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Madison, Wisconsin, Us

Irvine, California, Us

— Technology roadmap planning— New technology platforms development— Managing global engineering team— Working with customers to develop customized solutions— IP portfolio and strategy management

— Strategic planning of technology roadmap and new force sensing technology platform development.— Managing R&D activities and new product development teams.— Managing joint development projects with key customers.— IP portfolio and strategy management.

Baltimore, Maryland, Us

New Degree Technology LLC (NDT) is the U.S. subsidiary of Shenzhen New Degree Technology Ltd. Co., a world leader in force sensing technology for consumer electronics, especially for smartphones and tablets. Since it was launched in 2011, NDT’s solutions have been incorporated globally by major smartphone brands.As CTO and General Manager, my responsibilities extend across all the functional areas of our operations, including:— Establishing R&D and pilot manufacturing facility for next generation force sensing materials and structures— Creating a global Intellectual Property portfolio for both the parent company and the U.S. subsidiary— Managing joint development projects (JDPs) with strategic partners— Identifying new applications and exploring new markets for NDT's force sensing technology and formulating technology development strategy/roadmap for both the parent company and the U.S. subsidiary— New force sensor technologies/products development in both the parent company and the U.S. subsidiary

Baltimore, Md, Us

After the restructuring of Pixelligent, I was named VP of Engineering and Co-Founder of the newly emerged company. During this period Pixelligent Technologies evolved as an advanced materials company that delivers next generation materials for demanding applications in solid-state lighting, flat panel displays, and optical components & films.My responsibilities as VP of Technology at Pixelligent include:— Strategic planning of new technology development— Intellectual Property portfolio and strategy management— Developing and managing government R&D programs for advanced materials and devices— Managing collaborative research activities with industrial partners, universities and national labs.My achievements during this period include:► Playing a leadership role in the company’s transition into a leading optical nanomaterial provider.► Managing the “skunkworks” team that focusing on new technology and applications, including the applications of nanocomposites for LED and OLED light extraction, as anti-wear additives for advanced lubricants, as high dielectric coatings, as thermal management materials, etc.► Capturing and managing more than $4M of government and industrial R&D programs for advanced materials and devices.

Baltimore, Md, Us

During this period, I played critical role in pivoting the company from developing programmable photo-mask to Reversible Contrast Enhancement (R-CEL) which I co-invented. My main achievements in this role include:► Leading a collaborative effort with Fraunhofer Institute to model the Reversible Contrast Enhancement (R-CEL) for double-exposure optical lithography and identify the optimal process parameters.► Capturing and managing more than $4M of government grants, including as the Principle Investigators of a 2006 NSF SBIR Phase I Project (Award No. 0539211) and a 2007 NSF SBIR Phase II Project (Award No. 0724417), and serving as senior management of a 2007 NIST ATP Project (Award No. 70NANB7H7014), to develop an R-CEL for 193 nm optical lithography based on wide bandgap semiconductor nanocrystals.► Independently designing, building, and programming a state-of-the-art, time-resolved 193 nm laser pump-probe spectroscopy system to study the dynamic absorption of the nanocrystals, a 193 nm z-scan system to measure the optical non-linearity of the nanocrystals, and Photoluminescence Excitation (PLE) system to probe the electronic structure of the nanocrystals.

Baltimore, Md, Us

Pixelligent was founded to develop a revolutionary programmable optical lithography to dramatically reduce costs for the semiconductor industry. I was invited by a graduate school classmate to become a Founding Member of Pixelligent. I was excited by the potential of this technology and shared their vision, so I joined the company. During this period, I was the technical lead in developing a UV optical modulator, a key building block of programmable photo-mask for advanced lithography. My main achievements included:► Leading a development project, together with Dai Nippon Printing, to provide a proof-of-concept of a wide bandgap nanocrystals-based optical modulator; designing the test modulator structure, testing system, and carrying out characterization and data analysis.► Co-inventing several applications of wide bandgap semiconductor nanocrystals for 193 nm optical lithography, including R-CEL, programmable photo-mask, and high-n immersion fluid; Performing in-house analytical modeling and Monte-Carlo simulation of the R-CEL using MATLAB.► Developing the world’s first GaN/AlGaN thin film based electro-optical modulator, in collaboration with North Carolina State University:► Modeling and simulating the absorbance of the modulator as a function of applied electrical field using MATLAB► Designing and the optical system to test the modulator array► Authoring numerous government and industrial proposals for developing a programmable photo-mask for optical projection lithography based on a large array of such electro-optics modulator.

Rockford, Il, Us

Bergstrom is a world leader in HVAC solutions for commercial trucks and off-road vehicles. I was recruited by Bergstrom as part of their 6 person cross-disciplinary Technical Advisory Board based on my expertise in nanotechnology and advanced materials. During my two year contract I provided technical advice and subject matter expertise to the executive team on new materials, new technology and advanced manufacturing processes to improve heat transfer properties in commercial HVAC products.

Alexandria, Va, Us

Since I have served as a Principle Investigator (PI) on multiple Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) awards, I volunteered and was chosen to serve on similar review panels for the NSF. I evaluate the technical validity as well as commercialization potential of the proposals. To date I’ve served on one PFI:AIR-TT review panel and four SBIR/STTR review panels.

College Park, Md, Us

− Systematically studied the physical properties at interfaces between colossal magneto-resistance (CMR) materials and other complex oxide materials, for the purpose of magnetic storage device applications; Developed data collection programs using Visual Basic 6.0 for the I-V and R-T measurements for these studies; Explored the possibilities of device applications using other ferromagnetic materials such as Fe3O4 and CrO2.− Major contributor to the demonstration, among the first in the world, of a prototype spin-transistor based on CMR material and high temperature superconductor (HTSC) material; Optimized the deposition conditions of the thin film hetero-structure using Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD); Applied standard semiconductor processes, including optical lithography, wet etching, ion milling, plasma sputtering, thermal evaporation, and wire bonding, to the thin film hetero-structure to build the spin transistor; carried out the characterization of the spin transistor.

Ph.D., Electrical Engineering

M.S., Microelectronics