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To continue to excel in propelling the advancement of novel ideas in consumer products by utilizing my expertise in the application of theoretical and empirical research and effectively leading and motivating highly productive and efficient technology, engineering, chemistry, and production teams.

Working to bring together innovative solutions from the start-up industry to government applications in the Department of Defense, Veteran Affairs, MEDCOM, and SOFIC.

Houston, Texas, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

As an integral part of the Metagreen executive team, my role is to envision and fulfill our company’s technological directive. I have created new IP, met with and helped to form agreements with prospective investors, increased efficiencies with current technologies, and successfully pitched and fulfilled client product and production needs. I manage and oversee the technology, engineering, and production teams to perform at their maximum capacities.

Responsible for the systems integration of Watson 2 handheld XRF device at Tribogenics. Provided information imperative to the translation of R&D devices for consumer products by defining metrics to meet and exceed market, quality, and production needs. Successfully integrated the mechanical and electrical hierarchies to the control software and GUI interfaces within the Watson 2 XRF device.

Riverside, Ca, Us

Supervision of 4 undergraduate and graduate students in a laboratory setting that utilizes equipment to run plasma experiments. The experiments being investigated are to further the fundamental understanding of non-thermal plasmas, and for the creation of new and existing materials for material applications. Job duties include: 1. optimizing a schedule for multiple experiments that utilize the same equipment allowing for maximum output of data and materials. 2. Design and assembly of custom reactor systems for advanced in-situ fundamental measurements of non-thermal plasmas 3. Interfacing newly designed reactor systems with software (LabVIEW, matlab), for the creation of automated testing equipment. 4. Collection and analysis of data for weekly meetings and publication.

Riverside, Ca, Us

Research in the area of non-thermal plasmas and their applications. Designed and constructed reactors used to carry out, in-situ and ex-situ, fundamental measurements of non-thermal RF plasmas. In-situ measurements include: Fourier transform Infrared absorbance, optical emission spectroscopy, and ion density measurements to name a few. Ex-situ Characterization included transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. This work allowed for the ability to empirically measure a particle’s temperature as it was immersed in a plasma. At the same time, a collaboration with JPL utilizing non-thermal plasmas produced nona-particles as precursor powders for densification processes was in progress. The powders are used to produce nano-structured bulk materials to study their thermoelectric capabilities, see JPL job description.

Riverside, Ca, Us

Pasadena, Ca, Us

Graduate research assistant utilizing precursor powders produced via non-thermal plasmas for densification processes. Samples produced were n-type silicon materials utilized in thermoelectric applications. My responsibilities at JPL were: 1. modification of hot press profiles and procedures to produce nano-structured bulk silicon samples. 2. Characterization of the produced samples, e.g. Thermal Conductivity, Seebeck, and Hall-effect measurements for figure of merit (ZT) calculations. 3. X-Ray Diffraction, Scaning Electrom Microscopy, and Transmission Electron Microscopy for structural characterization of the material. The overall goal of this collaboration was to show that precursor powders produced via non-thermal plasmas could compete with other powder production methods, e.g. ball milling, and return a good ZT value. The study was successful and the collaboration between Prof. Mangolini’s lab and JPL has been extended to a new PhD student in Prof. Mangolini’s lab.

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

Bachelor’S Degree, Physics

Bachelor’S Degree, Mathematics