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San Diego, CA, US

Reston, Virginia, US

Santa Barbara, CA, US

• Led a team of five program managers responsible for overseeing the entire lifecycle of semiconductor and MEMS products from development to full-scale production.
• Managed customer relations, monitored schedules and budgets, allocated internal resources, drove secondary sales efforts and reported progress to the senior management team.
• Proactively identified risks and developed program plans with the technical team to ensure successful delivery of products within customers’ required budgets and timelines.
• Ensured programs met contracted quality standards including ISO9001, ISO13485 and FDA 21 CFR Part 11.

Reston, Virginia, US

• Led concurrent non-intrusive inspection (NII) development programs using active x-ray imaging technology for the Department of Homeland Security, including the High Energy Rail ($379M, IDIQ 2020 - 2025) and Pre-Primary.
• Owned system requirements and worked with hardware and software engineering teams to deliver functional x-ray systems meeting contractual expectations.
• Successfully completed initial tests of both systems with customer representatives and contracted civil works for installation at government sites.

Carlsbad, California, US

• Led development and ISO certification of the Stingray robotic tank inspection tool and performed the first inspection of an online jet fuel tank in the United States.
• Added tank inspection capability to existing pipeline inspection services portfolio and led initial sales rollout resulting in $5M in additional sales in first year.
• Responsible for defining budget, driving sales, managing operating revenue while overseeing execution of contracted inspections for an organization of 15 people.

Carlsbad, California, US

• Established a new engineering division focused on designing, fabricating, and selling products to enhance existing offerings via team recruitment and development of departmental procedures for initial ISO9001.
• Created robotic nuclear decontamination tool and successfully led first deployment at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant resulting in a Certificate of Achievement in 2019 from the SPRINT Robotics Group.
• Designed, tested and fabricated the MicroCam, filling a market need for lower priced radiation tolerant cameras.

New York, NY, US

• Managed the end-to-end process for complex proposal creation, including evaluating customer requirements, estimating costs and risks, determining optimal pricing and reviewing contracts.
• Actively participated in trade shows by leading customer meetings and collaborated with sales representatives to facilitate onsite order closures.
• Consistently assessed market outlook and worked with engineering team to ensure product roadmap met upcoming market requirements.

New York, NY, US

• Drove delivery of 7-10+ concurrent orders (average contract value $500k) from receipt of order through install and commissioning by defining required NRE and ensuring proper execution.
• Developed schedules, managed project scope, drove resource assignments and generated change orders when required to keep program within budget.

New York, NY, US

• Promoted after nine months to manage team of seven engineers responsible for the design and documentation of Dynamic Positioning and automation systems for maritime vessels (delivered ~40 systems per year).
• Group defined functional and interface requirements for system and interacted with software, manufacturing, field service and quality personnel to ensure successful system delivery by creating documentation and.
• Led development of the 7th generation of the Nautronix DP platform including a major change in software architecture to improve system scalability and interface capability.

Provided technical support and leadership during the initial production phase of the Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM) Tech Insert console for the MH60-S Naval helicopter. Evaluated and implemented system requirements, prepared and executed test procedures, and analyzed and resolved system deficiencies. Collaborated with multiple technical disciplines.

Seattle, WA, US

Designed, constructed, and tested a multi-spectral imaging system. This imaging system was a critical piece of the automated single-cell measurement scheme constructed by the Microscale Life Sciences Center. MATLAB software and theory development for data extraction and signal separation were critical components of this project. Published thesis entitled.

Bs, Engineering Physics

Ms, Electrical Engineering