Doug Applegate

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Associate Director, Incubator

Purdue Research Foundation

Apr 2023 - Current (3 years 1 month)

The Incubator consists of resources to 1) assist early-stage, Purdue-connected startups via programming and funding opportunities; and 2) de-risk Purdue innovations to increase the technology readiness level for licensing opportunities to industry and startups.

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Community Director

Indiana IoT Lab

Oct 2022 - Apr 2023 (7 months)

Connecting some of Indiana’s best entrepreneurs, startups, and established partners to bring new and exciting Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to the market.

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Venture Fellow | Cohort 2

Venture Cooperative

Mar 2022 - May 2022 (3 months)

gBETA Director

gener8tor

Aug 2021 - Oct 2022 (1 year 3 months)

gBETA is a program of nationally ranked startup accelerator gener8tor. gBETA Agbioscience and gBETA 5G are a free, seven-week accelerator for early-stage companies with Indiana roots. Each program is capped at five teams, and requires no fees and no equity. gBETA AgBioscience: aim is to help agriculture, biotechnology and life science companies gBETA 5G: aim is to help entrepreneurs take advantage of 5G technology and build connections with a variety of partners from the public and private sphere.

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Audience Income

May 2021 - May 2022 (1 year 1 month)

Sr. Solutions Consultant

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Jan 2021 - Jul 2021 (7 months)

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gALPHA 5G - startup founder

gener8tor

May 2020

gAlpha is a four-week venture-creation workshop designed to help entrepreneurially-minded students and technologists create high-growth startups. gALPHA provides product ideas, mentorship and coaching to teams of students and technologists, and then works with them one-on-one for one month to help them develop an innovative and marketable product or solution.

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Technical Upskilling and Entrepreneurial Exploration

GUIAD-COVID19

Apr 2020 - Dec 2020 (9 months)

Due to loss of employment caused by COVID19, I took the opportunity to explore my own business startup ideas and obtain additional technical skills. Here is a snapshot into my journey: - The Mill Code School: The Mill (a co-working space based in Bloomington, IN) partnered with gener8tor to provide a 10-week Software Development bootcamp where I learned web and software development skills such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, C#, Java, SQL and Python coding languages. I am currently building a portfolio of projects via the bootcamp and will graduate December 2020. - gAlpha Indy 5G: in gener8tor’s first gAlpha Indy cohort (May 2020). gAlpha Indy was a 5G focused startup ideation and creation program lasting 4 weeks. Out of that cohort came my i

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Director of Industry Engagement

Eleven Fifty Academy

Nov 2019 - Mar 2020 (5 months)

My responsibilities include developing, cultivating and nurturing partner relationships with technology leaders and employers. Bringing my strategic and consultative strengths into Eleven Fifty's partnerships produced collaborative projects and increased engagement from industry leaders across Indiana. Through my direct efforts and collaboration, Eleven Fifty Academy is addressing the tech talent gap across the private sector, governmental agencies, and non-profit industries to benefit the career advancement of Academy students and graduates. Collaborating with the Admissions, Learning, and Marketing teams to incorporate the Academy's mission and vision in all facets of business community outreach and engagement.

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Director, Customer Success and Retention

Defenders, Inc

Jun 2019 - Nov 2019 (6 months)

Led and managed two teams (total of 23 ee's) within the Defenders Customer Experience Center (CEC) responsible for New Customer Retention and Escalated Complaint Management. - Participated in CEC leadership forum: This led to improved team performance, increased awareness to Executive Leadership, and created better efficiency for cross-departmental communication. - Drove increased Employee Learning and Development opportunities which led to improved collaboration, communication, and morale among and between both teams under my management. - Led and coached both teams to reach Visionary level performance in OKR's and WIG's

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