Ned Evans, Practice Leader, Emerging Technologies: Ned Evans is Practice Leader, Emerging Technologies. He is based in Irvine, CA and also leads Oil and Gas consulting. Mr. Evans has over 40 years experience leading strategic planning, fund raising, and operations functions for startup companies and innovators in Oil and Gas, Commercial Real Estate, and electronics- or sciences-based emerging growth and technology companies. Mr. Evans has been a computer technology pioneer, business attorney and advisor, businessman and entrepreneur. He fulfills various roles including strategic planning, equity partnering, fund raising, and general mentoring. Mr. Evans has been involved with early stage efforts in: North American air defense simulation, SDS/XDS and Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) office automation; Oil & Gas exploration, well operation and pipelines; pharmacological and medical device companies including active backbrace, safety syringes, and anti-tumor beams, amongst others; major Self-Storage facilities; communications, telecom, and internet companies regarding key products and services including but not limited to Video over POTS/PSTN, database publishing, idea abstraction software, ‘Voice over IP’ (VOIP), air passenger security biometrics, interactive and merchant loyalty charge and rewards cards, smart website real-time customization, interactive content engines, intelligent distributed network operating systems (IDNOS) for video surveillance, and multi-disciplinary technology innovation incubators. Mr. Evans has also provided various non-technology related business services such as land acquisition, land development, and land asset management as well as providing foreign businesses with USA in-bound services. Mr. Evans is proficient with business development, executive mentoring and coaching, as well as being skilled in high-level contract negotiations. He has dealt with international companies, "C" level executives, partners and directors, investors, entrepreneurs, inventors, and business-owners. He also understands global markets and cultures. Mr. Evans has a Bachelor of Sciences from UCLA and Juris Doctor from Whittier College, Beverly School of Law.