∙ Oversees a team of process engineers working on AR/VR device fabrication. Responsible for oversight of multiple university partnership projects tackling AR/VR challenges ∙ Developed electro-optical device fabrication techniques for VR/AR applications using photolithography, holography, wet etching, reactive ion etching, and PVD/sputter coating ∙ Characterized thin films using ellipsometry and profilometry∙Models optical systems using Python, LCDMaster, MATLAB

Mar 21 - Present: Executive OfficerOfficer Training Command - Newport, Reserve Detachment, Newport, RIDec 17 - March 21: Executive OfficerU.S. European Command - Headquarters Staff, Reserve Detachment, Quincy, MADec 15 - Nov 17: Officer-in-ChargeOperational Support Unit 1304, Columbus, OHDec 12 - Nov 15: Executive OfficerUS Naval Forces Korea, Reserve Detachment Alpha, Des Moines, IAOct 09 - Nov 12: Deputy Administrative Department HeadUS Forces Japan, Reserve Detachment, Akron, OHOct 10 - Nov 11: Admin & Personnel Advisor to the Iraqi Navy (Active Duty)US Forces Iraq, Baghdad, IraqSep 02 - Sep 06: Instructor (Active Duty)Naval Nuclear Power School, Charleston, SC

∙ Responsible for all aspects of research and development in a start-up environment∙ Designed and built prototypes incorporating novel uses of switchable privacy smart windows including all mechanical, electrical, hardware, and software components∙ Investigated and successfully implemented human interface sensors for control of smart windows∙ Developed manufacturing processes for patterning ITO coatings on PET film

- Researched newly discovered nano-structures inside liquid crystal materials using polarizing optical microscopy, optical spectrometry, and small-angle X-ray scattering- Studied the breaking of ITO coatings on flexible substrates using optical microscopy and SEM

- Constructed prototype liquid crystal devices in cleanroom facility for use in optical measurements such as switching speed, transmission/absorption, and birefringence- Synthesized and researched properties of new liquid crystal materials and their elastomers- Designed and ran experiments using x-ray beamlines at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) for small-angle x-ray scattering measurements- Designed and built a variety of experimental setups for use in polarizing optical microscopy, optical spectrometry, and piezoelectric measurements