Sebastien Payen
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, MSc in Mechanical Engineering University of California (2005), Part-time Consultant at L2 Biometrics (2007), Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Fruition Sciences, Inc since 2006.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business, Languages, Leadership, Management, Marketing |
| Groups: | Imagine H2O - Please Register at link below, Imagine H2O 2011, [INACTIVE] Imagine H2O |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Ecole Polytechnique, University of California System - Berkeley |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Fruition Sciences, Inc. |
| Position: | Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer |
| Time period: | December 2006 - Present |
| Description: | Start-up in the Wine Industry, Berkeley, California.
• In charge of identifying and implementing new technologies for the vineyard. • Manage a team of 2 to 5 independent consultants working on developing the website and the web-application. • In charge of grant writing and fund raising |
| Employer: | L2 Biometrics |
| Position: | Part-time Consultant |
| Time period: | June 2006 - January 2007 |
| Description: | Start-Up in the Medical Devices Industry, Berkeley, California
• In charge of writing the business plan and executive summary. • Present the company to potential investors for series A funding. |
| Employer: | Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, U.C. Berkeley |
| Position: | Graduate Research Assistant |
| Time period: | June 2004 - December 2007 |
| Description: | Advisor: Prof. Albert P. Pisano,
• Work on a novel microfabricated biosensor to detect change in pH or glucose inside bio-organisms. • Wrote grant for Industry-University Cooperation Research Program in partnership with France Telecom. |
| Employer: | Synamem Corporation |
| Position: | Process Engineer and Scientist |
| Time period: | January 2003 - December 2004 |
| Description: | Conducted experiments and produced results for two SBIR Phase I grants.
Using statistical analysis tools optimized the process to obtain reliable biological membranes. Designed and built a prototype to test the compatibility of the technology with the 96-well plate format. |
| Employer: | Kavam! |
| Position: | Marketing Intern |
| Time period: | December 2006 |
| Description: | In charge of developing and implementing web-analytics tools to optimize the website.
Develop protocol for beta-testing of the website. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Berkeley |
| Time period: | 2007 |
| Degree: | Mechanical Engineering, PhD |
| University: | University of California System - Berkeley |
| Time period: | 2003 |
| Degree: | Mechanical Engineering, MSc |
| University: | Ecole Polytechnique |
| Time period: | 2001 |
| Degree: | Maters in Bio-engineering |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Climbing, kite-surfing, golf, outdoors, sailing, racing. |
| Hobbies: | Photography.
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| Clubs: | Involved in the sailing club of Ecole Polytechnique; treasurer of the association and skipper of the match- racing team. |
Sebastien's Startups (1)
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Fruition Sciences
Fruition Sciences is a technology enabled information business. We offer a solution for winemakers and vineyard managers who want to produce top quality, sustainably (optimized irrigation and management practices) farmed wines, year after year.
Sebastien's Contacts (14)
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Jill Erbland
Senior Program Manager, Lester Center for Entrepreneurship, Haas School of Business; Staff advisor for the GSVC at Haas.
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Brian Matthay
Wells Fargo Environmental Finance Imagine H2O Program Manager (volunteer)
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