Senior Researcher & Business Incubation Lead in the Optical Networking & Sensing Department at NEC Laboratories America, Inc. with 10+ years experience and 100+ publications and patents. Leading strategy and execution within labs and business units for R&D, productization, and commercialization of optical communications, sensing, biometrics, and AI/ML technologies. Supporting their sales promotion and revenue pipeline creation via partnerships, government, and commercial customers in the United States and globally.