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  Kurt Riegger was North Coast's first Venture Partner, joining the company in early 2001. He is a seasoned business leader with 20 years of experience managing and growing high tech companies. He has co-founded and sold two software companies: SSG acquired by AppNet and WorkWell acquired by Liberty Mutual Insurance Group. Kurt holds a dual BS in Mathematics and Molecular Biology with distinction from the University of Michigan and has completed Masters work in Computer Engineering.  Mina Patel Sooch was North Coast's second Entrepreneur-in-Residence. She joined the EIR program in 2001 to actively pursue Life Sciences opportunities, bringing with her over a decade of pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare experiences as an entrepreneur, strategy & finance advisor, and chemical engineer. Mina is currently a partner at Apjohn Ventures Fund, and has taken an executive operating role at Afmedica, a drug coated device company. Mina received a MBA from Harvard Business School in 1993. She graduated summa cum laude from Wayne State University in 1989 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and was awarded the Donnelly Award.  Dawn R. White was North Coast's first Entrepreneur-in-Residence. As an EIR, Dawn worked closely with North Coast, developing a breakthrough technology in rapid prototyping (RP) and rapid tooling (RT). Dawn launched Solidica, Inc. in late 1999, to focus on the research and development of this new technology. Prior to joining North Coast, Dawn was a team leader at Ford in the development of rapid, low investment tooling at Ford Research Laboratory. During Dawn's tenure, Ford became the world's technology leader in spray formed rapid tooling. She also actively worked with Ford Corporate Business Development on potential acquisitions in the rapid tooling sector. During this time, Dawn also developed an extensive background in automotive joining and rapid prototyping technology, and cross industry initiatives in these areas. Dr. White has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, and a B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Illinois. She is the holder of seven U.S. Patents.
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