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Woburn, Ma, Us

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

• Leading teams of scientists and engineers to develop and deliver technology solutions for national security customers in technical domains ranging from sensors and AI/ML to biotechnology• Leading proposal development, large (>$20M) and small • Generating and nurturing new technical concepts • New business development, primarily with national security customers

Belgium

Science Advisor in the Counter Terrorism Section and the Science for Peace and Security Programme (SPS)Science & Technology Program Development* Develop multi-stakeholder international science and technology cooperation projects* Lead communications and negotiations with multiple stakeholders to ensure project approvalProject and International Event Management* Provide financial and technical oversight for international research projects and events Key outcomes include: * Promotion of technical excellence and assurance of financial responsibility and compliance * Optimization of internal and external communications including press and publicity * Coordination of relationships among stakeholders* Plan and manage high profile projects and events including ambassadorial visits, and high-level expert meetingsReform of the Science for Peace and Security Programme* Led a major reform of SPS grant conditions that reduced administrative overhead, improved grant accountability, and made grants more attractive for recipients* Rewrote public-facing grant applications and management handbooks used by hundreds of applicants per year that streamlined administration for applicants, grantees, and SPS staffNATO Science and Technology Strategy* Co-wrote the Alliance-wide NATO Science and Technology Strategy as one of four members of the Core Writing TeamNATO Executive Development Programme (NEDP) 2014–2015* Participated in a highly-selective year-long multi-country management training course* Lead the writing of a group report on fulfilling NATO’s Duty of Care toward civilians traveling to dangerous areas; presented to senior NATO executives

Greater Boston Area

Technical Staff in the Chemical, Microsystem, and Nanoscale Technologies GroupImmersion Lithography* Led the early development of immersion lithography* Built strong international collaborations to discover and address pre-implementation issuesInteracted extensively with and lobbied industrial partners from three continents to obtain billions of dollars of worldwide industry investment in the technologyTechnology Analysis* Participated in three major studies guiding defense technology investment through quantitative, outcome-based analysis of the potential impact of new technology on missions* Consulted widely with academic, industrial, and government researchers* Recommended technology investment strategies to government funding agenciesChemical Detection* Led the development of several novel chemical contamination detectors from concept through prototype* Extensively studied and evaluated state-of-the art chemical detection equipment for a variety of operational scenarios* Analyzed large datasets from deployed sensor systems; recommended system improvementsTechnology Advisory Group* Member of the Technology Advisory Group, the “cabinet” for Lincoln’s Chief Technology Officer* Staged the first Lincoln Laboratory ChallengeRecruiting—Lead Technical Recruiter for Stanford University* Organized and tasked technical recruiting team for ten years of biannual campus visits* Reviewed thousands of resumés and made first-line interview/no interview decisions* Organized and conducted over 15 student information sessions and hundreds of on-campus interviews

Ph.D., Physics

Dissertation: "Decoherence and Adiabatic Transport in Semiconductor Quantum Dots" * Studied the quantum mechanics of many-electron systems.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Physics

License, Physique