Founder and President Pretium Innovation, LLC    Mr. Hanik is president and founder of Pretium Innovation, a technology and consulting company specializing in intellectual property and team-based innovation systems to create sustainable value.He has developed proprietary on-site and on-line services for innovation methods in business strategy, business process redesign, manufacturing process improvement, product development, product offerings, and intellectual property enhancement. Mr. Hanik was instrumental in developing a suite of software products to support Pretium’s innovation methods and education programs. Pretium’s methods have been used by many industrial and technology companies and have been taught at the University of Texas-Austin and Kent State University. Mr. Hanik earned his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Chicago, is a sought after presenter, educator and writer, and holder of three patents.