The Sept. 23 meeting of the Jackson Inventors Network (JIN) will feature Francis L. “Tex” Criqui, Engineering Entrepreneur in Residence Team Lead at Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Mich.

Have a New Product Idea, Innovation, or Business Concept? The economic recovery, while focused and measured on the creation of jobs, will be driven by technology and innovation. What does that mean to you? Doesn’t everybody innovate and utilize technology? Which technologies should you follow and why?

Former mayor of the City of Brighton, Mich., Tex Criqui has extensive experience in technology and innovation, strategic planning, lifecycle management, product data management, process design and definition, standards and regulatory compliance, project management, and organizational performance. Mr. Criqui was and is on the board of several non-profit companies. He has a BSME from Lawrence Technical University and a MBA from University of Detroit.

Program starts @ 6:30

Networking @ 7:30

Meeting Location Jackson College North Campus, 3000 Blake Rd., Jackson MI, Room 201
Directions: I-94 to Elm Rd Exit, S. on Elm to Blake Rd (500 yd) Left (or East), to the Jackson College North campus, right to back of building entrance.