Sean Murdock

Experience

SugarCube Systems

Founder, CEO

• Conceived of a cloud based, integrated design and development ecosystem for MEMS and then branded and trademarked the constituent components under CloudMEMS, FABMEMS, PODMEMS... more

NLS Analytics

Founder, CEO

• Co-invented novel methods to characterize the behavior of coupled dynamic nonlinear systems, enabling superior control systems in far reaching sectors of the economy.
• Developed... more

CogniTek Energy Development

Founder, Chief Strategy Officer

• Developed ecosystem-oriented commercialization and go-to-market strategies for start-ups founded by CogniTek Management Systems, inclusive of strategy, operations, marketing... more

MG Fuels

Founder, Chief Strategy Officer

• Developed detailed understanding of oil, gasoline and ethanol market and supply dynamics and underlying economic drivers.
• Developed a modular, scalable unit plant economic... more

Ceragy Engines

Founder, Chief Strategy Officer

• Developed detailed understanding of local electricity and natural gas market and supply dynamics.
• Developed integrated levelized cost of energy model to inform design... more

Nanosonix

Founder, CEO 2008 - 2013 (about 5 years)

• Disruptive nanoscale imaging and sensing technologies spun-out of Northwestern University.
• Leveraged personal networks to tap domain expertise to build company and... more

NanoBusiness Alliance

Founder, Executive Chairman 2004 - 2009 (over 5 years)

• Built the recognized voice of nanotechnology companies from the ground up.
• Launched the bi-cameral, bi-partisan Congressional Nanotechnology Caucus.
• Served on... more

Kellogg Graduate School Harvard Business School

Adjunct Professor 2004 - 2007 (over 3 years)

• Taught mini-course focused on commercialization of nanotechnology and emerging science with guest lectures by nanotech leaders around the country.
• Facilitated real... more

AtomWorks

Founder, Co-Founder and Executive Director 2002 - 2004 (about 2 years)

• Founded and led leading Midwest nanotechnology policy and advocacy organization.
• Founded largest business-to-business focused nanotechnology conference.

McKinsey & Co

Engagement Manager 1998 - 2002 (over 3 years)

• Developed Firm’s initial perspective on the potential of nanotechnology, publishing the first two internal documents on the topic.
• Industry experience included: Energy,... more

Founder

AtomWorks, NanoBusiness Alliance, Ceragy Engines, MG Fuels, CogniTek Energy Development, SugarCube Systems, Nanosonix, NLS Analytics

Employee

McKinsey & Co, Kellogg Graduate School Harvard Business School

Education

About

Achievements

That remains to be seen... Pretty certain I've figured out how to change the unit economics and constructively disrupt virtually every sector of the economy, all of which suffer from oligopolistic rent extraction and inadequate value creation from principals with principles. That's what Shaping Strategies is all about...

Started in healthcare and we developed some of the earliest "big data" and CRM systems at ZS Associates in 1993/1994. Micromarketing to physician based upon behavioral and attitudinal segmentation with quantitative sales response modeling in SAS based upon terabyte data sets with PC hard drives were on the order of 100MB.

Left McKinsey to found AtomWorks (non profit ED think tank) to make Chicago a world leader in nanotech. Led NanoBusiness Alliance to inform and develop US competitiveness in nano (testified before Congress on multiple occasions).

Founded multiple MEMS/nano and Distributed Energy Generation companies where I've refined my Shaping Strategies...

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Skills

Competitive Strategy Business Strategy Sales and Marketing Operations Management Lean Startups Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Management Negotation Data Analysis Big Data Analytics Nanotechnology Public Policy Economic Development Entrepreneurship Executive Management Design Educational Technologies Education

Sean Murdock

Entrepreneur with unique combination of experience,. Kellogg MBA, McCormick MEM, McKinsey consultant, NanoBusiness leader, Distributed Energy thought leader.