to Entrepreneur.\u0022"}],"uid":"27241","created_gmt":"2022-01-18 21:57:33","changed_gmt":"2022-01-18 21:57:33","author":"Jackie Nemeth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2022-02-21T12:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2022-02-21T13:20:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2022-02-21T13:20:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2022-02-21 17:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2022-02-21 18:20:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2022-02-21 18:20:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mary.ann.weitnauer@ece.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMary Ann Weitnauer\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}