I am a scientist by training, and an engineer by experience, allowing me to evaluate both possibilities and practicalities; I appreciate novel concepts, and have the practical experience to bring them to reality. With extensive work experience in diverse fields from the mundane to the cutting edge, including micro-satellites, optics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and propulsion, among others, I am able both to see the big picture and to focus down to the most minute detail, and have a proven ability to find novel solutions to problems in many fields.