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Eminence, Kentucky, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Involvement at the intersection of business and technology for the B&C group:• North American lead for M&A of Eminence Speakers, including: legal coordination, technology diligence, HR, ERISA, P&L, and IP• Oversee all activities of the B&C group to curate, build, extend, and defend intellectual property (IP) rights using utility patents, trademarks, and trade dress• Ongoing strategic initiatives for new markets and verticals

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Role:New technology, IP, sustainability, and strategic initiatives for world’s largest professional transducer manufacturer. Structure product discovery and development alongside R&D and customer-facing teams.Highlights:• Draft proposed loudspeaker testing appendix for IEC standard 62368 - which resulted in exemption for loudspeaker driver testing• IP strategy and implementation• Lead cross-functional initiatives for key business needs• Strategic work on sustainability and reuse initiatives• Market research for new verticals and channels• Develop project charter framework for NPI• Factory defectivity initiatives to improve cost of quality

Greater Atlanta Area

Role:Own technology transition after corporate acquisition. Product management, hardware, and software platform architecture of new luminaire control platform.Highlights:• Post-acquisition transition of all design, approvals, supply chain, and manufacturing to Phoenix engineering, procurement, and ERP• Lead product architect for hardware, wireless, and SAAS platform alongside software lead• Product management for firmware, ATE, and validation of wireless luminaire controllers with Asian joint development manufacturer (JDM)• Customer-facing sales activities for intermodal facilities with Phoenix outside sales team• Shepherd IP portfolio and secured domestic and international patents built on acquired BLS IP• Stewardship of ANSI C136.37 - Solid State Luminaires Used in Roadway and Area Lighting" as technical chair• Update of electrical, safety, and EMC regulatory catalog for products under AS/NZS, and global CB Scheme requirements due to impending changes in IEC 60598-1• Update of luminaires to latest DesignLights Consortium (DLC) qualified product standards• Ownership of all technical due diligence during the acquisition of Bright Light Systems (BLS)

Alpharetta, Ga

Role:Lead all engineering, including mechanical, electrical, compliance, CAE, and contracted consulting for venture-backed luminaire and controls manufacturerHighlights:• Steward lifecycle for five luminaire product cycles• Pivot product portfolio from plasma lamp to LED technology• Secure Australasia as major market through development of region-specific products• Qualify OEM / ODM / JDC vendors to drive performance and cost• Define performance specifications for electrical and mechanical assemblies, materials, finishes, and testing• Procure and manage contract resources, including scope and deliverables for CAD, FEA, firmware, and web front end• Review and approve part submission warrants, PPAP, and define certificate of conformance and other quality related deliverables• Manage HS codes and Section 301 tariffs strategy for all hardware and electronics• Oversee global safety / LVD, performance, flame, vibration, and optical certifications of luminaires and luminaire control module hardware• Manage global EMC compliance and immunity for conducted, radiated, and spurious emissions of luminaires and control system hardware• Conduct FMEA, develop SOPs, define IQC, fixturing, and rework for luminaire assemblies• Stand up domestic contract manufacturing in 2015• Collaborate with software lead to define stack, protocols, and front-end reporting for SaaS control platform• Hardware scope, edge node requirements, and business logic roadmap for next-generation asset management platform using AWS platform (e.g., Lambda, SQS, SNS, and SES)

Atlanta, Ga

Role:Project consulting expertise for the professional audio market including acoustics, audio design, site surveys, system tuning, and teachingHighlights:• Project manage from customer contact through integration and system tuning• Interface directly with end customers, other consultants, integration contractors, and key stakeholders• Pre-integration deliverables including acoustics analysis, system design / architecture, and one-line drawings Trained customers, employees, and integrators on FFT-based measurement and system tuning• Designed custom low frequency loudspeakers for integration firms• Facilitated audio-specific transitions for multi-campus HOW that purchased other facilities and transitioned them to worship spaces• Consulted with media leadership of large HOWs as unbiased SME around revamping problematic audio and acoustics• Acoustics analysis via impulse response capture, FFT measurements, and direct field simulation for schools, houses of worship, and performing arts facilities

Atlanta, Ga

Role:Subject matter expert for materials and manufacturing in strategic partnerships to win DoD contractsHighlights:• Uncover contract wins from government requisitions for strategic manufacturing partners• Appraise manufacturing process capabilities of potential “second source" vendors• Interface with Rock Island Arsenal as they sought to diversify their customer base for mechanical assemblies

Atlanta, Ga

Role:Novel research on conversion of mineral forming organisms into other chemistries while retaining morphology of the original organism at nanometer scaleHighlights:• Designed and manufactured X-ray transmissive reaction chambers to observe phase evolution during gas-solid reactions• Utilized CAD, CAM, and 3 axis VMC to machine graphite and tungsten carbide green bodies• 3D printing of ceramic green bodies for chemical conversion• Conducted in-situ analysis of phase evolution via in-situ high temperature X-ray diffraction• Observed reaction kinetics via HTXRD and model against phenomenological kinetics equations• Converted silica structures into periclase, mullite, alumina, and iron silicides while retaining original morphology at the sub-micron scale• Created biologically templated structures using halide reactions with secondary reductants through modeling with HSC Chemistry• Characterized chemistry and microstructures using electron microscopy, EDS, XPS, DLS, ICP, nitrogen or krypton absorption analysis (BET), and FIB• Constructed sol-gel reaction system and developed LabVIEW process control interface to automate multi-layer deposition of alumina precursors on silica, MgO, and silicon substrates• Worked with building design firm to specify power distribution system for electrical furnace laboratory• Repair and maintain a variety of high vacuum and analytical equipment, including ion mill, BET system, TGA, and microwave reaction digester

Atlanta, Ga

• Investigated low work function cathode coating materials for NASA ion rocket project• Set up molybdenum vacuum furnace for phase evolution analysis

Gainesville, Fl

• Sputtered cerium oxide as gate dielectric for InP III-IV semiconductor substrate• Developed process gas mixtures to tailor valency of oxide phase growth using Ellingham diagrams• Maintained and repaired multi-target RF sputtering system and supporting high vacuum infrastructure

Austin, Tx

Role:Process development, defectivity discovery, and tool ownership on 8” wafer track system in Class 1 fabHighlights:• Reduce wafer prep cycle time during adhesion promoter step• Conducted experiments that reduced organosilicon consumption by >40%• Managed production wafer flow and lithographic reworks using control charting• Discovered new defect during rinsing of photoresist. Resolved locally and conveyed to other foundries• Drafted quick reference tutorial for using AMD's internal fab automation MRP / CMMS / ERP system• Investigated various defects flagged by automated metrology using in fab SEM• Characterized swing curve behavior for different lithography process flows• Certified in Advanced Micro Devices CS46 process flow for both FEOL and BEOL• Submitted patent proposal for wafer rinse chuck improvements to AMD intellectual property team• Matriculated through AMD internal classes in semiconductor physics, phase-shift reticles, multiple patterning, and Si-Ge technology

State College, Pa

• Built electro-optic switch from selectively poled ferroelectric LiBNO3 single crystal• Coded Matlab program to calculate reflectance behavior of dielectric mirror stacks• Characterized in-situ ferroelectric domain growth behavior using polarization microscopy

Alachua, Fl

• Assessed the electro-acoustic performance of loudspeaker components from a potential OEM/ODM supplier• Advised Sabine on product strategy for the powered professional loudspeaker market in light of their portfolio of DSP expertise

Nsf Engineering Research Center, Gainesville, Fl

• Performed spectroscopy on YAG-induced ablation under ambient atmosphere• Characterized laser-induced ozone formation using time-windowed spectroscopy

Orlando, Fl

• Characterized nonlinear refractive index behavior of silicon napthalocyanine

Phd Candidate, Materials Science And Engineering

Activities and Societies: MOVE tutoring program, GT Ideas to Serve (I2S) Competition GPA: 3.9/4.0

Bsc, Ceramics Specialty, Materials Science And Engineering, Graduated With Honors

Activities and Societies: ACERS