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• PI/lead scientist on over 20 government SBIR contracts• Managed research programs that lead to TRS receiving the 2009 Tibbets Award from The Small Business Technology Council for outstanding contributions to the SBIR program, and the 2010 Army SBIR Achievement Award • Developed a new energy storage product for explosive pulsed power applications from initial conception, and currently leading the scale-up and transition from the R&D team to low-rate initial production. Including the development of custom components for particular customers and the identification and purchasing of new process equipment.• Managed small staff of research technicians, coordinated and executed the production of prototype and small-volume orders with production and research teams• Developed new families dielectric and piezoelectric material systems tailored to specific end-user specifications, such as high temperature power electronics (>300 °C), Venus exploration (>450°C), and deep space and cryogenic power electronics (<77K)• Experienced with a wide range of electroceramic processing techniques from lab-scale to pilot-level including mixing, milling, calcination, spray drying, dry pressing, sintering, crystal growth, hot pressing, tape casting, screen printing, and capacitor fabrication• Responsible for identifying new research topics, proposal writing, budgeting, cost modeling, preparation and presentation of required written and oral reports, and interfacing with technical monitors and program managers• Regularly attended trade shows, technical symposia, and government workshops to present recent results• Developed and maintained numerous electronic test systems including those for impedance analysis of piezoelectrics and dielectrics, dielectric breakdown, insulation resistance, polarization hysteresis, cryogenic and high temperature dielectric characterization, and highly accelerated lifetime testing.• Strong hands-on approach to research and problem solvingSpecialties: high temperature piezoelectric ceramics, severe environment multilayer capacitors, ferroelectric and relaxor dielectrics, high energy density capacitors, polymer dielectrics, and electro-optics

Listed skills include Materials Science, Characterization, R&D, Materials, and 19 others.