Contract engineering services. Client: Arete AssociatesService: Failure analysis of Streak Tube Imaging LIDARClient: CBM SensorsService: Team lead for the development of medical device data acquisition system. Reverse engineering of legacy medical systems to establish product improvement & manufacturing capabilities. Internal Research and Development:Engineering of greenhouse control and monitoring system utilizing cost effective sensor solutions for agricultural monitoring. Stereo vision and thermographic crop monitoring to facilitate machine learning.

Real Estate Investment & ManagementBusiness planning and finance managementDirected 2 full-time employees

Lia Loka is an internet based startup with a passion for community and philanthropy. Lia Loka was established in 2012, in Tucson, AZ, by Robert Light & Richard Cannon. The Lia Loka team consists of a dynamic group of individuals with backgrounds in engineering, business, and education. We have identified several unique opportunities in the market and designed an innovative product/business model to address them. Lia Loka differentiates itself as a Benefit Company and is designed to maximize social well-being. LiaLoka.com is an innovative savings and fundraising platform that can be used with any internet ready device. Lia Loka’s unique features include an eMarketing platform for local merchants and an instant fundraising tool for schools and organizations. Consumer members experience valuable savings and chances to win prizes. All three contribute to their local community through Lia Loka, which is trademarked as The Community Effect. This diverse customer base greatly amplifies Lia Loka’s potential.

Temporary position investigating high sensitivity imaging of electrophoresis gels and western blots

Project Management – Developed 30 month $104M prime contract proposal with options, $26M base program for the Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis (COBRA) System. Contract Awarded March 2011 Production Management / Design for Manufacturing – Successfully transitioned Anti-Mine Counter Measure (AMCM) programs from R&D to Low Rate Initial Production. AN/AES-1 ALMDS ($18M) & AN/AQS-20 ($26M) Systems Engineering of Prototype LIDAR systems through Production Systems – System integration lead, characterization, verification test development and system deployment.Precision Optical Alignments and Characterization Test Stations – Pioneered optical alignment and characterization products for Streak Tube Imaging LIDAR systems; automated machine vision, pattern recognition, motion controlled optical component alignment and electro optical characterization test stations.

NSF funded KITES field tests deploying a 4 channel submersible spectrometer. Spectral calibrations & Data analysis (water column coefficients and chlorophyll concentration)Undergraduate Research ProjectSpectral response & QE characterization multi-channel photomultiplier tube.