Director of Operations for OEM startup selling beta stage Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) and Inertial Navigation System (INS) to manufacturers of autonomous robots, drones and tier 1 automotive partners.

Consulting in sensor design and development, MEMS fabrication, materials, process development, procedures, reliability testing and new product introduction cycle for SMEs and start-up companies.

Manager for Lambton Manufacturing Innovation Centre (LMIC, formerly BTAC), providing fabrication services, research, design services, process consulting and assistance with funding programs to Canadian SMEs. LMIC specializes in industrial design and design for manufacturing services as well as basic research on materials development and product testing, with fabrication capabilities in additive printing.

In a fabless business model, developing novel, low cost 3-D stress and force sensors for structural health monitoring and touch sensor industries. Creation of novel structures and manufacturing techniques allowing for prototyping and seamless transition to volume manufacturing. Managing all outsourcing activities, product testing and compliance.

Manufacturer's Representative in charge of business development, North America for INEX Microsystems, a leading contract development, manufacturing and commercialization center for specialist electronic devices, microsystems and nanotechnology.

Provide business and technical advice to a Montreal-based start-up providing custom coating solutions in the nanotechnology, materials, biotechnology industries.

Responsible for Operations of start-up CVD diamond fab providing industrial diamond coating solutions. Designed and installed Class 1000 cleanroom, revised process and procedures and increased production yield on SiC seal products. Initiated development work on improving wafer product quality and yield.

Sourced equipment and created test lab necessary to perform initial reliability tests on new CMOS/MEMS product. Source outside test, packaging and assembly services for first prototype and then volume production capability. Data used to redesign product and enhance reliability while improving manufacturability and reducing cost. Defined product specifications and set up supply chain for volume manufacturing

Reviewed process and identified technical challenges to commercialization. Identified key constraints on device reliability using surface analytical techniques. Performed process cost analysis to identify cost centers in new microfluidic, lab on chip device to help more efficiently direct product development efforts.

Managed development team and lead processing efforts allowing for the successful creation of a prototype, bulk-micromachined 8x8 MOEMS optical switch. Supervised remote development efforts working out of the University of Alberta Nanofab facility. Initiated reliability testing of prototype devices, identifying key design constraints limiting optical performance and specified critical path that would allow for delivery of devices with competitive loss specifications. Submitted successful proposal for government funding (MSTRI program) to study MEMS comb drive actuator performance in conjunction with University of Alberta. Working devices were fabricated and tested which resulted in improved algorithms to be used in commercially available MEMS simulation software.

Supervised analysis of material and process issues resulting from scaling of pilot line GaAs HBT fab to volume production. Spearheaded investigated all aspects of emitter contact formation and identified process steps inhibiting Ohmic contact formation. Activities resulted in 50% increase in fab yield.Initiated production in-house accelerated reliability testing used to screen defective products.

Managed operations and staff of a venture capital funded start-up company manufacturing CVD diamond substrates, administering budget of up to $3 million/year. Supervised technology development and transition of facility from pilot line phase to premier producer of low cost CVD diamond substrates in the world, as selected by Hughes Space and Communications and Rockwell International. Developed a revolutionary, low-cost process for growing thermal diamond films, as well as state-of-the-art in-house backend capabilities in Nd:YLF laser cutting and CMP/physical polishing of diamond. During a 2 year project funded by DARPA, managed research and development activities leading to 80% reduction in cost of CVD diamond by dramatically increasing production capacity and yield. Member of design team successfully manufacturing and testing electronic packages successfully demonstrating the feasibility and benefit of using diamond as a thermal control material.

Specified and tested all coatings used on the antennae for the Iridium satellite array of 77 satellites, currently successfully deployed in low earth orbit environment.

In advanced cartridge design group, supported production of electron beam printer products. Designed and tested prototype of the first thin-film electron beam imaging (EBI) printer cartridge, successfully doubling the usable print head life. Procured,refurbished and installed a used plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) system for protective SiOxNy coating of cartridge electrodes and allow for thin film cartridge development.

Working on prototype of AMLCD display within the Advanced Thin Film Development group, characterized and qualified electronic materials for consideration and use in active-matrix liquid crystal display fabrication. Conducted reliability and failure analyses utilizing most conventional surface analytical techniques. Developed and monitored production processes for PECVD and e-beam dielectric depositions, as well as compound semiconductor (CdSe) thermal deposition and patterning using ion beam etching. Supervised research into materials characterization at the University of Waterloo, University of Toronto and Surface Science Western.Optically characterized AR-coated glass for compliance to Military Specification and wear resistance. For guidance systems group, developed non-destructive optical methods for qualification of dielectric laser mirrors used in ring laser gyroscope (RLG) fabrication, thereby reducing assembly and fabrication costs.