Analyze technologies for projects in early stage funding such as: • Prototype development of neural network sensor cap for neo-cortex brain monitoring and analysis, and magnetically controlled targeted drug delivery micro-bots with ultrasound visualization.• Feasibility study of spherical self-driving vehicles with zero turn radius and crash redundancy used in the design of lunar prospecting rover vehicles for NASA.• Advanced wearable modern day reading technology for the blind that rotates the braille bumps around the fingertip using micro-mechanics.• Drastically reduced homeless per unit housing cost from $300,000 to $10,000 by introducing the use of shipping containers and rapid prototyping technology.

Designed and developed wearable medical devices and head-up displays for several government agencies, e.g., NASA, NIH, DHS, Army, Navy, and Air Force. Mentored electrical, mechanical, and software engineers to drive the organization’s mission. Developed skins of flexible intelligence for wearable spacesuits, habitats, and spacecraft using SLS rapid prototyping.• Awarded more than $5M in SBIR and BAA funding for full life-cycle project development – concept inception, hardware and software management, technical report updates, field demonstrations, industry conference presentations, and patent applications.• Developed miniature wearable medical devices using Bluetooth low energy and Android GUI interface to transmit real-time data through cell phone networks to monitor an individual’s vital signs, a physical strain index, environmental temperature, air pressure, and humidity. • Created see-through and occluded heads-up display systems for firefighter SCBA masks, astronaut bubbles, and military helmets using Wi-Fi to update screen images and wired interfaces for secure transmission.

Directed end-to-end operations of start-up wearable technology firm by developing initial concepts, designing electronic circuits, and hands-on fabrication of flexible copper circuit boards. Managed firm’s budget and DCAA approved accountancy practices, oversaw staff, developed sales initiatives, cultivated vendor relationships, and ensured timely product delivery.• Earned $1M NASA SBIR Phase I and II contracts to develop wearable health monitoring systems for astronauts measuring ECG, heart rate, and skin temperature, with digital SD card storage.• Awarded $250K FlexTech contract, partnering with Eink, US Army Research Lab, and Arizona State University to develop collapsible, concertina-like display screens.• Introduced world’s first commercial, bendable, washable LED display screens incorporated into clothing and sold internationally through trade shows, television, and magazine advertising.• Designed illuminated glasses, jackets, and accessories for Kanye West and Lady Gaga.

Developed DWDM fiber-to-the home transceiver products using integrated optical laser and photo-detector devices in hermetic packaging. Led design group to develop world’s fastest 10Gb/sec and 40Gb/sec fiber-optic modems for international telecommunications backbone networks. • Initiated international multi-source agreement among six major telecommunications competitors to produce multiple supply chain.• Delivered telecom product reliability testing under mechanical shock, vibration, high temperature, high humidity, electro-static discharge, and temperature cycling.• Improved Nippon Telephone & Telegraph optical transceiver design, earning the device the honor of being buried in a time capsule at the White House and featured in Bell Labs Technical Journal – The Transistor 50th Anniversary.

Conducted optical neural networks research mimicking how the human brain works. Clean room fabrication of 128x128 photo-detector matrix arrays on 2.5 inch wafers for Fourier analysis of optical images. Wire bonding and measurement of dark currents and photo-response in 128 amplifier system. • Replaced gallium arsenide wafers with silicon at one tenth of the cost. • Increased system accuracy by multiplexing photo-detectors through a single output amplifier.