Meet Our Staff

Mike Alder, Director: Responsible for patenting and licensing function for all areas within BYU with the exception of the College of Engineering and Technology.
  • University of Utah
    • B.S. Botany (1967), M.S. Biology (1970)
  • Native Plants, Inc. (NPI)
    • Founder, President, COO, Director, Vice Chairman, Secretary (1973- 1989)
  • State of Utah, DCED Office of Technology Development and Business Creation
    • Director: Business Creation, Centers of Excellence, Technology Alliance Program (1989 -1994)
  • Sorenson Development, Inc.
    • Program Director of startup company to develop proprietary pharmaceuticals (1994 - 1995)
  • Grow Utah Fund, LLC
    • Co-founder, to create and help manage startup technology-based businesses (1995 - 1997)
  • Emerging Technology Partners LLC/Paradigm Venture Partners LLP
    • Chief Executive Officer, co-founder and CEO of seven early-stage startup companies (1997 - 2003)
  • Biotechnology Association of Alabama
    • Founder, Executive Director of industry association for bioscience companies (2002 - 2006)
  • Redmont Venture Partners LP
    • Partner, early stage venture capital fund (2002 - 2006)
  • Affiliations
    • Founder/Director of nine startup companies since 1998
    • Chairman, WestCAMP [501(c)(3)] holding company for Mfg Extension Partnership of Utah, National Centers of Excellence, and National Best Practices Institute
    • Consultant, Battelle Memorial Institute
    • Others: National Governors Assn Entrepreneurship Academy, NIST Office of Technology Innovation, EPSCoR Program Review, Coalition for Utah's Future, Natl. Academy of Sciences, Transportation Research Board, USU Biotech Center, UU Dept of Bioeng.
  • Recognition
    • Governor's Certificate of Excellence in Economic Development (Utah, 1994)
    • Governor's Medal for Science and Technology (Utah, 1987)
    • Boy Scouts of America: Silver Beaver (1987) and District Award of Merit (1984)
Leon "Priz" Przybyla, Associate Director: Responsible for patenting and licensing functions for Civil Engineering.
  • Brigham Young University
    • B.S. Microbiology and Chemistry (1968)
  • Instrument Society of America
    • Senior Member (1975)
  • State of California
    • Professional Engineer - Control Systems Engineering (1978)
  • Instrument Society of America
    • Level III Certified Control System Technician (1990)
  • Priz Co, Incorporated
    • Co-Owner - Process Control Sales and Service (1969-1995)
  • Priz International, Incorporated
    • Owner and Founder - Import/Export (1980-1992)
  • Precision Parts, Inc.
    • Co-Owner and Founder - Machine Tool Parts (1985-1989)
  • Marich Confectionery Company
    • Founder and Board Member - Confectionery Mfg. (1984-Present)
  • Reliant Sales
    • Founder and Owner - Technical Sales and Start-Up Consulting (1992-1996)
  • Computing Edge
    • Vice President of Sales - Technical Software Start-Up (1996-1998)
  • BYU
    • Associate Director - Technology Transfer (1998-Present)
Dee Anderson, Associate Director: Responsible for commercialization planning, patenting and licensing functions for Electrical and Computer Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Computer Science departments and the School of Technology, Compliant Mechanisms in the Mechanical Engineering Department, and other select projects.
  • California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo
    • B.S. Electrical Engineering (Power) and Applied Mathematics (1964)
  • University of Utah
    • Master of Business Administration (1966)
  • Douglas United Nuclear
    • Manager, Business Planning and Analysis (1966-1971)
  • McDonnell Douglas Astronautics
    • Strategic and Diversification Planning (1971-1975)
  • Morrison Knudsen Corporation
    • Corporate, Group and Division Level Marketing & Strategic Planning (1975-1991)
  • Bujak Consulting
    • Principal, Business and Financial Planning (1991-1993)
  • Idaho Small Business Development Center (at Boise State University)
    • Technology Access, R&D Funding, and Tech Startup Assistance (1993-2001)
  • Brigham Young University
    • Licensing Associate (2001-present)
Nancy J. Bailey, Administrative Assistant: Responsible for patent and legal documents, revenue distribution, maintenance of all related files, web site administration.
  • Thiokol Chemical Corporation
    • Systems and Procedures Analyst
  • Management Systems Corporation
    • Writer
  • Hughes Tool Company
    • Technical Writer
  • BYU - Technology Transfer
    • Administrative Assistant