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Tim is an experienced commercialization executive with a primary focus on early-stage technology marketing, sales, business development, and fundraising of both non-diluted grant capital and private investment venture capital. Tim has served as a DOE SBIR Principal Investigator and on DOD, DOE, and NSF peer review panels. Tim has also worked with SBIR applicants and awardees for DOE, NASA, NIH, Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, DARPA, USSOCOM, DHS, NOAA, and USDA. Tim is also a DOE Voucher Provider for commercialization and a DOE American Made Network ""Connector."" Throughout his work, he has visited many of the National Labs and Department of Defense sites commonly associated with UFO lore and though he has seen some pretty astounding innovation, he denies having seen actual alien technology.Tim has worked in technology transfer and commercialization with universities internationally, including Ukraine, Mexico, India, Hungary, Columbia, and Korea. His company, Rare Innovation, serves private innovators and R&D labs in the US, securing SBIR/STTR grants and moving the technologies through the commercialization process. Technical focus areas include climate tech, space, quantum, electro-optics, directed energy, plasma materials, neuroscience devices, medical radiation, medical optics, smart and connected health, and many more. Tim is a fellow with the Tando Institute and a mentor for Techstars_ Space, the Larta Venture Fellows program, a consultant with the Colorado SBDC TechSource, and an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the University of Central Florida. He has served four years as an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at Ringling College of Art + Design. Tim received his Masters of Science in Science and Technology Commercialization from the University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business and his Bachelors of Science from Texas A&M University's College of Engineering.Among his entrepreneurial endeavors, Tim's art hobby became a successful venture. As an abstract artist, he tells innovation and brand stories for clients such as IndyCar, Major League Baseball, Budweiser, Tod's of Italy, American Express Centurion Events, and Aston Martin. Tim's Erdos-Bacon number is 10: Erdos of 7 for being Principal Investigator on ""Laser Cladding Modeling and Operation Applied to Plasma-Facing Materials"" and Bacon of 3 for his role in ""Cuckold Picasso,"" an award-winning short film.
""This book is a must-read for any technical founder ready to transform a breakthrough innovation into a market-shaping product. The Handbook for Commercializing Alien Technology takes complex ideas and turns them into clear, actionable steps, making the challenging path to commercialization engaging and achievable. With its inventive approach, this guide shows that launching an extraordinary technology can be as exhilarating as it is rewarding. A perfect roadmap for anyone serious about bringing deep tech to the world."" - Dean Becker, ROKiT, Group Vice-Chairman and CEO, Co-Founder Becker Transactions, Founder Ocean Tomo Transactions, and Founder ICAP Patent Brokerage ""The Handbook for Commercializing Alien Technology is a fun and insightful guide for deep tech startups, offering essential strategies to craft compelling pitches, secure investment, and build a foundation for long-term success. Those raising funding will find this insightful and informative."" - Hall Martin, TEN Capital Network, CEO ""Change can feel to some of us like we're moving to another planet. In this fun, engaging book, Timothy Raines unpacks how to bring new technologies down to earth so that innovations prove useful and acceptable. After all, the last thing innovators want to do is create products that alienate people! This fun and inspiring read runs with the 'alien' metaphor, providing insights and tips that help readers appreciate how truly far out some innovations can feel. As a science communicator, I particularly loved the sections that emphasize how important it is to communicate with empathy and clarity, really aiming to understand what people need."" - Laura Lindenfeld, PhD, Dean of Communication and Journalism and Executive Director, Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University ""A concise, accessible, and deeply useful guide for first-time hardtech founders. If you are considering the fraught trip from the lab to a commercial product, start your journey here."" - Bill Weber, Director, Business Building, 3M Ventures
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