Joe Koepnick brings 25 years of early stage technology development and intellectual property protection and management experience to USC Stevens, where he oversees the licensing team to help develop intellectual property and licensing strategies and creative deal structures. Prior to joining USC Stevens, Koepnick was an independent business development consultant, and founding CEO of the Stanford spin out, Staccato Systems (acquired by Analog Devices). Prior to joining Staccato, Joe held post as a senior licensing associate for Stanford's Office of Technology Licensing. Joe has also held positions as VP of Finance for the Association of University Technology Managers, Intellectual Property Manager for Brooktree Inc., and Research and Develop engineer for Stanford's Center for Integrated Electronics in Medicine.