Strategy and diligence consultant to deeptech VCs and startups

Led Hanwha's US-focused VC investments and strategic partnerships in Aerospace & Defense, Maritime, Advanced Manufacturing, ML/AI, Cleantech, and SustainabilityPortfolio: Maverick Biometals (synbio / biomining), Fortem Technologies (dual-use / counter-uas), Phoenix Tailings (mining / cleantech), Forge Nano (adv. mfg.), Ampcera (batteries / adv. matl.), Finless Foods (foodtech)

Led digital transformation and innovation projects in manufacturing to improve production efficiency and capacity.

IndustrialML is an award-winning startup building a data aggregation and analytics platform for process manufacturers.MassChallenge '20 Boston (Gold winner), Harvard ilab LLX GEO '20-'21, Plug & Play winter '20 IoT cohort

As a venture capital principal, I was responsible for full deal lifecycle, including developing investment theses, sourcing, screening, deal negotiation, and post-investment strategic relationships.• Notable Investments: Digital Alloys (additive manufacturing), Cuberg (batteries), Gamma Alloys (advanced materials)

Performed market analysis and provided go-to-market strategy for printed electronics offerings

• Venture Capital: responsible for due diligence, sourcing, and market landscaping for venture investments in the digital-industrial space. Deal team member for Desktop Metal, Carbon3D, Optomec, Sarcos Robotics, Upskill, Rethink Robotics, Matterfab, Airware• Strategy: Laid groundwork for a startup incubation program that was to be housed in the new Boston headquarters. Coordinated ecosystem engagement, program design, and innovation center planning.

LiftUp was a hardware company aiming to make strength training more convenient and approachable.80% of Americans don’t strength train enough. Hurdles include its inconvenience (both in yearly costs and 2-hour gym trips); slow results; and high intimidation factor, whether it’s the behemoths at the gym or high-intensity guided home videos.Our solution was smart exercise equipment paired with an app for easy-to-do home workouts, automatic workout tracking, and progress reports. We combined this with a user experience focused on building healthy habits, not gimmicky 30-day beach bodies. By tackling these issues, we aimed to make strength training more interesting, convenient, and approachable.

Researcher and teaching assistant for Entrepreneurial Finance, a second-year elective course at HBS. With the three faculty members, Ramana Nanda, Bill Sahlman, and Robert White, I co-authored multiple cases and related course material:• Rubicon Global: an asset-light business disrupting an old industry of waste management• BionX: an advanced prosthetics technology company that overcame significant challenges and needed additional funding• Problem sets: designed to reinforce the course concepts of business model design, multi-stage financing, and company valuation

Performed sourcing and due diligence of technology ventures in a new team on the leading edge of GE’s roadmap• Managed initial lifecycle of multiple deals, from screening to due diligence to investment• Evaluated opportunities include 3d printing, enterprise IT, collaborative robotics, and commercial drones

Cool Planet is a startup developing a new technology to convert cellulosic (non-food) biomass directly to a gasoline substitute (non-ethanol). Our system is both field deployable at the source of biomass and fully scalable. Our investors include Northbridge Partners, Google Ventures, GE Ventures, NRG, Conocophillips, BP, Shea Ventures, and Constellation Energy.Designed and implemented company growth and technology development strategies. Lead on siting process for first commercial facilities• Initiated connections with state governments to establish economic development incentives while determining locations of first commercial facilities, resulting in an offer of over $55M in tax abatements and $2.5M in grants• Established local strategic partnerships for biomass sourcing and fuel product off-take• Co-developed and executed strategy to generate near-term (pre-IPO) revenues through agricultural field trials and purchase agreements of biochar soil enhancer, a fuel production byproduct• Initiated and managed first-of-kind capital cost estimations for company key technologies in response to due diligence efforts of investors• Joined as the fifth engineer in the company, transitioned into the business development role as the company grew• Engineering lead on multiple technology demonstrators to burn down risks in key complex system components

Innate Innovations, Inc. (i^3) was an early-stage technology incubator and technical engineering consultant company. Our technologies were primarily in the energy systems arena, though our consulting extended to the broader engineering field. Our company mission was to develop cost-effective alternative energy systems that could benefit society through our own internally developed concepts and through partnering with in joint ventures. Examples of Projects:• Due diligence consulting to angel investors to provide technical and economic feasibility analysis for potential investments• Concept development for small-scale, containerized hydro-turbines• Contract design work for military armored excavators and vehicles • Evaluation and system design of geothermal energy production using existing, underutilized wells for small- to medium-scale

Provided guidance to executives, portfolio managers, and program leads in the creation of project business cases through market research, sales projections, and Return on Investment estimates• Managed planning process for $100M+ internal R&D budget• Worked to integrate Marketing & Strategy, Program Management, and Engineering organizations to best align R&D investments for growth• Led business innovation, internal entrepreneurship, and cultural transformation activities • Envisioned and directed initiative on Ideas-2-Innovation, a centralized collaboration network for use company-wide to collect, discuss, and promote new ideas for business growth• Panel speaker at "Diversity In Innovation" seminar – focused on importance of diversity in thought in innovative organizations• Knowledge Sharing Seminars: presented innovation and “intrapreneurship” discussion sessions• Led a innovations project to demonstrate the business case and identify the market opportunity for application of PWR-developed gasification technology with algae-derived biofuels

Pioneering member of Power Innovations: a new division of Advanced Programs group with goal of rapid, innovative product development to facilitate growth into adjacent markets• Assistant Project Manager on successful advanced programs rocket engine development program demonstrating new and advanced fabrication techniques enabling cost reduction of future engines by over 75%• Project engineer on business growth projects in clean energy and portable power sectors• Assisted in capturing new projects for the division – both from external sources as well as through Rocketdyne internal programs• Key member of various Department of Energy (DoE) and Department of Defense (DoD) proposals• Awarded an engine technology development proposal with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)• Project engineer on business growth projects, including a Coal Gasification pilot plant and a new diesel rotary engine concept

• Responsible for determining quality verification and manufacturing requirements for turbomachinery on the J-2X engine, a new high-performance rocket engine designed for manned spaceflight programs for NASA• Prepared and presented sections of the J-2X NASA Critical Design Review (CDR)

Multidisciplinary project engineer on a wide range of projects for design, test, and R&D, from natural gas tankers liners to drone airframes to rocket engine propellant tanks• Worked as an engineer on development and test setups, including a structural test rig for Northrup Grumman's GlobalHawk fuselage and aft v-tail section.• Responsible for design and fabrication of test apparatuses for aerospace and cryogenic applications.• Responsible for all aspects of tests, including procedure, operation, and data analysis.

• Sole proprietor of a retail website for high quality coffee, espresso, and tea products.• Established a supply and distribution channel for drop-shipping products. • Worked with reputable roasters in the San Diego area to provide high quality coffees and teas.• Designed the website, set up payment processing solution, and kept online catalog updated for new products and sales.

• Completed the design, fabrication, and operation of cryogen two-phase flow experiments for thesis project.• Set up and ran multiple cryogenic fluid property research projects. Example experiments include laser mass spectrometry of solid hydrogen, super-fluid helium flow, and high precision measurement of cryogen viscosity and thermal conductivity.

• Fabrication of precision components for multiple research experiments• Assisting with setup and operation of jet-flow oriented research projects

• Created a new, common AutoCAD database to allow all office location in the country to start using a consistent drawing library and style set• Created engineering drawings for planned improvements to the Tallahassee Regional Airport