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Noulan has had practical experience with over 70 industries.
The following represent clusters of such industries in which he has had
more significant levels of activity.
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- Market Assessment for a technology developed at
the University of British Columbia that extracts a nuisance material
from the wastewater in municipal sewage treatment plants in the form
of a valuable agricultural fertilizer product. Noulan determined that
the the venture should be feasible and proposed a business strategy
which the company that licensed the technology is now successfully implementing.
He has since followed up with additional work for this company by assisting
the company in looking at additional related technology and market opportunities.
- Market Assessment for a company that developed
a novel product for extracting potable water from the atmosphere using
an electrically powered condenser. The market opportunities for both
remote residences and urban residences were examined for appropriate
versions of the proposed product.
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- Market Assessment and Business Plan for fabless
semiconductor firm designing high capacity multiprocessor DSP chips
for third generation cellular telephone base stations. (see also telecommunications)
- Series of projects for Client selling control systems
for waferfab production equipment to both the OEMs and the to semiconductor
manufacturers.
- Client selling fault detection systems for waferfab
production equipment to semiconductor manufacturers
Client selling optical semiconductors to metro optical telecom equipment
manufacturers (see also Telecommunications)
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- Brief
Market Assessment for a novel Ka Band satellite ground terminal antenna
that avoids the problem of severe attenuation from rainfall.
- Under
contract to NRC IRAP ( National Research Council of Canada Industrial
Research Assistance Program) Noulan conducted an in-depth survey in
2004 of successful CEOs and entrepreneurs in the BC Wireless Industry
and reported on their views on what it took to be successful in this
industry in BC. This report is available in .pdf file format for download
by clicking here.
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an 18 month period, did a Market Assessment and Business Plan and then
served as part-time Director of Business Development for fabless semiconductor
firm designing high capacity multiprocessor DSP chips for third generation
cellular telephone base stations. (see also semiconductors)
- Client
developing and selling photonic crystal optical semiconductors (see
also semiconductors)
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For three years developed market for employer selling advanced rechargeable
lithium battery product to OEMs and end user organizations in cellular,
portable radio and military radio industries. ( see also Energy Sector)
- For
three years sold a number of LANDSAT and meteorological satellite receiving
stations for MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates in Asia, The Pacific
Rim, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. (see also Remote Sensing)
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Licensed Amateur Radio Operator since 15 years old.
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- Two major business planning projects
for client BC Hydro (electric utility in BC)
- Client selling transformer safety
product to electric utilities
- Client assessing electric utilities
as distribution channel for power back-up product
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- Client developing novel metal-air
fuel cell/battery
- Did two independent stock exchange
reviews for company developing natural gas conversion equipment for
diesel engines
- Three years developing market and
battery assembly business for worlds first commercial rechargeable
lithium battery
- Client selling advanced water cut
measuring instrument to oil companies for oil and gas wells
- Several projects for client selling
a power inverter product for a variety of consumer and industrial applications,
including back-up power
- President of junior oil and gas company
for a year
- Director for several years for two
other junior oil companies
- Client that was developing small
electric turbine product for irrigation canals in California
- Electric utility industry experience
as described in section above
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- Market Assessment for a photocatalytic and hydrophillic
nanopowder material which, when used as a coating can make surfaces
self-cleaning or self sterilizing.
- Market Assessment for a sprayed fibre-reinforced
polymer process for strengthening reinforced concrete structures.
- Client developing novel metallic powder production
equipment for the powder coating and electronics industry
- Client selling novel plasma spray
gun for powder coating industry
- One and one half years developing
global market for high power surface heat treating and powder coating
re-melting system
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- Two and a half years designing, project
managing and applications engineer for custom computer system hardware
for a variety of industrial and scientific applications
- Two years with MacDonald Dettwiler
and Associates, supplier of remote sensing satellite receiving stations
- For three years managed technical
and business development and production of advanced battery products
and control systems
- Co-designed portable battery-inverter
based back up power system for consulting client
- See above experience with semiconductor
fabrication and application of advanced semiconductors
- From age 14 have built amateur radio
equipment as hobby.
- A company selling video display systems
for process control
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- Client selling data extraction software
and analysis software and services for auditing
- Client developing Internet Music
technology and service
- Client developing Internet mobile
mapping system and service
- Client developing software package
for designing and testing digital signal processing (DSP) products
- Client developing and selling fault
detection software to semiconductor fabrication plants
- Client developing and selling software
for control systems for semiconductor manufacturing equipment
- Client developing a software package
for designing and testing DSP (digital signal processing) applications
and products.
- A client that was selling dental
practice management software
- Sold image analysis system software
for remote sensing
- From 1995 until 2003, developed and
maintained website for my consulting practice
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- Client selling mobile Internet based
mapping system
- 3.5 years marketing and selling receiving
stations and image analysis systems for LANDSAT and Meteorological Satellites
in global market
- Started company with three partners
to provide analysis of airborne and LANDSAT remote sensing imagery for
a variety of applications, including mineral exploration, and resource
mapping and management.
- Four months as instrument man in
municipal surveying
- Two 4-month periods doing first-order
triangulation geodetic survey in Eastern Arctic as instrument man.
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- As sideline for several years, developed
and taught High Tech Marketing program for Continuing Studies Program
at British Columbia Institute of Technology
- As sideline for several years, developed
and taught marketing strategy and business planning modules for Management
Skills in Advanced Technology Program in Continuing Studies Program
at Simon Fraser University
- Two years as electronics instructor
in electrical engineering program at technical institute in Thailand
- Two months as electronics instructor
for United Nations Development Program and ITU in Nepal
- Co-Owner of Coastal Cruising Sailing
School in Vancouver
- For several years as a volunteer,
have taught personal financial planning and developed and taught a small
business planning course to high school students through the Junior
Achievement organization.
- Have delivered a number of training
courses and seminars on high tech and international marketing to consulting
clients and as volunteer to various industry associations.
- Co-author of Celebrate Marketing,
an anthology of articles on Marketing published in Silicon Valley.
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- Client selling advanced sonar to
high-end global commercial pelagic fishing industry
- Client selling advanced seabed classifier
to high-end global commercial bottom fishing industry
- Two 4-month periods developing ship-board
computer data acquisition system for Oceanographic research
- Experienced coastal cruising sailor
and owner of two such boats
- Co-owner of Sailing School and Yacht
Charter company
- Licensed SCUBA diver
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- Marketing Manager for employer selling
high temperature test equipment to global aerospace industry
- Three and a half years International
selling of LANDSAT and Meteorological Satellite ground station projects
- Private Pilot License (light aircraft)
- Two month summer at DOT Aeradio Station
- Two 4-month summers using light helicopters for surveying
in Eastern Arctic
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- In 2004, Noulan and his wife purchased a waterfront residence
in Deep Cove in North Vancouver. Over a two year period he managed a
massive renovation (rebuild) of the house , so that it could serve as
not only a beautiful principal residence, but also as a luxury waterfront
resort bed and breakfast, with two large self-contained suites. Additional
information on Lockehaven Waterfront Bed and Breakfast is available
at www.lockehaven.ca .
- Noulan has purchased, renovated and managed several
residential revenue properties in Vancouver and Whistler British Columbia
since 1980.
- He served two terms as founding Chairman
of the Strata Council of a 230 unit condo development in Whistler B.C.,
re-negotiated leases with the developer and with the rental pool agreement
with the rental manager, supervised acceptance of construction and established
a long term building maintenance program
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- Noulan has acted as the independent
reviewer for the securities regulatory authorities in BC and Alberta
to allow a company to become listed on these Stock Exchanges. In one
case, he had to determine a valuation of the companys technology
for the purpose of its being vended into a shell public company for
shares. In each case the report had to be structure in accordance with
the strict guidelines set by the applicable regulatory authorities.
- Noulan performed a comprehensive
Market Assessment and Strategy project for a company that sold a package
of data extraction and analysis software and services as a tool for
internal and external financial auditing.
- He has participated in the writing
of several prospectuses for public financing and has assisted client
companies in creating and negotiating share structures for private companies,
initial public offerings and reverse take-overs of public companies.
- His business planning activities
frequently involve constructing cash flow projections and determining
financing requirements
- He frequently helps consulting clients
obtain financial assistance from provincial and federal government agencies.
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