Jim Sacherman
Advisor at Soapy
Jim Sacherman
Advisor at Soapy
Reno, Nevada
Overview
Work Experience
Advisor
2022 - Current
Soapy is ready rapid growth in the Heath Care and Food Service industries. Extensive data supports the positive effects of monitored hand washing and out customer base is greatly expanding .
Entrepreneur In Residence
2019 - 2022
Teaching Human Centered Design and Design Process. Mentoring start-ups and faculty started enterprises.
Director, Innevation Center
2016 - 2019
As the first Director if the Innevation Center, I was responsible for for filling the building with energetic young companies. With the help of an excellent staff, we made significant progress during the first three years of operation. Specifically, start up companies in the center raised over $50M in funding. A number of companies graduated and have become part of Reno's growing tech ecosystem. We started the InNEVator, an 8-week funded accelerator, helping to expose Reno to international tech talent, and helping to nurture some excellent companies. We created an undergraduate interdisciplinary course in Design Process and we have become the center for design and entrepreneurial activity in Northern Nevada. http://www.unr.edu/innevation
President
2010 - 2015
Built a unique modular all steel garage cabinet system. Sold on-line and through distributors throughout North America. Sold company in 2015
President
2008 - 2015
Built and distributied a system of indoor and outdoor BBQ grills.
CMO, Exec. VP
2000 - 2004
Member of the CEO's executive staff and CMO of the 20B+ public manufacturing company. Instrumental in winning and negotiating the $1B XBox contract with Microsoft. Cut marketing costs while helping the department to rebrand and promote Flextronics. Provided creative strategies to help substantially grow the business.
CEO, Founder
1983 - 2000
Started out by providing consulting industrial design and mechanical engineering services. Organically grew into an OEM design and manufacturing company with annual sales in excess $100M. Worked with key early stage Silicon Valley and tech Companies such as Palm, HP, Dell, Micron, etc.. Sold company to Flextronics, Inc. in 2000.