Marko Labudovic, Ph.D. Email and Phone Number

Multidisciplinary background – backed by two Ph.D. degrees (Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering), and 20 years of leadership and management experience across various industries including Defense, Airborne, Commercial Aviation, Medical, and Telecom, as well as Academia. Executive Leadership in Business Administration and Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management.A strategic visionary and recognized expert in both technical/ engineering and operations management. Change agent with visionary, analytical, and technical skills that brings multi-disciplinary teams together to maximize financial potential of the organization. A team builder with exceptional eye for attracting talents and building cross-functional teams to drive strong and sustainable growth of the organization. Organizations bring me onto their team when they are looking to grow into new market spaces or turn around their existing operations. I focus on marrying a deep understanding of technology, organization’s capabilities and objectives with a rigorous analysis of the competitive landscape and potential customers.Throughout my career, I've worked on state-of-the-art technologies, and I've developed several external strategic alliances (including mergers & acquisitions) to enhance and expand upon my company technology and product lines benefiting from the synergy of companies with different technical expertise and complimentary capabilities throughout the USA and globally- throughout the rest of the world.Published over 40 papers in IEEE, ASME, and ASM journals of international reputation. Reviewer for IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, IEEE Power Electronics Letters, ASM International Journal of Materials Science, and ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering. Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE LEOS, Reviewer for the NSF (National Science Foundation) EPSCoR grant, IMAPS Optoelectronics, and MEMS Session Chairman.