2010 Biobootcamp Presenter
Founder, President and Corporate
Executive, PBC inc.
 Russell Farmer is the Founder, President and Corporate
Executive of PBC inc., the nation’s premier SBIR support
services company.
Over the last 18 years, Mr. Farmer has functioned as the CEO
of PBC and as a Corporate Executive to include coaching/mentoring
over a hundred client CEOs and senior management, facilitation
of strategic planning exercises, commercialization strategy, CFO
services, and other senior management functions for client companies
nationwide. He has worked with hundreds of small businesses across
the nation including numerous start-ups and is a nationally recognized
expert in the SBIR/STTR programs and their effective use.
His previous Industry Experience includes seven years as CFO
and Financial Vice President of an aerospace systems engineering
company Government contractor. He supervised and directed all
aspects of finance, accounting and contract management. This company
grew from 30 employees to over 700 employees during these seven
years. He spent six years as Corporate Controller for a publicly
held electronics manufacturing company and directed all aspects
of accounting, together with bank and leasing company relationships.
He also worked for four years as an auditor for a “Big 8
(now big 4)” accounting firm, where he audited a variety
of companies including companies in electronic manufacturing,
rifle scope manufacturing, real estate development, mobile home
community development, and envelope/stationary printing.
Mr. Farmer was one of the founders of and serves as Executive
Director for SBIR Colorado, a non-profit organization dedicated
to the education and promotion of the SBIR and STTR programs within
the state of Colorado. He is also a member of the Board of Directors
of the Small Business Technology Coalition, the national advocacy
organization for the SBIR program.
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