Staff Profile
Jack Crane, Director, Growth Strategy Services

Jack Crane has been with CONNSTEP for 14 years, providing manufacturers with guidance and mentoring in business related needs such as strategic planning, marketing, strategy deployment and new product development. He also assists manufacturers with materials problems related to either fabrication or function, and can provide a connection with the U of Connecticut's Institute of Materials Science outreach activities. Additionally, Jack helps to match inventors seeking manufacturing assistance.

Jack facilitated the Connecticut Metal Finishers Training Network, helping to set-up a ten-week basic course for metal finishers.

Prior to joining CONNSTEP, Jack held several positions with Olin Metals in New Haven. During his tenure, he served as Director of Product and Process R&D where he helped develop and commercialize 11 copper-based alloys for a wide range of applications, and assisted in development of a wide range of materials processing and fabrication. At Olin, Jack was also involved with development of unique packaging systems for microelectronics devices.

Jack has authored or co-authored over 50 papers on new products, synthesis and fabrication of materials and is the holder or co-holder of over 30 patents related to alloys, processes and/or products.

Jack holds a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from Purdue University and a M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from Yale University.

While not working on CONNSTEP engagements, Jack directs the New Haven Science Fair program, a university and industry "hands-on" partnership with the New Haven Public School System.

Jack recently received the first-ever NIST/MEP Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication to the Hollings' Manufacturing Extension Partnership, a program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.