A community of entrepreneurship experts ready for you.

The Innovation Center connects you with seasoned professionals who can guide you through the startup journey, offering advice and mentorship. Let us introduce you to the advisors and mentors who can help make your journey smoother.

Entrepreneur in Residence


David Novick, PhD Bio
Professor Emeritus UTEP Engineering Education and Leadership

Investor in Residence


Alejandro Muñoz Mendieta Bio
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at No Border Ventures

Resource Network

The MCA Resource Network is made up of trusted businesses and individuals who have agreed to provide discounted, pro bono or in-kind services to the technology startups at the Innovation Center.

If you would like to become a part of our resource network, let us know by clicking on the link below!

Innovation Center Advisors

Experienced business leaders are available to:

  • Share real-world experiences about dealing with the challenges and failures in business
  • Help to grow your startup’s professional network, including business advisors, subject matter experts, professional service providers, and investors

The Entrepreneur in Residence:

  • Provides feedback and advice to startup teams, with an emphasis on risk management, gap analysis, pitching to investors and business fundamentals
  • Develops managerial, operational, and leadership skills of company founders and principals

The Investor in Residence:

  • Provides feedback and advice to startup teams, with an emphasis on business modeling, business planning, and financial analysis
  • Develops financial acumen and leadership skills of company founders and principals
  • Assists in creating investor identification strategies, as well as pitch development and presentation

In addition to the EIR/IIR/ExIR, a community of mentors actively support the Innovation Center Entrepreneurs with a variety of expertises.

Meet The Resource Network
Adriana Pulecio

Expertise: Developing pitches, value proposition, enhancement of customer segments, partnership development, and FDI

Adriana Pulecio
International Business & Trade Development Manager
Dan Pitt, PhD

Expertise: Strategic guidance on company’s value proposition, uniqueness, target market, and barriers to entry. Assist with investor presentations/communication vehicles. Introductions to extensive professional network

Dan Pitt, PhD
President, Palo Alto Innovation Advisors
Jesus Carillo

Expertise: Design, commissioning, start-up and qualification of GMP space, process and equipment validation, digitalization, certified Medical Device Professional

Jesus Carillo
Principal Validation Engineer, Immatics
Jameson MacDonnell

Expertise: Identifying and securing non-dilutive capital, designing business development and revenue-generation strategies, evaluating product/market fit, conducting market research/analysis, marketing and communications support

Jameson MacDonnell
Strategic Consultant & Co-Founder, Second Hub Collaborative, LLC
Jessica Tarin

Expertise: Creative Strategy, Brand Strategy, Digital Marketing, Design, Social Media, Content

Jessica Tarin
Creative Strategist
John Hadjimarcou, PhD

Expertise: Marketing Strategy

John Hadjimarcou, PhD
Professor of Marketing & Dean - Woody L. Hunt College of Business
John Pella

Expertise: Startup consulting, positioning for fundraising, MES engineering, rapid prototyping and manufacturing, FDA and process consulting

John Pella
Partner, Metric Concepts LLC
Lawrence E. (Joe) Allred, PhD

Expertise: Biomedical startups and entrepreneurism, product development, university technology licensing, developing research agreements with universities by companies and private foundations, technology licensing expert witness

Lawrence E. (Joe) Allred, PhD
Consultant, Managing Member, Sendero Mar LLC Consulting
Leonel A Romero

Expertise: Ideation and Early-stage Conceptualization; Product Development Life Cycle Management; Piloting and Market-Industry Testing and Validation; Growth Strategy and Creative Business Play; Digital Marketing ; Medical Devices and Instrumentation

Leonel A Romero
Texas Children's Hospital
Luis Martinez

Expertise: Medical Devices and Instrumentation: Expertise in medical device development,product design, prototyping, and regulatory pathways for medical devices.;IP and Tech Commercialization Law: IP attorneys with expertise in healthcare and biotech,patents, trademarks, and other forms of IP protection.;Therapeutics;

Luis Martinez
VC Capital Factory
Luis Ortz, JD, MCA, CLP

Expertise: Intellectual property law, licensing, patent filings, trademark filings, and copyright registration

Luis Ortz, JD, MCA, CLP
Patent Attorney
Myrriah Tomar, PhD

Expertise: Biotechnology, molecular biology, technology transfer and commercialization

Myrriah Tomar, PhD
Executive Director Office of Innovation Commercialization
Michael Doyle, PhD

Expertise: Scientist, educator, and inventor. Visionary, leader, innovator, planner, facilitator, collaborator, developer, and advocate in biomedical sciences education technologies, remote learning, spatial biology, biological computing, IP strategy, entrepreneurship, and tech commercialization

Michael Doyle, PhD
VP for Research & Economic Development
Quentin Dewolf

Expertise: Startup consulting, positioning for fundraising, MES engineering, rapid prototyping and manufacturing, FDA and process consulting

Quentin Dewolf
Partner, Metric Concepts LLC

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