About the Faculty
Course Leader:
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 David
Smith
Vice President,
Technology Futures, Inc.
Co-Leader of the first National
Technology Roadmap |
David is a technologist and futurist
with private and public sector consulting expertise in technology
transfer, strategic and technology planning, communications,
roadmapping, consortia start-up and management, and collaborative
alliances. He was co leader of the first SIA National Technology
Roadmap.
Since joining TFI in 1996, he has assisted in creating and
implementing plans for Boeing, CIA, Coca-Cola, Department of
Defense, Embraer, Hughes, Kodak, Kyocera, Lockheed Martin, National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, and Sun
Microsystems. His work has included establishing the framework and
process for In-Q-Tel, the intelligence community’s research and
development solution; authoring Research and Technology Grand
Challenges 2030 for the imaging and geospatial community; and
producing technology roadmaps for many organizations, including
Hughes Space & Communications.
David has also held key positions in two of the largest and most
successful consortia in the United States (SEMATECH) and the
Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC). He was
also an assistant Dean at the University of Texas, Business School.
Course Facilitators:
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 John
H. Vanston,
PhD
Chairman,
Technology Futures, Inc. |
John founded TFI in 1978 and served
as its President for 14 years. John is an internationally-renowned
consultant, educator, and author in the fields of technology
forecasting, technology/market integration, and technology
management in uncertain environments. He has managed multi-million
dollar high-tech R&D projects, fashioned a computer-based program
for planning and managing complex research projects, and developed a
formal system for identifying and evaluating breakthrough
innovations. John’s extensive experience in planning and management
has provided a solid foundation for effective roadmapping.
Previously, John was Deputy Director of the Center for Energy
Studies at the University of Texas, Austin.
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 William
Kleinebecker
Senior Consultant,
Technology Futures, Inc. |
Bill has led and participated in a
number of cross-lab roadmaps matching market requirements, new
technology, and needed skill sets for networking and application
systems. Bill has extensive experience in defining market
requirements, system objectives, and product solutions for a wide
range of computer and software technologies. He has headed
multi-national teams charged with developing strategic technology
and marketing plans and identifying and evaluating new market
opportunities. Prior to TFI, Bill spent 33 years with IBM. |
