The principal and founder of BumBee Designs Incorporated a Design Company located in the Heart of the Silicon Valley. BumBeeDesigns Incorporated is dedicated to fun, flexible and fresh designs.

As a premier auto detailing specialist in the Silicon Valley and Greater Bay Area [Canova Brothers Auto Detailing - James Douglas Canova] 'The BumBee Seat' represents over 25 Years of Design Research. Born in the Silicon Valley “The BumBee Seat” is a fast, fun, flexible design for work or play. Inspired by the beautiful and seemingly effortless efficiency of the honeybee 'The BumBee Seat' is a CrossOver Product Designed to delight you as you create and recreate.

In addition to operating both Canova Brothers & BumBee Designs Incorporated James Douglas Canova also provides Public Service on the MetroEd Governing Board as well as the Santa Clara Unified School District Governing Board of Education.

David Kelley is the founder and chairman of the global design and innovation company IDEO. Kelley also founded Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, known as the d.school. As Stanford’s Donald W. Whittier Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Kelley is the Academic Director of both of the degree-granting undergraduate and graduate programs in Design within the School of Engineering, and has taught classes in the program for more than 35 years.

Kelley’s most enduring contributions are in human-centered design methodology and design thinking. He is most passionate about using design to help unlock creative confidence in everyone from students to business executives. A frequent speaker on these topics, Kelley and his brother co-authored the New York Times best-selling book Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All.

After earning a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, Kelley worked as an engineer at both Boeing and NCR. Drawn to design, he entered Stanford University in 1975, where he earned his master’s degree in Engineering/Product Design. In 1978, he founded the design firm that would become IDEO and, in that same year, began his teaching career at Stanford, receiving tenure in 1990. He also founded an early-stage venture-capital firm in 1984 called Onset, and was instrumental in starting a special effects firm called Edge Innovations, which creates unique Animatronics for the film industry.

Kelley was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering in 2000. He holds honorary PhD's from both the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth and Art Center College in Pasadena. He has been recognized with numerous honors, including the Chrysler Design Award and the National Design Award in Product Design from the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, the Robert Fletcher Award from Dartmouth, and the Edison Achievement Award for Innovation. Preparing the design thinkers of tomorrow earned him the Sir Misha Black Medal for his “distinguished contribution to design education.”

Go online to view David Kelley’s Ted Talk - "How to build your creative confidence" & his book "Creative Confidence".

Founded in 1993, Acorn Product Development is based in Silicon Valley with design centers in Boston, Atlanta, and China. We provide comprehensive product engineering services—from turnkey product development, subassembly development, and engineering analysis to materials cost analysis and manufacturing cost reduction—for leading companies around the globe.

We embrace collaboration, simplify complex engineering challenges, establish supply chains, and plan for manufacturing and delivery. Our proven expertise, relationships, and processes help our clients bring innovative, reliable, and cost-effective products to market quickly while maintaining profitability throughout their life cycles.

Tim has 25+ years product development experience in technology product development, and manufacturing liaison roles for NeXT Computer, Wyse Technology, and Plantronics. Tim holds a BS in mechanical engineering from University of Rochester and an MS in mechanical engineering from University of California, Berkeley.

Responsible for business development and sales in the Western United States, Bill has more than 20 years of experience in the high-tech sector, working for startups and established companies delivering mission critical solutions to his clients. Based at Acorn’s headquarters, he works with the Acorn engineering team to help clients bring their ideas and new products to production. Bill has a B.S. in chemistry from Rutgers and an MBA from Fairleigh Dickenson.

Minxiang Liu leads the engineering team in our China Design Center. He has more than 17 years of product design and development experience and five years of teaching experience at the college level. He holds a MS degree in mechanical engineering from Northern Illinois University and BS degree in mechanical engineering from Shanghai University of Technology.

In 2014, Alex re-joined Script to Screen as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. He works closely with companies exploring direct response television to evaluate the feasibility of the format in meeting the sales and marketing objectives of their products.

He previously served as a senior marketing executive with Script to Screen for ten years (1999-2010). During that time, he contributed to the marketing strategy for numerous agency clients, including Estée Lauder, EyeQ, Investools, Abbott Labs, Shark/Ninja, Serta, LifeLock, Fusion Beauty, Wordsmart, and Rubbermaid to name a few.

In 2010, he was recruited to partner on a lifestyle-based direct response product, which he launched as a long-form television campaign (working with Script to Screen as agency) and effectively moved into retail, achieving success on the product side of the business.

Alex received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Pepperdine University and, before joining Script to Screen in 1999, he worked for IMG, a global sports marketing and media firm, where he managed events and corporate sponsorships for professional tennis.

Alex is married with three children and enjoys golf, tennis, basketball and the occasional sailing trip. Which might explain why he’s a fan of this Oliver Wendell Holmes quote: “Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it— but sail we must, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.”

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Intellectual property attorney with substantial experience obtaining patents, trademarks and copyright protections for enterprises ranging from small start-ups and individual inventors to Fortune 500 companies. I focus on providing clients with the information and applying 15 years of experience to allow my clients to capture value from inventions and branding. I provide service to high technology companies, including semiconductor, optics, telecommunications, scientific and manufacturing instrumentation, medical devices, biotech and mechanical devices (among others).

Specialties: Patent, trademark, copyright, licensing, due diligence, intellectual property opinion work (including freedom to operate, patent novelty, and infringement opinions), post grant review of patents strategic intellectual property counseling and litigation support. I have worked extensively with protection of intellectual property worldwide, and my relationships with foreign associates allow global protection of intellectual property rights.

Alyssa Lynch is the Superintendent of Metropolitan Education School District (MetroED) in San Jose. MetroED is focused on preparing students to thrive in college and careers. Programs include Silicon Valley Career Technical Education (SVCTE) and Silicon Valley Adult Education (SVAE). In 2016, she was named one of Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Women of Influence.

Ms. Lynch has a quarter century of experience in education and marketing. She began her career as a counselor at St. Mary’s College in the marketing department. She then combined her passion for marketing and education and became a marketing instructor at American High School in Fremont. In 2008, Ms. Lynch was named the ACSA Career Technical Education Administrator of the Year for

California. From 2013 to 2016 she rebranded an entire school district by changing the name, updating logos, websites, increased advertising, visibility social media and publicity. She holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Home Economics & Fashion from California State University Fresno and San Francisco State University, a teaching credential, Administrative Services Credential and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from San Jose State University. In addition, she’s a frequent contributor to the San Jose Mercury News and Silicon Valley Business Journal on the topic of the importance of CTE in Silicon Valley.

Prior to joining MetroED, Ms. Lynch served as the Career Technical Education Director at the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE). Ms. Lynch is well known throughout the CTE community for her marketing and leadership role in spearheading the CTE initiative in Santa Clara County in 2009.

Kevin has many years experience as a successful CPA in the Silicon Valley working with both High Tech Start Ups and complex financial portfolios. We are very fortunate to benefit from his expertise.

Kevin M. Epes, CPA - Abbott, Stringham & Lynch - Certified Public Accountants & Business Advisors