Optical metrology and testing of mirrors (on- and off-axis aspheres) and other elements for large-aperture space-based telescope assemblies and instrument backends. Perform AI&T of optical telescope assemblies and full system integration. Develop alignment and test plans in support of programs. Execute various stray light and opto-mechanical tolerancing analyses for system performance evaluation.

Lead optical and test engineer responsible for AI&T of Next-Generation OPIR program. Responsibilities include: early stage optical design and optimization; system level requirements flowdown to engineering specs; optomechanical tolerancing, vignetting, and STOP analysis; derive component manufacturing specs and provide on-site support during production; alignment planning and testing in cleanroom environments and TVAC chambers; wavefront, MTF, EOD, radiometric sensitivity, and line of sight error budget management and measurements during build; optical STE design; data generation and visualization for presenting systems-level requirement verification.

Interface Python, Excel, and ZEMAX together to create automated custom solutions for: system-level optomechanical tolerancing, statistical analysis, and data visualization in design/engineering phase; optical recomputation and optimization models for on-line assembly from actual lens-element and inter-airspace values; post-assembly system-test data analysis. Create acceptance test protocols and assembly & alignment procedures for first article inspection and full production. Generate design- and process-FMEA, and V&V matrix documentation for QA under ISO 9001 and ISO 13485. Architect and transfer data analysis models/algorithms to engineers for development of on-line production software. Design and development of custom optical system tooling hardware. Create drawings of optical components and assemblies under ISO 10110 suitable for production and review optomechanical drawings for tolerancing budget.

Lead optical designer and co-inventor of the HyperFlux spectrometer product series (PRISM award finalist 2013). Establish working infrastructure for verification and validation of production spectrometers. Train optical technicians at contract manufacturers on assembly and alignment procedures for production. Generate corporate IP and evaluate external IP. Assist in technical marketing by promoting products through publications of application results and presenting at scientific conferences and Universities. Gather marketing requirements based on feedback from contacts/customers at conferences/private meetings, and translate to system target specifications for new product introduction. Build and evaluate numerous proof-of-concept and prototype systems for design verification and technical demonstration.

Dispersive spectrometer and hyperspectral imaging system design incorporating optical slicers; stand-off threat detection hyperspectral experiment design and data collection & analysis; Raman spectroscopy; security and defense applications.

Dispersed interferometry for planet detection and stellar-binary orbital mechanics; applying dispersed interferometry techniques for improved SNR of MRI hardware; OCT depth imaging enhancement; optical pupil slicers.

Ph.D. research in the Radiology Research Center. Multi-pinhole design for gamma ray imaging systems (SPECT); endoscopic biomedical probe design; MRI of stem cell bonded quantum dots for regenerative cardiovascular cells post myocardial infarction; photo-acoustic neuroimaging correlation with brain electrode mapping in seizure patients.

Synthetic urban hyperspectral image generation incorporating CAD models with ground truth measured reflectance spectra; non-contact ultrasound transducer imaging of tissue phantoms.

Research on fMRI for visual cortex mapping in the human brain