Manage four technical centers to drive the technical execution of contract R&D and internal programs, manage financial resources and budgets, improve processes, lead talent strategy initiatives focused on retention, skill growth, and recruitment

Led the human, health, and AI technology portfolio; managed strategic planning, business development, and center proposal writers and project leaders; achieved technical, budgetary, and scheduling goals; recruiting, prioritized IRAD and improvement projects, led early stage tech development teams (UAS flight parameter code for patient evacuation, a biodynamic acceleration sensor for pilot safety, an eHealth garment for user monitoring, and a boot liner for extreme cold-weather applications)

Medical and sensor technology portfolio growth and management, roadmap creation, improved revenue generating processes

Led team coordination, training, and performance reviews; recruiting; coordinated multi-million dollar proposals for agencies like the Army, Air Force, and NASA, while managing over $10 million in project funding for government and commercial initiatives; spearheaded the development of a composite patient support platform for critical care, collaborated with military research labs on aeromedical testing

Worked with the team to development and characterize novel tooling technology, developed rapid-release fastener technology, established a Universal Test Machine Laboratory, oversaw mechanical testing of composites and polymers, contributed to mold design and process development for composite parts