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January 15, 2013

Kasper Named Director of Office of Technology Development at Southern Miss

The Daily Item

University of Southern Mississippi Vice Provost for Research Dr. Gordon Cannon has announced that Chase Kasper will become the director of the Office of Technology Development, effective Feb. 1.

Before accepting the Southern Miss post, Kasper served as associate director of the Office of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer at Mississippi State University. He has been involved with technology licensing, intellectual property management and technology transfer in a university environment for almost 10 years.

In his new role at Southern Miss, Kasper will be responsible for the preparation, implementation, review, interpretation and revision of technology development policies and procedures. He will also coordinate the development of a strategic plan to guide university technology efforts and supervision, as well as training and professional development of technology development staff.

Prior to his work in a university setting Kasper spent more than 13 years honing his skills in the private sector. His experience includes successfully managing multi-million dollar product lines, product planning and execution, assessing partnership opportunities, designing corporate identity guidelines, developing international pricing structures, launching new products and assessing customer requirements and meeting customer satisfaction goals.

Chase attended Selinsgrove Area High School. A native of Oxford, Miss., he received his bachelor of business administration and master’s of business administration degrees from Mississippi State University.

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