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Texas, United States

Texas, United States

Arlington, Va, Us

o Led System Integration efforts for test design, integration, and lab set-up for low SWaP High Energy Laser (HEL) system.o Led a team of 7-10 engineers from Concept Exploration and Engineering Design/CDR on time (10 months) and on budget.o Secured internal funds (~$300k) to enhance laser and optics metrology capabilities for requirements verification, optical diagnostics, beam quality metrics.o Led vendor engagement to develop low SWaP high power laser modules ($1.5M contract). Drafted Statement of Work, conducted trade studies and developed requirements.o Frequently called on for subject matter expertise to advise on best engineering practices in optics and challenging physics problems.

Arlington, Va, Us

o Promoted to Lead Engineering Authority (LEA) within the first year.o Responsibilities include oversight of multi-disciplinary team of engineers, customer engagement, status reports, vendor engagement, developing and executing schedule, and managing labor costs.o Extensive engagement with supply chain to mitigate impact to program cost and schedule.o Key contributor for subsystem integration of 50-kilowatt laser weapon module on unprecedented timescale -11 months design to sell off.o Drafted test procedures, led requirements verification, led design effort for all test equipment and fixtures for optical alignment and requirements verification. o Developed unique asset to expedite incoming acceptance testing of >20 laser amplifiers. o Designed ISO7 clean room for integration and remote laser control and test.

Lemont, Il, Us

o X-ray beamline staff at national/international user facility in materials science and time resolved pump-probe techniques.o Liaison for over 20 research groups worldwide. Tasks included: experiment planning and design, set-up, support, co-ordinate with funding/grant proposals and drafting publications for peer reviewed journals.o Principal Investigator for internal Laboratory Directed Research and Development project, FY’s 2016-2018, $650K total funding. o Project developed acoustic traps for container free chemical processing. o Implemented drop on demand microfluidic devices for precision loading and mixing.

Columbus, Ohio, Us

o I had the wonderful privilege of learning laser physics from a Nobel laureate, Pierre Agostini.o Research in ultrafast laser science, nonlinear optics and photoionization using ultra high vacuum electron/ion spectrometers.o Extensive use of ultrafast lasers, high energy lasers, beam delivery from X-ray through MIR, laser beam quality, optical detectors, CCD/CMOS cameras, ICCD’s, spectrometers, and standard lab equipment.o Authored or co-authored over 10 publications and book chapters, presented results at over 10 conferences, and led 3 graduate students and 2 undergraduate students.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics

Bachelor’S Degree, Physics