Who We Are?

Hill Rock is an Executive Management Company focused on

• Technology Due Diligence (M&A)
• Technology Strategic Development, and
• Technology Transfer & Commercialization

Technology Due Diligence works with business development organizations in the form of Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) which allow and facilitate the expansion of commerce.  Technology Strategic Development helps public and private companies with software and hardware strategy as well as re-engineering their software development practice.  Our 26 years of industry experience covers Unix and Windows operating systems, embedded systems, network management, storage management, communications and software architecture and design.  We provide expertise and specialize in networking, communications multimedia video business collaboration.  Additional areas of expertise include MP3, IPTV, ITV, Media Serving, Video Conferencing, and Digital CDN's.  

Last, but equally important, is our IP Portfolio Management, Technology Transfer & Commercialization Practice.  Our services include patent portfolio licensing and bringing new ideas to industry commercialization.  We help technology companies extend their development reach by leveraging patent portfolios in one area for new technology advances in another.  Our market driven licensing efforts help clients maximize licensing potential.  We believe programmatic measurements and financial metrics should drive investments made in the funnel process.  Total transfer process effectiveness is measured by license revenue exiting the bottom of the technology transfer funnel process.

Who Do We Serve?

Hill Rock is focused on providing Technology Due Diligence, Strategic Development, Technology Transfer and Interim Management to small and medium size Companies, Capital Investment Bankers and Hedge Fund Managers seeking to expand their products and services.  In addition, the company often works with private and public companies as well as Universities and Government Agencies looking for help in the commercialization of research and innovations.  Last, the company is engaged for interim management services to satisfy software development and other business needs.
 

How Can We Help You?  

Hill Rock works with global companies by managing the overall development engineering transfer process albeit IP Patent Portfolio Management, Technology Acquisition, strategic consulting, business plan alternatives, and go to market strategies.  Not a Fortune 500 company?  No problem.  HillRock often spends quality time helping startup companies compete to win by arming the leadership team with short and longer term strategic objectives and directions. 

Most often, the firm works with companies focused on market expansion by means of Mergers and Acquisitions by leading technical due diligence of proposed activities.
 

History

Hill Rock (Ken Kalinoski) has 26 Years of Industry Experience, 18 Years of Business Development with M&A activities and 11 years of IP Management experience.  We combine this history with Speaking the Language of Development Managers, Researchers, and PhD students and translate their ideas into commercialization opportunities and/or economic business plans that Business Managers understand and can utilize.