Engineering Program Leader and Chemical Engineer with 12 years’ experience in aviation fuels and energy research domains, including sustainable aviation fuels use, advanced fuel system design, applied data science, and advanced chemical test methods.Experience includes responsibility for a multi-million dollar research portfolio, directing of a team of engineers and chemists , and technical and project status briefings to engineering and government executives. Past Chair of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers - National Capital Section, speaker at conferences and training programs on liquid fuel technologies, and author of technical publications on fuels and energy research and engineering.