Subject Matter Experts

Andra Hargrave has over 15 years of direct national and international sales channel development in the areas of government procurement and fortune level 500 business development. His marketing channel development experience lies in a variety of industries, including technology-oriented manufacturing, service industries and distribution. Hargrave possesses an in-depth knowledge of state and federal set-aside procurement programs, such as SDB, HUB and the 8a Business Development Program, among others. He has served as the director of certification for the RMMSDC and currently serves as the statewide veteran’s consultant for the Colorado SBDC Network. His comprehension of federally-backed procurements, grants and certification programs, such as Advanced Technology and SBIR/STTR, is without equal.

Eric Drennan is Shareholder and Board Secretary at Denver law firm, Holzer Patel Drennan. Eric combines his technical background in mechanical and manufacturing engineering technology with 10+ years of intellectual property (IP) legal experience to effectively and efficiently develop his clients’ IP assets. Eric’s practice focuses on patent preparation and prosecution, patent analysis, IP due diligence, and IP portfolio management. Eric works in a variety of technical areas including, for example, mechanical devices, manufacturing technology, propulsion systems, materials science, data storage systems, semiconductor devices, telecommunications, electronics, consumer goods, and Internet-based technology.

Taryn Davis works as a consultant to small businesses on process improvement and internal infrastructure. As a Boulder native, she grew up around small business and gained a background in continuous improvement, change management and information systems before starting her own business. She enjoys working with small businesses in a variety of disciplines to turn difficult corners and create a path forward for the business that allows it to scale in a sustainable way. For more information, please visit tbd-strategies.com.

Brian Cohn is a computational biologist who is passionate about reinventing healthcare. As a strategy consultant, he has worked across a variety of industries from automotive to healthcare and everything in between. He loves working with every size business from startups to enterprise companies on projects that include data analysis, ML pipeline design, and VR/AR experience creation. In his most recent experience as a director of research, he enjoyed building up the department and leading R&D on digital instruments, and managing internal programs for AI tooling.

Cohn takes pride in guiding medical device innovators through SBIR and FDA submissions, ensuring their groundbreaking ideas reach the market successfully. For early-stage founders, he provides the tools and knowledge to enhance their overall strategy and connect with their customer-base, paving the way for more precise product development.

Rachel Cheetham is the CEO and Founder of Final Offset LLC, a consulting firm dedicated to building bridges between government, industry, and academia.

Mrs. Cheetham has extensive and diverse experience in the aerospace industry from commercial to the Department of Defense (DoD). She serves as a subject matter expert for the space industry which has contributed to the Colorado and national economic growth. Previously, Mrs. Cheetham supported the DoD Defense Innovation Board’s (DIB) Space Advisory Committee in their mission to provide independent advice on strategic, organizational, and technological issues affecting the space domain. Prior to her work with the DIB, Mrs. Cheetham served as the Regional Director of the DoD National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) where she engaged military customers, start-ups, and academic institutions to leverage the best ideas, talent, and technology against critical national security problems. Mrs. Cheetham also served as the Chief of Staff of Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Space Systems where she worked with the executive team to coordinate strategy development and execution.

Accomplished and acquainted with business in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region, Mrs. Cheetham has been instrumental in amplifying companies and their influence on the national and global imprint. Mrs. Cheetham is a collaborator, mentor and has a proven record of elevating others as an advocate and champion of the aerospace industry. Mrs. Cheetham received a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business and Economics from New Mexico State University and holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Colorado.