Senior Manager Metallurgical and Corrosion Practice / September, 2025 — Present

Lead multidisciplinary teams to solve complex materials science and engineering challenges with a focus on expert engineering services failure analysis performance and reliability. Apply my expertise in materials science and engineering to conduct hands-on investigations including materials characterization and field inspections and communicate findings to clients and stakeholders. Actively develop new business opportunities foster client relationships and mentor technical staff. Includes advanced analysis of thin film deposition techniques contributing to innovative solutions across defense manufacturing and energy sectors. Manage project budgets ensure timely delivery and uphold the highest standards of technical excellence and client satisfaction.

Distinguished Engineer/Principal / October, 2022 — August, 2025

Perform as a leader in the BAH Digital Battlespace Platform (DBP) team to build next generation technologies for defense clients leading the materials and science engineering efforts. Lead a dynamic team responsible for developing and testing materials solutions to create emerging technologies and products for the next generation Warfighter through the 1B EDITS contract vehicle. Advise organizational leadership on emerging technologies and market targets of opportunity for marketing and implementation. Work alongside leadership to ensure Soldier solutions are fully integrated to increase business capability and value reduce cost and risk foster innovation and maximize accountability and return on investment. Interact frequently with internal and external management and senior-level customer representatives concerning Booz Allen investments customer projects operational decisions scheduling requirements and contractual clarifications. Advise organizational leadership on how to implement emerging technologies and work alongside leadership to ensure Soldier solutions are fully integrated on a continuous basis to increase mission capability and value to our clients. Maintain responsibility for evaluating technical specifications relating to the design objectives of processes or products evaluate the impact of materials processing on the environment.

Senior Process Engineer/Quality Engineer / June, 2018 — September, 2022

Conducts process development improvement and control in a high-volume semiconductor manufacturing fab to provide global capacity assurance and flexibility through a broad range of advanced customizable analog process technologies in growing markets. Manages all dielectric etch processes from wafer starts to passivation for Power FETs SiGe SOI CMOS and BiCMOS technologies. Develops and implements dielectric etch processes for nodes from 0.18 um to 0.8 um technologies. Worked closely with process and integration engineers. Ultimately improved process metrics such as statistical process control (SPC) yield parametrics and defects; achieved first-pass success of technology transfers; selection and qualification of semiconductor processing tools. Conducted root cause investigation of discrepant material; implemented yield and defect improvement projects to maintain highest quality and greatest yield for customers. Developed new semiconductor manufacturing process using design of experiments (DOE).

Co-founder Science and Technology Consultant / April, 2021 — September, 2022

Consulting service providing advice and recommendations to solve complex science and technology issues with a materials science focus. Provides strategized solutions for business development organizational and scientific specific problems in the broad spectrum of materials science technologies. Provides scientific and technology consultant services for a wide range of materials science and mechanical engineering project and applications. Provides business development consultation for science and technology ventures.

Co-founder President & Senior Engineer / November, 2015 — June, 2018

Provided strategic and technical direction for machine design while developing unique low-cost processes to 3D print structural metals to provide cost effective innovative solutions. Co-founder of a hardware start-up company in the challenging and highly competitive software-focused Silicon Valley ecosystem. Provide metallurgical and materials science expertise for development of metal systems. Executed project and business plan development and fund raising - successfully raised from seed to Series A - 10MM. Developed first prototype printer using unique metal paste technology coupled with low-cost densification process. 2 patents and 1 patent application capturing company intellectual property for current and future investors.

Public Sector Business Development Lead / September, 2021 — May, 2022

Lead contributor in helping to identify and win client relationships/projects in public sector RD markets specifically targeting public and government funding opportunities. Works with leadership to grow presence and secure new clients in the public sector. Manages plans schedules and coordinates a range of engineering proposals and business development activities. Responsible for managing coordinating and conducting the technical proposal process for Engineering and implementing the marketing and business development affairs for public sector of the company. Assist in developing strategies for project specific and business development programs. Manages the engineering proposal preparation process from start to producing quality documents and/or presentations. Assists in the development of marketing materials and maintains business development databases. Analyzes RFP requirements and develops the technical proposal writing and coordinating technical materials preparing and managing proposal preparation schedules participating in strategy and review meetings and performing interview preparation and presentations.

Senior Scientist / November, 2011 — November, 2015

Lead researcher for an early-stage start-up company working with II-VI solar materials. Designed built and tested a unique low-cost manufacturing process that increased existing Si solar cells. One of four employees is developing a high impact solar cell efficiency improvement project funded by DOE. Primary researcher on 2MM II-VI photovoltaic material deposition and characterization. Designed and built unique prototype deposition and characterization equipment for project. Employee 2 with responsibility for all mechanical electrical and materials design. Start-up acquired by Hitachi.

Technical Staff Member / October, 1996 — May, 2011

Lead engineer for developing cutting edge technology to enable high-temperature coated conductors for power transmission and energy efficiency technology transfer with US industrial partners through the US DOE. Part of the Superconductivity Technology Center Los Alamos National Laboratory a multidisciplinary program for research development and technology transfer primarily in high-temperature superconductivity. Developed a high speed low-cost coated tape process using Ion Beam Assisted Deposition that resulted in several world records for HTS superconductors. Built a licensed portfolio of US and international patents awarded for work on world record holding HTS superconducting technology. Established effective collaborations with American industry universities and other national laboratories to develop electric power and electronic device applications of high-temperature superconductors.

Director Human Capital, Army Reserve Innovation Command / May, 1991 — June, 2021

Managed the strategic and operational staff for a 2-star level General Officer Command at the 75th Innovation Command. Directed a brigade-equivalent Central Innovation Group based in Austin TX. Primary responsibility was designing and standing up a brigade equivalent unit with the mission of identifying accelerating and implementing innovative technologies that support Army Futures Command by maintaining US Army over-match capabilities and supporting the Army Modernization Enterprise. Responsibilities included oversight of five City Teams building and supporting local technology ecosystem networking coordinating problem set curation between the CINO Portfolio Teams and the City Teams and AFC; supported local university outreach activities and maintaining overall unit readiness. Recruit and retain necessary talent and expertise within Army Reserve to support identified critical gaps. Previously worked at the strategic level to provide total Engineer Force integration to support ASCCs and COCOMs at the 416th Theater Engineer Command as the DCoS of Plans (G5). As an Engineer Brigade Commander was deployed to Kuwait and received the Legion of Merit for efforts. Served in Afghanistan (2014) as a Battalion Commander of over 1000 Engineer Soldiers and deconstructed seventeen forward operating bases in transition from combat to support operations and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. Served in Iraq (2003-2004) as the deputy officer-in-charge where he led a 180M project to build the first base camps in Baghdad area of operations. 26+ years of extensive experience in leading large organizations and managing large engineering projects.