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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Deep experience in tech and adjacent industries across assorted topics including growth strategy, cost optimization, operations, go-to-market, and due diligence// Strategy & due diligence //• Developed roadmap to leadership for F100 US tech player by defining required technology, ecosystem, and return on investment, informing C-suite and board discussions on $40B+ investments• Formulated acquisition strategy for tech startup as both consultant and subject-matter expert by analyzing competitive landscape and technologies to define unique value proposition and identify acquisition targets in close collaboration with CEO, CMO, and board member• Analyzed competitiveness and impact of government incentives for semiconductor industry across 9 geographies in collaboration with senior leaders across 10+ companies, generating broadly cited report• Shaped $1B+ growth strategy for infrastructure investment firm to expand into new sector by leading assessment of what countries to enter first, potential competitors, and right to win// Operations and implementation //• Managed data-science team in cost optimization while coordinating across R&D, Marketing, Operations (COO), and Finance orgs of $1B+ client to identify largest contribution (60%) to margin impact across entire cost program• Led post-merger integration of Sales orgs of 2 PE-owned SaaS companies, aligning go-to-market motions, incentives, and cross-functional resources• Crafted strategy and implementation plan to build software developer ecosystem for F100 IT company, including defining initiatives to increase engagement and adoption• Baselined procurement process and developed action plan toward best-in-class to support growth strategy• Redesigned Customer Support op model of multinational tech company to align BU and operational objectives end-to-end• Unlocked new distribution channels at security products company by redesigning distributor loyalty program and developing inter-BU governance

Stanford, Ca, Us

Dept. of Materials Science & EngineeringI identified how organic semiconductors change during operation when interacting with novel electrolyte-gating materials, toward applications in biosensors, next-gen neuromorphic computing, and flexible electronics• Structured series of multi-year projects analyzing polymers in X-ray synchrotron facility, producing first-author, peer-reviewed publication and solving decade-long scientific problem• Managed training and experiments of 24+ continuous hours for team of 6 across US and EU for publications• Accelerated quantitative analysis by 1200% by creating automated scripts to connect 3 software platforms• Co-wrote top-ranked proposal, securing 1200+ hours of experiment time at US Dept. of Energy facilities

Stanford, Ca, Us

School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences• Coached and supervised 3 students on presenting, research, and admissions, achieving 100% acceptance rate • Led and coordinated faculty seminars, student panels, development workshops, and research symposium

Boston, Ma, Us

• Mapped key deals between OEMs and leading tech client vs competition, generating mitigation strategy to secure critical wins for next 3-5 years

Santa Clara, California, Us

• Diagnosed strict standards as unnecessary for test wafers, which justified change in policy that increased equipment availability and cut material and labor costs by 50%• Streamlined monitoring with statistical process control by over 200% using SQL-database programming• Designed and executed contamination experiments, eliminating cause of failures

Santa Clara, California, Us

• Trained cross-functional team of 6 on chemical processes used in fabrication equipment• Investigated correlations in etch equipment fleet between process conditions and yield

Davis, California, Us

• Developed software tools to conform computational analysis of bullet matching to judicial standards• Conducted computational analyses of bullet-topography (striation) matching

Cambridge, Ma, Us

• Coordinated research collaboration across 5 disciplines, 3 institutions, and 2 continents, co-authoring peer-reviewed publication and optional thesis• Conducted extensive surface characterization to develop a design framework for oil-repellant and omniphobic surfaces

Cambridge, Ma, Us

• Presented information sessions for hundreds of prospective MIT students and parents • Established relationships with 12 schools in untapped, underrepresented talent pools by traveling to major inner cities from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles• Organized and executed campus visit programs, prospective student correspondence, off-campus outreach, and cross-cultural programs

Oxford, Oxfordshire, Gb

• Facilitated team project and proposed new material choice implemented for quantum computing • Identified future research directions for renowned biomimeticist by partnering with local company

Berkeley, Ca, Us

• Mapped design space of novel polymer nano-composites for electronic and energy-storage applications• Quantified how amendable materials are to fabrication parameters by examining micro-structure and testing electronic performance• Presented findings at interdisciplinary conference and completed final report (manuscript) for publication

San Ramon, Ca, Us

• Led root-cause analysis of $1.4-million failure in refinery equipment and proposed solution to task force • Reduced risk of catastrophic failure in 40 aging units across US refineries by defining safe operating limits • Established groundwork through empirical study of refinery to consolidate risk-prioritization systems at corporate and global-manufacturing levels

Stanford, Ca, Us

• Explored gene expression through high-throughput sequencing and bio-informatics• Documented, evaluated, and presented troubleshooting results for biochemistry and genetics lab protocols • Conveyed research by oral and poster presentations in research symposium

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Research initiative in global digital game research.• Tested and modified educational children’s games developed for One Laptop per Child • Completed certified training for human subjects research

Englewood, Colorado, Us

• Organized and managed firm and project data• Communicated with engineers, architects, and staff to complete administrative tasks

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Materials Science & Engineering

Master Of Science - Ms, Materials Science & Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Materials Science & Engineering

Materials

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