Entrepreneurs in Residence
Entrepreneurs in Residence
ONAMI's staff includes three part-time Entrepreneurs-in-Residence. Their role is to assist university and startup company teams already involved with ONAMI and to develop new projects.
ONAMI Staff
John Brewer JR.
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
SPECIALTIES: advanced materials, engineering, energy
Augie Sick
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
SPECIALTIES: biotechnology, life sciences
ONAMI Staff Team Member
John Brewer JR.
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
SPECIALTIES: advanced materials, engineering, energy
John’s 28 years in the wireless industry extend across the disciplines of engineering, marketing and executive management. His tenure includes leadership roles at SIGe Semiconductor, where he helped direct the company’s IPO filing and eventual sale to Skyworks Solution. John has a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Santa Clara University.
ONAMI Staff Team Member
Augie Sick
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
SPECIALTIES: biotechnology, life sciences
Augie’s deep experience in biotechnology and life sciences stems from an 18-year career at Invitrogen Corporation & Life Technologies, now part of Thermo Fischer Scientific. Today, he advises start-up and early-stage biotechnology companies on operations management and deal expertise. Augie holds 34 U.S. patents and a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry and cell biology from the University of California, San Diego.
ONAMI Staff Team Member
Michael Tippie
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
SPECIALTIES: life sciences, water
Michael brings broad life science expertise to ONAMI, specifically with operations and venture financing. He was instrumental in facilitating acquisitions, public offerings and venture funding at six early-stage companies spanning the therapeutics, diagnostics, life science tools, health care services and medical devices markets. Michael has Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science degrees from Reed College and the University of Washington, respectively, both in Chemistry, as well as an MBA from the Sloan School at MIT.
