Tom Samek

Tom Samek has over 30 years of experience working with technology ventures as either a consultant or as a member of the management team. He currently serves as VP of Strategy for FLITE Material Sciences, Inc. He specializes in industrial and commercial marketing strategy and business development for technology-leveraged products and services. In his career, he has worked at introducing innovations into a variety of industries including aerospace, automotive, energy infrastructure, and medical diagnostics. He worked for several years as a consultant to a major Taiwanese technology think tank where he focused on the commercial potential of nanotechnology developments, in particular emerging techniques for nanopatterning, nanosystems, and nanomedicine. He holds a B. Sc. and an M.B.A. degree from McGill University, Montreal. He began his consulting career at Coopers & Lybrand. Later, he was a founder of Sygertech, a consulting firm specializing in technology management. Mr. Samek is Deputy Director of I Medici di McGill Orchestra, and an avid amateur violinist in that group. The orchestra engages in community outreach and organizes concerts to raise funds and awareness for healthcare related causes.