Dr. Jesse Butterfield

Provide contract engineering support to early-stage technology ventures including mechanical design experimental planning and technical documentation for solar and hardware concepts. Bridge income with short-term gigs and paid musical performances while pursuing intensive personal projects in engineering music and writing. Drafted 4 patent apps on new tech.

HYPRSKN Inc.

Co-Founder, VP, Chief Technology Officer / January, 2021 — December, 2024

Co-founded company; owned RD roadmap manufacturing strategy and technical hiring (built mentored a 4-person lab). Invented and scaled photoresponsive biomaterials from benchtop to multi-liter production batches; improved yieldconsistency and lowered COGS. Standardized product and test batch characterization (DLS SEM viscometryrheology radiometry dosimetry colorimetry in-skin evaluations) and photoswitchingphotostability test methods. Implemented an early QMS backbone (SOP templates doc control training records) to support GMP readiness and tech transfer. Led DOE-driven process windows (synthesis dopant loading emulsification filtration formulation mixing sterilization) and authored clear technical reports for decisionshand-offs. Led strategic investor diligence: expedited two same-day patent filings to enable safe disclosure; delivered claim-to-capability mapping and technical demos. Vendor selectionprocurement; specs COAs and acceptance criteria with suppliers. Personally piloted longitudinal intradermal (self-use) evaluations of prototype materials under controlled photo-exposure; documented with standardized imaging and translated findings into DOE and SOP updates.

CHROMAPRAXIS LLC

Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer / January, 2021 — December, 2022

Transitioned university research to startup-ready processes; built prototype workflows and experimental SOPs; prepared early IP disclosures. Ran initial opticalkinetics characterization and ex vivoin vivo evaluation planning.

University of Colorado Boulder

Research Assistant, Graduate Instructor / January, 2015 — December, 2022

Research (PhD MechEnanobiointerface): designed photoresponsive biomaterials (photochromic UV-absorbing in-skin colorimetric sensing); built UV-Vis Radiometry Dosimetry image-analysis workflows; led DOE studies; first-author publications + co-authored patents. Teaching (Instructor of Record DynamicsMCEN 2043): designed flippedhybrid sections rubricsproblem sets mentoring.

Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Mechanical Systems Engineer / January, 2013 — December, 2015

Supported 777X mechanicalhydraulics with configurationdocument control and cross-functional sign-offs for designmanufacturing changes. Coordinated suppliers; contributed to root-causecorrective actions and verification testing.

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