ODU Business Gateway

Hampton Roads Procurement Assistance Center (HRPAC)

Contact:
Monique McWhite, Program Manager
mmcwhite@odu.edu
757-683-5542

The HRPAC exists to assist area businesses in establishing themselves to bid competitively on federal, state, and local government contracts.

• Contract & Performance Information
• Federal Vendor Development
• Small Business Management & Technical Assistance
• Economic Development

Professional Development Center (PDC)

Contacts:
Clair Dorsey, Associate Director
cdorsey@odu.edu
757-683-5508

Patti Ball, Administration
pball@odu.edu
757-683-5479

To provide world-class technology/engineering instruction, certification and conferences, delivered on-campus, online, and on-demand.

• Continuing Education Courses
• construction
• certificates
• online cad & bim training
• kids camps
• green and energy
• marine engineering
• process excellence
• pe - professional engineering exam prep
• project management
• qms - quality management systems 
• online courses 
• contract training 
• professional development
• Contract Training
• Professional Development
• Conferences, Forums, & Special Events
• ECOnference (formally Engineering Unplugged)–
  annual "green engineering & technology" event
• Virginia Offshore Wind Conference
• And more...

Technology Applications Center (TAC)

Contacts:
Jerome C. (J.C.) Brinker, Jr., Associate Director
jbrinker@odu.edu
757-683-4249

Steve Demos, Principle Consulting Engineer
sdemos@odu.edu
757-683-5903

Mike Cory, Principle Consulting Engineer
mcory@odu.edu
757-683-6057

Steve Holcomb, Senior Consulting Engineer
sholcomb@odu.edu
757-683-5507

The TAC provides the highest quality engineering support in the areas of performance excellence and organizational management systems.

• Technology Transfer
• lean/six sigma/ISO enterprise solutions
• quality management solutions

Hampton Roads Veterans Business Outreach Center (hrvboc)

Contact:
Cherylynn Sagester
csageste@odu.edu
757-683-4793

The HRVBOC provides entrepreneurial development services such as business training, counseling and mentoring, and referrals for eligible veterans owning or considering starting a small business.

• assistance
• resources
• training & events

Women's Businss Center

Contact:
Erika Small Sisco
esmallsi@odu.edu
757-683-5517

Workforce Innovation/Launch Hampton Roads

Contact:
Eric Regna
eregna@odu.edu
757-683-3825

Faculty resources and expertise

Contact:
Jerry B. Robertson, P.E., Associate Vice President & Executive Director
jbrobert@odu.edu
757-683-5506

University Resources are available to assist industry in manageing and/or facilitating access to the university wide services, resources, and faculty expertise.

• examples of university resources utilized in projects conducted for private sector
• engineering design
• testing
• prototyping
• business Analysis
• accounting
• statistical analysis
• economic impact studies
• expert witness
• market feasibility studies
• translation 
• checmical analysis 
• design of experiment 
• survey development
• science, technology, engineering & math (stem) training
• instructional design
• college faculty expertise and/or graduate student teams:
• engineering and technology
• business
• sciences
• arts and letters
• education
• health science
• university-wide research


• career management center


The Career Management Center provides 24/7/365 access to recruit alumni and students for experienced and entry level positions plus a full array of events and services to help meet recruitment needs.
visit the CMC website

• Fusion Centers
• bioelectrics
• modeling and simulation
• maritime health systems
• alternative energies
• nanotechnologies


• Business Gateway Partners

visit our Partners page

Project Lead the Way^®(pltw)

Contact:
Jerry B. Robertson, P.E., Associate Vice President & Executive Director
jbrobert@odu.edu
757-683-5506

PLTW^® is a not-for-profit organization that promotes pre-engineering courses for middle and high school students. PLTW forms partnerships with public schools, higher education institutions and the private sector to increase the quantity and quality of engineers and engineering technologists from our educational system.