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Director Bios
Ted McAleer, Executive Director USTAR
Prior to USTAR, McAleer was the Director of Business Development for The University of Utah's Technology Venture Development organization. Ted has 20 years of experience in technology innovation; business development; and product, services and operations management in both start-up and mature corporations. He has been Chief Operating Officer for Teleoptic Digital Imaging, LLC and the Sr. Director of Implementation services at Campus Pipeline, Inc. He has also worked for SunGard SCT, Procter and Gamble, PepsiCo. and the US Army. He holds a MBA from Harvard Business School, a Master of Engineering from the University of Virginia and a BS in Engineering Management from the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Jill Elliss, Interim Southern Utah TOIP Director - Dixie College, St. George
Jill Elliss served the people of Utah for 11 years as the regional director of the Utah Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in St. George. She has worked with hundreds of businesses during the years, helping them to raise not only capital to run their business but, more importantly, assisting them with raising their knowledge level in order to stay in business and be successful. She joined USTAR in 2008 and has a joint appointment with SEED Dixie. She has a B.A. from BYU, and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. She has been named Executive of the Year (St. George Chamber of Commerce), State Star (Association of Small Business Development Centers), and Woman of Achievement (Business and Professional Women).
Curtis S. Roberts, Northern Utah TOIP Director - Weber State University, Ogden
Curt Roberts is the Vice Provost for Innovation and Economic Development at Weber State University. In this capacity he serves as the Director of the Northern Utah Technology Outreach Center for USTAR. In this capacity Curt works with private and public leaders to help build businesses in key economic clusters that add to the economic and employment base in Northern Utah. Prior to joining Weber State Curt served as a Vice President for Nike, Inc., based in Beaverton, Oregon. His most recent role at Nike was Vice President and General Manager of Vision, Timing, and Tech Ventures. Prior to this Curt was Vice President for Global Strategy where he oversaw the development of Nike's short and longer-term strategy for its corporate portfolio of brands. Prior to joining Nike Curt served as Chairman and CEO of PeaceHealth, based in Eugene, Oregon. PeaceHealth is a regional healthcare delivery system including three hospitals, a multi-specialty group medical practice, and several joint ventures. Prior to PeaceHealth Curt was a Senior Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, a leading international management consulting firm, based in Los Angeles, California. Curt holds a BA in Economics, summa cum laude, from Weber State University and a MBA with honors from Harvard Business School.
Steven Roy, Central Utah TOIP Director - Utah Valley State College, Orem
Steven Roy is the director of USTAR outreach and innovation activities in central Utah including the Mountainland Region. In this capacity he works with private and public leaders to help build businesses in key economic clusters that add to the economic and employment base in Central Utah. He has a keen interest in making sure that entrepreneurs and ideas emanating from his region are connected to the state's innovation and research network. Prior to assuming this position Roy was a certified Six Sigma Black Belt employed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. Roy has 15 years of experience in organizational development, strategic change management, executive coaching and process reengineering within the high technology sector. Roy has worked for Sun Microsystems, Inc., Andersen Consulting, LLP, and Brigham Young University, with consulting clients such as Intel, Inc., Applied Materials, Inc, and Siebel, Inc. Roy holds a Master of Organizational Behavior from Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology, also from BYU.
Alan J. Walker, Eastern Utah TOIP Director - Utah State University Extension, Vernal
Prior to assuming this position, Alan was the Director of Gas Supply for Questar, a vertical integrated energy company. Alan has over 25 years of experience in energy industry management in petroleum engineering, natural gas trading and derivative, regulatory affairs, and marketing with Questar, Amoco, and General Electric. He also served in the US Army (active and reserve components) for thirty years as a Special Forces officer, completed two combat tours in the Philippines and Afghanistan, then retired as a colonel. Alan holds an MBA in Production Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from West Point.
Michael O'Malley, Marketing and Communications
Michael O'Malley coordinates USTAR's promotional and public relations efforts, and works with USTAR outreach directors to assist their clients' marketing efforts. He has more than 25 years of experience in the technology, recreation, non-profit and financial services marketplaces. He most recently worked for GE for 14 years in corporate payment processing and computer leasing, helping to develop and launch corporate card, electronic settlement and other products and services. He is a graduate of Pomona College with a BA in English.