Provide creative engineering solutions to daunting problems, due diligence for investment in technology startups, scientific grant reviews, and technology and strategic guidance for companies.

Develop creative engineering solutions to the problem of wireless power for low-cost propulsion and other uses with an architecture for generating pseudo non-diffracting electromagnetic waves.

Identify high-leverage technologies for advanced space propulsion projects applicable to interstellar flight.

Founded company to develop rapid prototyping techniques for aerospace vehicles. Developed the business plan and explored technical strategies to meet market and investor demand. Assets acquired by Electric Sky July 2019

Advised the CSF (formerly the Personal Spaceflight Federation) through its most dynamic time, advocating and winning NASA support for commercial companies to service the International Space Station. Re-elected to the executive committee. Worked with American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) to identify procedures to speed the industry’s safety learning curve.

Led deliberations on the development of Recommended Practices for Human Spaceflight Occupant Safety. Involved in nearly every FAA/AST rulemaking for 19 years.

Co-founded and lead a commercial space company, and built and managed an aerospace engineering team that grew from 3 people to 50. Top 4 record-setting accomplishments of XCOR Aerospace:- Long-life fully reusable liquid-propellant rocket engines- 60 reusable rocket-powered flights- $900/flight cost (EZ-Rocket)- 7 flights in one day (EZ-Rocket)Led engineering teams to take the Lynx commercial sub-orbital space vehicle from high-level specifications through aerodynamic and structural design, including all the major subsystems such as rocket propulsion, tankage, life support, reaction and flight controls.Worked with the FAA to license the first privately developed reusable rocket aircraft in the U.S. in 2002. Worked with FAA/AST to develop regulatory requirements for suborbital rockets in the U.S., based on experience flying rocket-powered aircraft.Along the way, managed the team and served as a technical contributor to develop:- Reusable rocket-powered vehicles, based on Velocity SE and Long-EZ airframes. - The first privately developed reusable rocket aircraft in the U.S. - Eleven long-life reusable rocket engines from 15 lbf to 7500 lbf- A new, safe way to handle liquid hydrogen for rapid prototyping.- Piston pumps and complete rocket engines for the second stage of the ULA Vulcan launcher. - The first use of piston pumps in manned rocket flight. - Electric ignition, efficient injectors, and innovative regenerative cooling for long-life reusable rocket engines.Served as mission conductor or test conductor for the majority of flights and supporting rocket ground tests.

Contributed to teams that developed the successful license applications for spaceports at Mojave, CA, and Midland, TX. Worked closely with airports and FAA/AST to develop commercial spaceport license regulations. Consulted extensively with a committee developing the U.K.’s spaceport and spacecraft licensing approach and with Curacao authorities on their regulatory approach.

Led the exploration of options for NASA’s increased use of commercial space systems. Consulted with members of Congress, congressional staff, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to explain opportunities for national space efforts to be more effective and to foster more commercial market-oriented solutions. Augustine Committee.

Worked with Rep. Dana Rohrabacher over two-years of intensive effort to craft and pass the Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004. Developed the informed consent regulatory approach for commercial human spaceflight, in which the customer is informed of the risks and the accident record of the operator. Worked throughout 2015 with stakeholders on inputs to the Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act, which includes reauthorization and updates. The informed consent approach remains the basis for spaceflight regulation in the U.S. and is a model for the United Kingdom and Curacao.U.S. Congressional Testimonies:- President's Commission on Implementation of U.S. Space Exploration Policy (Moon, Mars and Beyond), March 2004- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space and the House Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Space & Aeronautics Joint Hearing on Commercial Human Spaceflight, June 2003

Built the only active engineering team for liquid rocket engine development in the U.S. at the time. Managed the engineering team that developed 5000 lbf thrust high-pressure reusable rocket engines.

As a steering committee member, I participated in decisions on billion-dollar investment in manufacturing technologies. As manager for the Lead Vehicle Design team, we developed new semiconductor chip-making techniques still in use today. Recognized with an Intel Achievement Award, the company’s highest recognition.