Resume

Career Highlights

• Successfully introduced 10 commercial products to the market since the year 2020.

• Authored & published 2 white papers & 5 case-studies since the year 2023.

• Prepared & submitted over 50 SBIR/STTR proposals, with a funding success rate of 22.5%.

  • Funding has been secured from government agencies such as AF, NAVY, DARPA, NASA, & NIH.

• Completed over 40 R&D projects successfully within designated timelines & budget constraints.

• Established over 20 partnerships with industry & academia to advance product development & qualification.

• Established 3 facilities transitioning from vacant spaces to fully operational R&D & production environments.

• Authored & published 13 manuscripts throughout graduate studies & post-doctoral training (google scholar).

• Authored & published 22 conference proceedings throughout graduate studies & post-doctoral training.

Skills

Professional Skills

• Productivity: Skilled in productivity tools such as Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), SharePoint, ClickUp, & proficient in Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms).

  • Revamped company's SharePoint structure, simplifying document sharing & collaboration, resulting in a 50% increase in team efficiency.

  • Developed & delivered more than 50 impactful presentations to stakeholders & technical audience, elevating engagement levels & enhancing information retention.

• Decision-making: Expertise in decision-making encompassing research, data presentation, data interpretation, & reporting, with advanced skills in forecasting & database management.

  • Extensive research led to the identification of new market trends, increasing project focus by 25%.

  • Produced comprehensive project reports, enriching stakeholder understanding & enhancing decision-making effectiveness by 30%.

• Management: Highly skilled in business knowledge, new business development, & hiring. Proficient in negotiating, logistics, & budgeting.

  • Successfully developed & managed budgets for multiple projects, effectively optimizing resource allocation & reducing overall costs by 10%.

  • Led negotiation sessions with vendors & partners, securing favorable terms & reducing expenses by 25%.

• Project management: Expertise in project planning, scheduling, budgeting, stakeholder communication plans, project closure & evaluation, resource allocation, task prioritization, & performance tracking.

  • Developed & managed comprehensive project plans to ensure timely completion.

  • Led cross-functional teams through Kanban sessions to identify potential issues & effectively mitigate risks.

• Data analysis & statistics: Skilled in statistical analysis, data cleaning & preparation, & data visualization.

• Writing: Expertise in business reports, press releases, content management, proposal writing, audience analysis, user experience, user manuals, technical reports, policies & procedures, case studies, white papers, structure & style, technical vocabulary, information design, & information architecture. Proficient in graphics design.

  • Designed & implemented detailed proposal strategies, ensuring punctual submission & improving win rates by 7%.

• Marketing: Expertise in blogging, copywriting, content creation & curation, content management systems (WordPress), social media platforms (LinkedIn), social media advertising, email campaign management (Constant Contact), & search engine optimization. Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Canva, layout design, branding, Adobe Premier Pro, DaVinci Resolve, & web design.

  • Developed targeted email marketing tactics, leading to a 27% increase in subscriber engagement.

  • Oversaw social media initiatives, resulting in a remarkable 73% surge in engagement rates.

• Customer service: Proficient in extensive product/service knowledge, adept at customer engagement, & skilled in utilizing CRM software such as Dynamics in providing exceptional customer support.

Soft Skills

• Leadership: Providing mentorship & overseeing cross-functional teams, engaging in negotiation, & making strategic decisions

  • Effectively spearheaded projects with diverse cross-functional teams including engineers, chemists, & biotechnologists

  • Recognized & capitalized on new opportunities by analyzing customer feedback & conducting market research

  • Made critical "Go" or "No-Go" choices based on project outcomes

• Productivity: time management, goal setting, prioritization, planning, organization, self-motivation

  • Successfully handled a diverse workload spanning product development, business development, marketing, customer engagement, & sales in my current position.

• Communication:

  • Recognized as Subject Matter Expert: Interviewed by multiple media outlets to showcase expertise in promoting company's technology.

  • Experienced in Presenting Technology: Successfully presented company's technology at numerous conferences, stakeholder meetings, & to customers. (read here)

• Teamwork: communication, conflict resolution, collaboration, negotiation

Experience

Mechnano, LLC – Mesa, AZ

2020 Aug. - Present

Director of Applications & Technology, Director of Marketing

• Technology: Responsible for new product development & launch

  • Completed the development of 10 product lines – from benchtop experimentation, performance validation through testing & scale-up to pilot line (>250 kg annually)

• Applications: Responsible for identification of new applications for existing product lines & supporting end-users in product utilization.

  • Managing end-user communications related to product utilization, including process parameter development, performance optimization, & troubleshooting.

  • Utilizing research tools to pinpoint new application opportunities for launched products, identified potential customers, & initiated outreach through various channels like cold emails & social media to promote products.

• Marketing: Responsible for marketing strategy, planning & execution

  • Planned & executed multiple campaigns for corporate promotion resulting in 77% increase in engagement rate.

  • Optimized website pages with relevant keywords & improved formatting & readability, decreasing bounce rate from 43% to 16%

  • Produced valuable content for the company’s online presence, editorial design & organizing the company’s publications resulting in 20% increase in followers

2020 Feb. - 2020 Aug.

Applications Lead | Services Manager

Open Additive, LLC (Spinoff from UTC) – Dayton, OH

• Secured external funding for 2 R&D projects ($850k) through DoD SBIR program

• Established partnership with a prime contractor on process parameter development for alloys of interest

• Established partnership with 2 feedstock suppliers on process parameter development for specialized alloys

• Established collaboration with 2 academic partners on parts fabrication for military applications

• Developed process parameter sets for 3 feedstocks (3 for 6" and 2 for 11" LPBF systems)

• Developed sales & marketing strategy for LPBF systems

Principal Scientist - AM Applications

• Secured external R&D funding through SBIR | STTR program

• Developed process parameter sets for 4 feedstocks

• Developed machine specific design guide

• Secured external collaborations with industry & academia

• Developed marketing materials for the AM product line

Universal Technology Company (now ARCTOS) – Dayton, OH

2020 Feb. - 2020 Aug.

Research Scientist I → II

• Established & grew AM research program with focus on defense & aerospace applications

• Served as PI & PM on 7 externally funded R&D projects (>$1.5 Mil through SBIR | STTR funding)

• Developed pyrotechnic formulations to process via AM for aerial countermeasures (flares)

• Developed the fingerprint technology for protection of AM parts from counterfeiting (NDT)

• Designed & tested novel biocompatible photopolymers for manufacturing of neonatal medical devices

• Designed & built an AM test cell to process 3 classes of materials simultaneously (polymers, metals, & ceramics)

• Developed, tested, & scaled-up nylon-based formulations for AM of textiles

• Established a process for production of metal powders from Lunar & Martian Regolith for AM

Lynntech, Inc. - College Station, TX

2013 Aug. - 2018 Jan.

Postdoctoral Associate

• Developed a strategy to embed photonic crystals into photopolymers for PolyJet process

• Identified potential applications for the developed nanocomposite

• Established new protocol for synthesis of non-spherical CdSe nanocrystals with >90% yield

• Investigated the use of fluorescent microspheres as tags for anti-counterfeiting of textiles

Virginia Tech – Blacksburg, VA

2011 Feb. - 2013 Jul.

Education

PhD

MS

BS

Analytical Chemistry

Physical Chemistry

Physical Chemistry