Advising post-acquisition integration of SlantRange and Hiphen.

Founded, expanded, and sold company leveraging remote sensing and data science methods to improve farming efficiency. Product automated crop performance measurement and prediction for input suppliers to accelerate revenue by 1-2 years and reduce development costs by 10-20%.Built and led a team of technical and operations specialists. Defined hiring objectives, set incentive and compensation plans, and fostered a positive company culture. Developed company policies, organizational structure, and performance metrics.Conceptualized product solution, bootstrapped prototype, and guided product development through commercialization. Secured core intellectual property through 10 multinational patents.Led go-to-market with HW-enabled SaaS business model. Cultivated partnerships to expand capabilities and expedite market entry, established revenue and positive customer experience, positioned brand as a market leader, captured enterprise customers.Built brand awareness through content generation and targeted placement, industry conferences, webinars, email campaigns, ads, and keynotes, leading to sales expansion across 57 countries. Directed implementation and optimization of supply chain, production, and fulfillment processes, including offshore fabrication, domestic assembly, and retail network establishment.Led operations and financial management to achieve 27-point gross margin increase in 2-year period.Secured multiple rounds of investment capital from institutional investors.Led M&A process for a successful sale. Together with banking and legal advisors, identified target suitors, led due diligence, and negotiated agreements.Responsibilities also included selecting and implementing solutions for payroll, benefits, accounting, CRM, support, cloud services, website, IT. Directed all legal processes with outside counsel. Negotiated facilities leases and services. Negotiated and maintained insurance policies.

Directed business and product development of multiple intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) solutions for unmanned aircraft for government clients. Cultivated relationships within the acquisition and operator communities to understand needs and align solution concepts, crafted plans and proposals, pitched to decision-makers, secured and organized resources, and oversaw solution development and delivery.Directed a team of program managers overseeing the development activities of over 100 science, engineering, test, logistics, and support staff. Determined success metrics, assigned responsibilities, monitored status, managed risks, and provided ongoing training to inspire team that reliably delivered to customer objectives.Identified, evaluated, selected, and partnered with vendors of hardware, software, IT, security, and operations solutions in new product development and management. Led communications and accountability, tracked performance and risk, and ensured partners met standards and adhered to documented processes.Implemented process to identify and resolve risks, issues, and changes, including resource shortages, scope creep, requirements updates, technical performance issues, cost increases, and schedule slip. Ensured teams adhered to approved risk management processes.

Worked directly with senior executives in the development of new ISR aircraft. Conducted internal and vendor evaluations and trade/gap analyses to identify process and technology optimization opportunities. Created development and integration plans, resource requirements, personnel structures across multiple organizations.

Led the development of active (lidar) imaging, passive (EO, IR, spectral) imaging, and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems for object detection, classification, and tracking from unmanned aircraft.Implemented systems engineering-driven development process which improved performance, efficiency, and compliance with Gov’t acquisition guidelines by >50%. Created process and implementation plan, marshaled senior executive support, and led change management.

Created forecasting models for the industrial gas turbine and aircraft engine markets.

Developed, deployed, and managed remote sensing and data science solutions in support of global climate research. Included aerial/satellite imaging, radar, and autonomous ocean sonar systems. Resulted in new numerical models that describe energy exchanges between the earth’s oceans and atmosphere.

Analyzed electromagnetic scattering from shapes and materials in support of new aircraft development.