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Boston, Ma, Us

Bedford, Ma

Bioreactor support and process development

Bedford, Ma

• Led a talented team of engineers and scientists developing, analyzing, testing, and optimizing new concepts for low-cost, high-productivity photobioreactors. • Developed and demonstrated bioreactors at a broad range of scales, from 1 L to 5000 L. Designed a 100,000 L scale facility.• Developed bioreactor design concepts that led to a demonstrated 2x increase in outdoor productivity.• Developed reactor system concepts that reduced cost and resource usage by over 5x.• Remained an individual contributor and IP generator in parallel with management responsibilities.• Responsible for over 25 individuals divided into three teams: Design, Development, and Process Engineering.

Cambridge, Ma

Associate Director: Partnership for AiR Transportation Noise & Emissions Reduction (PARTNER) (2007 – 2008)PARTNER is an FAA Center of Excellence for the investigation of the environmental impacts of aviation. Includes 10 universities and 50 advisory board members spanning aviation’s leading industrial and governmental organizations, with its program office located at MIT. • Managed interactions between university and advisory board members. Performed/supervised research on noise and emissions reduction.Deputy Director: MIT MicroEngine Project (2002 – 2007)Gas Turbine Laboratory• Provided day-to-day leadership to a multidisciplinary team of more than 30 students, post-docs, staff, and faculty developing microfabricated gas turbine engines and rocket engines. Project received over $20 million in funding. • Served as lead integrator of all aspects of the project, including bearings, combustion, electromechanics, fabrication, heat transfer, instrumentation, and turbomachinery. • Interacted with project sponsors (ARL, ARO, DARPA) and represented the project at contractors’ meetings, government-sponsored meetings, and technical conferences.• Responsible for report writing and budgetary issues. • Assisted in the direct supervision of over 10 undergraduate and graduate-level projects.

Andover, Ma

Startup developing telecom components fabricated on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers. Cooperative research and development agreement with MIT Lincoln Laboratory, where I maintained a second office and worked closely with their process engineers.• Led the microfabrication team building silicon-waveguide-based optical devices. • Directed mechanical engineering efforts, such as stress and thermal analyses.

Cambridge, Ma

Research Engineer, Associate Director, MIT MicroEngine Project (1997 – 2000)Postdoctoral Associate, MIT MicroEngine Project (1995 – 1997)• Performed research on microscale turbomachinery, including computations, design, and experimentation. • Designed and constructed a high-speed test facility for studying low Reynolds number compressors.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Consultant to the power generation industry, focusing on fossil fuel and nuclear power plants.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering

Doctoral Research: "An Experimental Investigation Toward the Active Control of Turbulent Boundary Layers," advised by Prof. W. C. Reynolds.

Master’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

• Masters Research: “Air-Cycle Air Conditioning for Automobiles -- A Thermodynamic Cycle Analysis,” advised by Prof. W. C. Reynolds

Bse, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Engineering Physics Program