Deb Newberry is the Founder and CEO of Newberry Technology Associates (NTA). NTA is the home of The Compass Process ™. It is a proprietary process that allows decisions to be made comprehensively, efficiently and effectively. The uniqueness of The Compass Process ™ is that it focuses on the integration and intersection of the multitude of factors that go into the process of making a decision – not just one or two. Newberry Technology Associates includes members with collectively over 400 years of experience in materials, electronics, additive manufacturing, quantum computing, photonics, AI, biotechnology and other emerging technologies. NTA provides expertise in technology evolution, including consideration of organizational structure and efficiency, strategic planning, and product development. The team performs business and competitive analysis for multiple technologies as defined above. Deb Newberry served as the Director/Instructor of the Nanoscience Technician program at Dakota County Technical College in Rosemount MN from 2004 to 2018. She created the 72-credit nanoscience technician program in 2003 and began the program with National Science Foundation funding. The program was developed to meet the workforce needs of a diverse set of companies in the Upper Midwest Region.Serving as the Director and Principal Investigator of the Center for Nanotechnology Education, Nano-Link, for over 10 years, she managed funding of over $12M from the National Science Foundation. Nano-Link educational content, developed by Deb, has been used by over 900 educators and has reached over 100,000 students. She is a nanotechnology book co-author, textbook author, has written over 12 book chapters, presented more than 250 presentations and tens of educator workshops. Most recently, 2021 to 2024, SpringerNature has published 3 nanotechnology related books written by Deb.Prior to her career in education, Deb worked in the corporate world for 24 years performing thermal and radiation testing and analysis on satellite systems. As a researcher, she pioneered the impact of ionized particles, single event phenomena, on satellite electronics and subsystems.While serving as Executive Director, she managed over $450M of satellite programs. Ms. Newberry led a National Committee to determine the impact of nanotechnology on satellite electronics and has served on multiple advisory boards as well as state and national commissions. She is a member of professional organizations such as the IEEE, ACS, MRS, RCS and ASEE and serves on multiple conference planning committees.