Experience

Institute for Entrepreneurship I CSU College of Business

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim Executive Director

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  I am the managing director of the REACH Energy Accelerator and drive commercialization of CSU technologies through the NSF I-Corps program. I am the managing director of the REACH Energy Accelerator and drive commercialization of CSU technologies through the NSF I-Corps program.



Colorado State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director, Energy Institute

  • Jul 2016 - May 2023



Wasatch Collaboratory

• Park City and Logan, UT

• Managing Director

  • Nov 2015 - May 2023

  Jeff Muhs is a forward-looking innovator, seasoned consultant, and experienced facilitator with a proven track record of identifying transformative pathways to solve complex problems. Jeff is an award-winning researcher and R&D executive with broad and diverse experience at a successful high-tech start-up company, university research center, U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory and the United States Senate. Mr. Muhs has over a dozen patents and successfully took two of his inventions from concept-to-commercialization. He won a prestigious R&D 100 Award in 2006 and was named ORNL's 1997 Engineer/Scientist of the Year in 1997 and Science Communicator of the year in 2004. He has also testified as an expert witness on energy R&D issues before the U.S. Senate Energy & Water Appropriation Committee. Mr. Muhs has a knack for telling clients something important to their future that they didn't already know. Because of his passion for and interest in envisioning the future, he is often asked to: •act as a catalyst and provide much-needed fresh ideas and objectivity in business development, •find and vet technology and commercialization partners, •integrate and package multiple technologies into something new and more valuable, •bring new life to an organizations by identifying and securing new R&D and product development funding, and •influence others by walking familiar halls of Capitol Hill, USDOT, and the U.S. Energy Department. Show less



Endeveo Corporation

• Greater Boston Area

• Senior Advisor

  • Oct 2016 - Jun 2017

  Advisor on business development and energy & defense govt. contracting. Advisor on business development and energy & defense govt. contracting.



WiTricity

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Business Development & Product Management

  • Nov 2012 - Oct 2015

  Directed business development in military, automotive, and industrial markets for the leading technology provider of wireless power transfer (electricity) systems. Clients include automotive OEMs, U.S. Department of Energy, DARPA, NSRDC, IQT, and TARDEC. Also managed WiT3300 automotive reference design product (updates, revisions, ancillary systems, etc.) Directed business development in military, automotive, and industrial markets for the leading technology provider of wireless power transfer (electricity) systems. Clients include automotive OEMs, U.S. Department of Energy, DARPA, NSRDC, IQT, and TARDEC. Also managed WiT3300 automotive reference design product (updates, revisions, ancillary systems, etc.)



Utah State University Research Foundation

• Logan, UT

• Vice President & Director, Energy Dynamics Laboratory

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2013

  Directed the Energy Dynamics Lab from incubation to thriving 50 person, 5 branch R&D team which ultimately led to multiple private start-up companies now residing in Utah. Directed the Energy Dynamics Lab from incubation to thriving 50 person, 5 branch R&D team which ultimately led to multiple private start-up companies now residing in Utah.



Utah State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Director, Energy Programs

  • Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  Directed interdisciplinary Algae Biofuels research team. Directed interdisciplinary Algae Biofuels research team.



Oak Ridge National Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Group Leader, Laser Systems

  • Jun 1988 - Dec 2007

  Author of over a dozen patents in fiber and electro-optics including: - Vehicle Weigh-In-Motion Systems - Hybrid Solar Lighting Systems - Various fiber optic sensor systems 1997 ORNL Engineer of the Year 2004 Science Communicator of the Year 2006 R&D100 Award (Hybrid Lighting) Author of over a dozen patents in fiber and electro-optics including: - Vehicle Weigh-In-Motion Systems - Hybrid Solar Lighting Systems - Various fiber optic sensor systems 1997 ORNL Engineer of the Year 2004 Science Communicator of the Year 2006 R&D100 Award (Hybrid Lighting)



U.S. Senate (Lamar Alexander)

• Washington, DC

• Energy and Science Policy Advisor and Legislative Fellow

  • Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Energy and science policy advisor to U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) responsible for drafting over a dozen provisions included in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and key elements of America COMPETES Act. Energy and science policy advisor to U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) responsible for drafting over a dozen provisions included in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and key elements of America COMPETES Act.