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San Francisco, Ca, Us

Davis, Ca

o Manage the technology roadmap, encompassing internal R&D and incorporation of external OEM components/systems to provide our customers with greater solutionso Was the primary technical representative during our $33M Series A led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) https://breakthroughenergy.org/our-work/breakthrough-energy-ventures/bev-portfolio https://www.fastcompany.com/90382101/this-startup-just-raised-33-million-to-vaporize-trasho Key lead for intellectual property generation, filing and management o Technical liaison for external engineering contractors completing commercialization scale-up studies and designs for future systems and plantso Technical liaison for future prospects/users of the technology, supporting the development and optimization of their plants utilizing our gasification technology for the conversion of solid, liquid and gaseous materials into higher-value, renewable energy products

o Principal Investigator (PI), responsible for managing the development of a novel technology from a basic patented concept through to TRL-7 pilot plant deployment.o Lead technical author for grant and contract proposals. Succeeded in procuring $19MM in grants and contracts from the U.S. Department of Defense, the California Energy Commission, other U.S. Federal Government agencies and PG&E. Maintained ongoing communications with agencies and stakeholders following award of contracts.o Directed and was accountable for a multi-million dollar annual engineering budgeto Led a multidisciplinary technical team of employees, and additional outside entities/institutionso Managed all outside engineering contracts with consultants and equipment vendors. Generated RFI/RFP documentation, managed bid process, and provided recommendations to CEO on cost-benefit and suitability of proposals. Oversaw all progress meetings and reviewed final work products.o Internal lead for environmental permitting matters (liaison with outside government environmental agencies and consultants; initial calculations for, acquisition of, and training of colleagues in the maintenance of various air, water and waster permits)o Technical R&D skills developed included designing and assembling test equipment, diagnosing and solving equipment malfunctions, planning procedures and conducting testing campaigns, processing and presenting results in various formats, report writing and directing future work and engineering efforts.

Bristol, United Kingdom

o Thesis: “Theoretical and experimental investigation into the effects of cavitation on the overspeed behavior of a marine current turbine”o Designed and managed construction of 1/30th scale marine current turbine and associated testing apparatus. Conducted extensive testing campaign at France’s premier hydrology lab, IFREMER.

Noordwijk, Holland

o Led a team of ten European engineers to conceptually design and meet mission-critical specifications for a descent-deployable Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for the atmospheric exploration of Mars.

Bristol, United Kingdom

o Analyzed using linear stress techniques, CATIA and Finite Element Analysis software (Patran), the Airbus A380 engine pylon, and composed a detailed stress dossier for delivery to customer.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

o Pioneered a ‘6-Sigma’ quality-control project to decrease manufacturing defects while improving product quality. Monitored and implemented improvements on shopfloor, ultimately boosting process efficiency and saving ~$60,000 per annum. Won an EEF award for accomplishments.o Executed an inventory system overhaul to incorporate Kanban methodologies for lean and just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing.

Professional Certificate, Energy Innovation And Emerging Technologies

Meng (First Class Hons, Gpa-Equivalent: 3.75), Aeronautical Engineering

Msc (Gpa: 3.87), Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering