Led an R&D team to develop advanced aerospace and computing technologies to enable real-time decisions and operational agility.• Won US Air Force AFWERX SBIR Phase I & II - Principal Investigator • Commercialized first SBIR Phase 2 with DOD Prime Customer • Selected to Techstars Space Cohort, Hyperspace Challenge and Starburst SCALE program• US Department of Energy SBIR Phase I and TEAMER award - Principal Investigator • Space Force STTR Phase 1 Orbital Prime - Principal Investigator : ISAM• Space Force Direct to Phase 2 - Principal Investigator : Space Domain Awareness

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Founding TeamEnd to End Drone Services (Corridor Mapping - LiDAR and Photogrammetry). Beyond Line of Sight - BLOS technology development (C2- PACE command and Control, SA- Sense and Avoid). Fully autonomous system. VTOL- Vertical Takeoff and Landing. Developed key technology around Command and Control Communication, Sensor Fusion, Sense and Avoid Technology. Developed analysis process for Photogrammetry and LIDAR sensor packages.

Data Marine- Underwater Data Center: $6.4M funded R&D collaborative effort to develop an Underwater Data Center system architecture, advanced cooling and renewable power schemes. Acted as Project Technical lead having developed the key patents and system architecture. Successfully designed, integrated, deployed and run at full scale for several months off the coast of California

Ecomerit: Manage suite of technology assets. Evaluated technologies for assimilation into lab ranging from Energy Storage (battery, flywheel, gravity based), Drive train topologies, Solar, Desal, Data Center Infrastructure

Dehlsen Associates, LLC has three decades of success in renewable energy innovation, manufacturing and commercial deployment experience and its management and engineering team have a record of successful technology development and commercialization. Aquantis-2.5MW Ocean Current Turbine: Secured $17.1M USD of funding from a variety of sources, including Federal($11M), State($2.1M), and Strategic Sources(MHI $4M). Developed teaming and IP arrangements with OEMs, Small Businesses, Universities, FFRDCs, and DOD CRADAS. Innovated and patented a Next Generation Drive Train Wind Turbine/ MHK drive- train configuration that isolates drive train from damaging Non-Torque loads as well as eliminates gearboxes, power electronics, transformers, and rare earth materials. Patented passive load shedding depth adjusting strategies experimentally validated at Navy’s Carderock Tow Tank facility. Led Technical Due Diligence for Series A investment from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries- MHI. Developed integrated cross-disciplinary teams to develop power plant, structures, stability and control. NOAA SBIR1 : Siting for MHK Devices by Means of Self Propulsion Glider. Integrated a novel Self Propulsion autonomous Robotics Glider for resource assessment and siting of MHK devices. Centipod-4.5MW Wave: Developed 4 DOE award-winning proposals grants to advance wave- power generation acting as Principal Investigator securing $4.4M in funding. 2014 DOE Award for Wave Power Advanced Controls grant with goal to increase power 300% to allow wave energy to achieve cost competitive LCOE. Awarded 4th grant as Principal Investigator by DOE as follow on to Advanced Controls to develop a System Agnostic Switch Reluctance and Vernier PM Linear Generators for WECs for $2.5M on 09/2015

Hardware Engineering Manager (20 Mechanical/Electrical Engineers/Designers/Technicians) DMP Homeland Leader: Drove $4.7M ($3M OP Plan) in cost out programs across 3 GE-Security Divisions (10% of $46M MV). Able to deliver strong hedged productivity decks that drive collateral benefits: obsolescence, reliability, service productivity and bring technical differentiationGE Management Award: Provided solid leadership to meet CTX 9800:3D X-Ray Threat Detection POC & First Image Milestone. Homeland Security award fee of $1.2M. Technical Differentiation: Spearheaded HVPS Development & GEHC Collaboration (#1 Customer Concern): Reduced Weight 47% & Cost 70%; Cost Modeling-$18M NPV. Dual Energy Process Improvement: Promoted technical excellence in mechanical and electrical engineering disciplines (PCBs, firmware, data acquisition systems, High Voltage, Slip Rings, Heat Exchangers, CAE tools…)

Mechanical Engineering Manager (7 Mechanical Engineers/Designers/Technicians) Top Talent within 7 months. Member of Enterprise Solution’s Mechanical Technology CouncilEmpowering Team: Developed team member’s analytical skills and promoted cross discipline systems training.

Mechanical Solutions and Services, Inc., Dec 2005Sept 2006 MSSI was a boutique services and consulting company specializing in mechanical engineering solutions. Principal (Provide high-end engineering services with 10-15 employees)Startup Working Capital: Negotiated $6M three-Year Global Engineering Services Contract w/ Siemen –1 of 5 preferred global suppliers. Clients included Lockheed-Martin (LM) and Flextronics.Renewable Venture: Invented underwater power generation device. Grant awarded by Florida .Six Sigma: Using DFSS, reduced time to market to 18 months from 36 with cross-company team.$500K saved immediately, $3M long-term. Process became benchmark.Energy Storage Evaluated large-scale integral cooled casting marine structures a LM fuel cell.

Advanced Development Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (ADUUV)−Started as a Lead mechanical engineer for the test bed ($2 Million) and ADUUV ($6.5 Million) projects. Quickly promoted to lead a team of 10 engineers and designers with responsibilities, including: technical, budget and schedule oversight; novel manufacturing, engineering processes, CAE tool development, ballast design, thermal management, acoustic treatments, configuration management, propulsive design, energy sources, and modular instrumentation packages.Novel Manufacturing: Developed an ingenious titanium casting method to overcome a show stopping, established-materials restrictions after contract award. Using analytic methods, rapid prototyping, and leveraging existing navy expertise identified a winning solution that reduced the cost of titanium casting/machining and delivered a compliant design. This was recognized as a breakthrough.Game Changer: Organized a team (JPL and LM) for a possible Europa mission. Devised methods to penetrate the 25-100 Km icy surface, deploy an ROV and to not contaminate the environment. Resulting work was the impetus behind LM’s creating the Unmanned Technology Focus Group.Engineering Management: Championed development efforts on an entirely new propulsion system for an AUV application. Developed aluminum rapid-manufacturing techniques for limited production vehicle. Spearheaded effort for LM-Perry to expand analytical and design capabilities to develop their own propulsors.Engineering Management: Led successful development effort on a novel ballast system for a submarine launched AUV. Ballast design incorporated unique saltwater pumps, valves, noise treatments and phenolic manifold design; successfully tested under various mission/depth profiles. Process Improvement: Developed a novel thermal management analytic strategy that precisely identified effective cooling methods and provided a means to test final system without expensive unit testing.

New Process: Developed innovative methods of analyzing acoustic noise in a variety of vehicles. Worked closely with world renowned acousticians in noise quieting for vehicles and underwater applications. Conducted/led noise reduction programs, achieving unprecedented success. Technology Breakthrough: Designed vehicles for electric, hydraulic, fuel cells, closed brayton-cycle and diesel energy sources. In addition, designed modular energy system to meet mission and endurance performance requirements. Integrated cast structural/cooling schemes for energy modules.Problem Solver: Identified root cause of propulsor blade failures. Developed novel underwater strain gage instrumentation system to capture static and dynamic blade loadingProcess Improvement: For a diesel-powered AUV, sea trials uncovered propulsor acoustic cavitation. An outside expert recommended a complete redesign, impacting both cost ($2M) and schedule. Initiated a root-cause analysis and discovered a permanent solution, saving the program from default.

Problem Solver: During sea tests, the Diesel-powered crank nose failed. Uncovered root cause, developed a torsional flex coupling, analyzed in a test cell, and successfully implemented within six months for successful at-sea testing. Received Lockheed Martin Rave Award.Process Improvement: Led entire effort for complete redesign of power generation system, leading to a strategy that reduced part count (67%), weight (60%), increased power generation efficiency (35%), reduced Life-Cycle-Cost (17%) all at once, with $750K cost benefit per vehicle (previous cost $1.7M).

Designer/ Structural Analyst for the JSF, F100, F119, and key Military Jet Engine ProgramsWorked on a series of high visibility/impact projects, including JSF jet engine blade-design optimization, through complex aerodynamic, structural/thermal loading; a novel instrumentation probe, with a reduction in temperature (450°) and FOD risk. Performed various critical analyses.

Summer internship at NASA Ames. Focus on Vertical Takeoff and Landing- VTOL vehicles work including the XV-15 acoustic signature and control demonstration in the VMS Vertical Motion Simulator for Tiltrotor work,

Researcher; Aeroacoustics, Fluid Dynamics, and Advanced Aerodynamic ConceptsDesigned and constructed a Tiltrotor Aero-acoustic facility for Georgia Tech. Implemented a device to synchronize two independent high tip speed rotor systems electronically with the added ability to change the phase while synchronized to actively control rotor noise. Also implemented intermeshing abilities. Acoustic testing of jet noise. Shock studies using strobed laser schlieren system.