January 04, 2010 15:11 ET

Former Vice President of Technology Commercialization at SAIC Joins Foresight Science & Technology

PROVIDENCE, RI--(Marketwire - January 4, 2010) - Foresight Science & Technology is pleased to announce that David Snyder, former Vice President of Technology Commercialization at SAIC -- a highly diversified Science and Technology firm with $10B in revenue and 44,000 employees -- has joined the firm as Director, Commercialization Practice. He is based in Southern California.

"As a former client of Foresight Science & Technology, I was impressed with the value and usefulness of their services," said Mr. Snyder. "I'm glad to join a diverse group of professionals who have so much to contribute to an important mission for our country -- creating revenue from new technologies."

Mr. Snyder has over 30 years of experience in marketing and commercializing technologies, working with domestic and international companies. At SAIC, Mr. Snyder worked on a diverse array of technology projects such as cancer biomarkers, weapon systems, bio threat detectors, modeling and simulation systems, first responder technologies, unmanned vehicles of all types and surveillance systems. He has a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and a Master's degree in Economics.

Foresight Science & Technology commercializes over 500 new technologies each year, helping to take ideas and turn them into useful, beneficial, and profitable products, services, and processes. For over 30 years, Foresight has supported individual small and large business, universities and technical institutes, government laboratories, and foundations with projects in every area of science, engineering, and technology, and in each industry sector and market of the global economy. In addition to consulting services, the company offers web services. For more information please see www.ForesightST.com, email info@ForesightST.com, or call 401.273.4844.