Provide an executive perspective to the graduate engineering leadership curriculum, prepare and deliver courses on leadership skills, mentor graduate students, and collaborate with the Director on outreach programs.

Boston-based angel investment group providing funding and advice to early-stage technology driven start up companies.

ARA is an employee-owned scientific research and engineering company dedicated to solving critical national problems to improve our safety, security and way of life.

Led this NASDAQ-traded organization consisting of a portfolio of 6 new technology and product companies specializing in the development and manufacture of sensing, detection and analysis technologies.Clarified vision and set direction and strategy while simplifying organizational structure. Upgraded business and sales leadership and identified and completed key operational initiatives while making improvements in infrastructure. Focused investments to strengthen IP portfolio and existing product lines. Formed joint research/product team to pursue new product opportunities. Rebranded Dynasil with a clear unifying theme of “Innovating, Science, Research and Technology” and initiated an investor relations campaign to increase visibility.

QinetiQGroup PLC is a $2.4B solutions and service provider to global aerospace, defense and security markets. The Technology Solutions Group delivers research/engineering services, and the development of advanced technology products, to both government and commercial markets.Controlled all P&Ls, directed research/engineering and product operations, drove strategic plans, led initiatives for business growth, and provided leadership and overall direction of operations and support functions to meet strategic and financial goals. The division is a $400+M, 800-employee operation purchased from Foster-Miller in 2004 and is the most profitable and largest cash generator of Qinetiq’s business groups.• Led and executed a comprehensive integration and growth strategy that grew the business from $120M when acquired from Foster-Miller to $400M in less than 5 years.• Coordinated all operations due diligence activities to prepare Foster-Miller for acquisition by Qinetiq and executed the communications and integration plan following the acquisition. • Formed a Management Leadership Team to identify and advance specific strategic initiatives to transition from a small to a large business culture.• Managed the divestiture of Foster-Miller’s $10M, 25 person SBIR business after the acquisition.• Led the teams responsible for the identification, acquisition and integration of four companies during the period 2005-2008 at a combined value of $90M USD.• Launched a technology roadmap and strategic planning process and developed procedures to more effectively exploit cross-group innovations between R&D and Product sectors.• Led efforts to reduce costs and drove a major reorganization that aligned with growth strategy. Led the annual budgeting/planning process with the CFO.• Built the manufacturing value chain to support significant product growth, adopted and oversaw ISO certification, and installed customer support and quality systems to optimize customer satisfaction.

Founder of a business group specializing in the design, development, and deployment of advanced robotic systems for hazardous environments including military, chemical and nuclear commercial/government markets. Responsible for all business and engineering operations, technology development and investments, marketing, and major customer contact.• Developed and executed strategies to expand the business base in robotic and remote systems for hazardous environments to over $100M/year.• Effectively integrated the TALON prototype mobile robot into the group and developed a major military robotic business becoming the leading supplier to the US Military.• Licensed and supplied nuclear robotic systems and training to major utility customers and nuclear service providers in Japan, France, Korea and Canada.• Established a sole source specialized service business for the US Naval nuclear program servicing the carrier fleet with robotic system developed for their exclusive use.• Generated essential intellectual property during the nuclear robotic development efforts critical in successfully defending the firm’s business with $10M USD in favorable judgments.• Restructured the business model to control design and engineering, maintain supplier cost control, and strengthen customer relationships.