Stephen Drake, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Austin, TX, US

London, England, GB

Selected from nearly 1400 applicants worldwide for the inaugural NATO DIANA program. Collaborating with Tehnopol and Tartu Science Park in Tallinn and Tartu, Estonia respectively.

Reykjavik, Reykjavik, IS

Reykjavik, Reykjavik, IS

• Collaborating with our manufacturing and channel partners, for streamline supply chain and logistics optimization for solving our customer’s needs with the best experience possible.
• Leading efforts for a wide industrial release our first commercial product.
• Crafting IceWind’s product and technology roadmaps which will continue to provide unprecedented engineered extreme energy solutions.

Austin, Texas, US

Inflight Capital Partners is a private equity independent sponsor backed by some of the largest family offices in the U.S. The firm invests in industrial manufacturing, technologies, services, and distribution businesses in North America and the UK. I serve as a technical advisor for due diligence activities including engineering, operations, and logistics.

Houston, TX, US

Advisory Panel Member for the Customer Experience Program at the University of Houston, Bauer in Austin. This diverse, innovative, and extremely well-connected network of top-flight professionals lead a number of contributions to the School by enhancing the reputation and quality of the School through strategic review of the credit and noncredit offerings.

New York, NY, US

Austin, Texas, US

• Re-engineered the R&D testing process and mechanisms. Instituted continuous process improvements following the Kaizen approach while combining the organizational advantages of 5S systems
• Established the use of a virtual and physical Kanban to promote a flexible event driven scheduling avoiding the legacy timeboxed system shared across multiple individuals and teams
• Expert in executive level Communication, articulating business value of technology platforms that spread awareness, inform about disruptive technology, and future customer demands
• Promote the shift in industry importance and benefits of IIoT/IoT data capture & Analytics into next generation systems and smart product offerings
• Project Manager for Stage Gate new product development while formulating new ideas and concepts that will be converted into new offerings
• Organize Certification & Standards agencies for witness testing and remote acceptance for products including CSA, DEKRA, FM, Intertek, & DNV

Fairfax, VA, US

• Actively assisted customers in maximizing onshore control of offshore assets engaged in persistently monitoring the water column, sea floor, and deep-ocean networks
• Coordinated and executed mission planning and mobilization of deep-ocean cable systems and other electronic warfare products
• Traveled worldwide for both on and offshore installations
• Drafted component test procedures and conducted functionality testing
• Examined post-installation data analysis and presented findings and conclusions to customers
• Designed interface components for product acceptance testing

• Developed and instituted product test strategies for hand-held explosive detection device
• Conducted product field tests and analyzed results
• Documented test findings and drafted product reliability and accuracy reports
• Performed product demonstrations before various audiences, including both private corporate entities and governmental agencies

Burleson, Texas, US

• Created AutoCAD manufacturing designs for manufacturing products based on customer specifications
• Compiled component specification literature for customer use
• Designed and maintained customer information database

Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering

Masters, Mechanical Engineering

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Mechanical Engineering

Education record