Omar Hakim

Full Professor of Practice

2018 - Current

Professor teaching technology commercialization and entrepreneurship at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. Omar's courses are cross-listed with the Mays School of Business and the College of Arts & Sciences. Omar supported the creation, development, and implementation of the Texas A&M University Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship Minor program (https://catalog.tamu.edu/undergraduate/interdisciplinary/entrepreneurship-minor/). Courses Developed and Taught: * Technology Commercialization (MGMT 479, SOCI 432) * Entrepreneurship Practice (MGMT 476, SOCI 476) * Social Entrepreneurship (SOCI 450, MGMT 450) Courses Under Development: * Technology Commercialization Practicum * Frugal Innovation * Reverse Engineering * Angel Investing Practicum * New Venture Financing * Global Entrepreneurship Research Areas of Interest: * Intellectual property valuation methodologies and frameworks * Copyright enforcement methodologies and frameworks * Supply chain management anti-piracy and counterfeit prevention methodologies and frameworks, including the detection and disruption of illicit supply chain networks, the value of misinformation/disinformation, and the application of blockchain technology * Innovation life cycle * Cross-licensing, patent pools, standards, and their impact on competition and innovation * EU antitrust and “abuse of dominance” regulatory frameworks * The decline of patent infringement injunctions and its contribution to the rise of technology monopolies and oligopolies

Chief Executive Officer

2021

Waterloo Solutions is an applied nanomaterials company that has invented diamond-based technologies known as Qrystal™. A Qrystal is a diamond wafer with a conductive graphitic interior, with applications as a diamond interposer with RF filtering capabilities in 3D IC packaging, EMP shielding, OTP NVM (one-time programmable, non-volatile memory), and product authentication for anti-counterfeiting applications. https://waterloo.solutions

Mentor and Advisor

2017

Director

2011

Collaborative Agreements LLC (d/b/a Oui Agree®) is a patented web-based system that enables multiple parties to collaboratively and securely negotiate and execute legally binding agreements online.

CEO

2011 - 2018

Collaborative Agreements LLC (d/b/a Oui Agree®) is a patented web-based system that enables multiple parties to collaboratively and securely negotiate and execute legally binding agreements online.

Director

2013

The Aggie Angel Network is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help introduce promising technology start-up companies to accredited investors seeking high-growth potential investment opportunities. Omar co-founded the Aggie Angel Network in 2010, and served as its first full time Executive Director until November 2013.

Co-Founder & Executive Director

2010 - 2013

The Aggie Angel Network is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help introduce promising technology start-up companies to accredited investors seeking high-growth potential investment opportunities. As managing director, Omar screened over 900 startup companies before ultimately inviting 62 companies to present to the Aggie Angel Network, which resulted in the network investing over $7.5 million into the seed and Series A rounds of sixteen companies.

Managing Director

2003

Hammersmith Ventures provides consulting services, early stage capital and fundraising assistance to technology startups that have the potential for creating a robust and disruptive IP portfolio. Early Seed Round Investments and/or Holdings: * Amplifier, Inc. (http://www.amplifier.com) * Aquadation® Technologies, LLC (http://www.aquadation.com) * Collaborative Agreements, LLC (dba Oui Agree) (http://ouiagree.com) * Copernica Capital II Investment Pool (http://www.theunforeseenfilm.com/) * Defensive Patent Pools, LLC * Gold Innovations, LLC (http://goldinnovations.com) * IP Knowledge Ventures, Inc. (dba IP Tactics) * Kenguru, Inc. (http://kenguru.com), now KLD Energy Technologies (http://www.kldenergy.com) * Midnight Studios, Inc. (http://midnight-studios.net) * Patent Bakery, LLC (http://patentbakery.com) * Pivot Press, LLC * SAFE Path Technologies, LLC (http://safepathtech.com) * Snoball, Inc. (http://snoball.com) * Soap Time, LLC (http://mysoaptime.com/) * Splitstream Capital (http://splitstream.co) * Tactical Response Systems, LLC (http://tekpi.org) * Tesla Innovations, LLC Consulting Services: * Intellectual Property Commercialization Strategies * IP Asset Valuation (patents, trademarks and vintage brands) * Market Assessment and Analysis * Business Development * Quantifying Market Demand Sample Consulting Clients: * Applied Materials (patent portfolio valuation and commercialization strategies) * International Science & Technology Centre (Moscow, Russia) (trade secret commercialization) * Curtis Mathes (vintage brand valuation and relaunch) * Momentum Equity Group (investment strategy) * Trident Growth Fund, LP (IP investment reviews and recommendations, launch of IP Knowledge Ventures, Inc.) * Ward & Olivo, LLP (IP commercialization strategies, patent and litigation valuation consulting) * Zurimedia, Inc. (business strategy) * Snoball, Inc. (business strategy and fundraising) * FlowTime, LLC (business strategy and fundraising)

Director

2014 - 2021

Aquadation® is a disruptive, patent-protected foundation repair and maintenance system that can be retrofitted to existing residential homes to enable them to become automatically “self-leveling.” Aquadation's patented system uses foundation-mounted IoT sensors, cloud-based machine learning algorithms, and buried micro-drip irrigation technology. Aquadation's target market is the $12.5 billion per year foundation repair industry. Its initial customers are new home builders, new home warranty companies, and homeowners seeking an inexpensive and effective alternative to conventional foundation repair solutions. Aquadation was selected by the prestigious "Plug and Play" incubator in Silicon Valley to be part of their Spring 2016 IoT incubator program: http://plugandplaytechcenter.com/corporations/internet-of-things/ The core technology and IP assets were sold in April 2022, resulting in a 10.5X RoI for the Seed Round investors.

CEO

2014 - 2016

Aquadation® is a disruptive, patent-protected foundation repair and maintenance system that can be retrofitted to existing residential homes to enable them to become automatically “self-leveling”. Aquadation's patented system uses foundation-mounted IoT sensors, cloud-based machine learning algorithms and buried micro-drip irrigation technology. Aquadation's target market is the $12.5 billion per year foundation repair industry, and its initial customers are new home builders, new home warranty companies and homeowners seeking an inexpensive and effective alternative to conventional foundation repair solutions. Aquadation was selected by the prestigious "Plug and Play" incubator in Silicon Valley to be part of their Spring 2016 IoT incubator program: http://plugandplaytechcenter.com/corporations/internet-of-things/

VP of Client Strategy

2017 - 2019

Counseled emerging U.S. and foreign-based companies on business and market strategies, corporate structure, and intellectual property and assisted them in implementing the most effective strategies within U.S. legal and investment frameworks. Provided business consulting, IP strategy, Seed and Series A fundraising support, and management team mentoring services to over 130 early-stage, high-growth clients and potential clients of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP (an AmLaw 200 law firm). Assisted biotech, pharma, and food companies from four countries (Australia, Belgium, China, South Korea) with introducing products and technologies to the U.S. marketplace. Services included U.S. and international trademark filing strategies and registrations, U.S. and international patent portfolio development strategies, U.S. patent prosecution support, U.S. federal and state regulatory filings and approvals (including FDA, USDA, and EPA), U.S. market research and analysis, and U.S. market entry strategic recommendations. Formed a partnership with the Texas A&M Technology Commercialization office (TTC), assisting over twenty Belgian TTC licensees, potential licensees, and partners with entering the U.S. marketplace. Provided business consulting services and overseeing the delivery of legal services to the clients of the Brazos Valley Economic Development Corporation’s International Gateway program. Provided mentoring and business strategy consulting services to over 20 portfolio companies of the Texas Health Catalyst - the life sciences business incubator of the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin.

Entrepreneur In Residence

2018 - 2019

Served as an Entrepreneur In Residence (EIR) for the Wallonia Foreign Trade and Investment Agency (AWEX), providing business advisory services and support to Wallonian business incubators. Omar held face-to-face meetings with 85 Wallonian technology startup companies over a total of seven weeks in the life science, IT and media sectors, and advised them on intellectual property, U.S. market entry, U.S. entity formation, fundraising, and market research strategies.

Reviewer

2009 - 2011

The Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF), created by the Texas Legislature in 2005 at the urging of Gov. Rick Perry, provides Texas with an unparalleled advantage by expediting the development and commercialization of new technologies, and by recruiting the best research talent in the world. Matching and commercialization funds coupled with additional federal and outside investments mean new technology is emerging in Texas. The program works through partnerships between the state, institutions of higher education and private industry to focus greater attention on the research, development, and commercialization of emerging technology. To date, the ETF has awarded over $500 million to Texas companies and universities. Omar was invited to join the review committee that is responsible for the quarterly screening of investment applications.