Experience

Stratolaunch

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Principal, Advanced Programs

  • Aug 2023 - 5 months

  Los Angeles, California, United States Focus areas on materials and structures for hypersonic vehicle development.

• Staff/Group Lead Hypersonic Thermal Protection Systems Engineer

  • Jan 2023 - 1 year

  Mojave, California, United States

• Lead Hypersonics Thermal Protection Systems Engineer

  • Jul 2022 - Feb 2023

  Mojave Space Port, California

• Sr. Hypersonic Thermal Protection Systems Materials Engineer

  • Oct 2021 - Jul 2022

  Mojave Space Port, CA Responsible for development of thermal protection system on the Talon-A, mach 6+ hypersonic glide vehicle.



Synteris LLC

• Research

• Founder, Chief Technology Officer

  • Jul 2020 - 3 years 6 months

  Baltimore, Maryland, United States • Co-founder and inventor of Synteris tech based on my Ph.D. thesis work- a novel reactive, powder bed fusion technology for additive manufacturing of ultra-high temperature ceramics and other non-oxides. • Awarded a total of $2.9 million in non-dilutive funding from ARPA-E (Advanced Projects and Research Agency- Energy) and Maryland Innovation Initiative.



Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Visiting Faculty Scientist

  • Jul 2023 - 6 months

  Visiting Researcher for ROSEI; Ralph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute -Focus on additive manufacturing, thermoelectrics, and materials for sustainable energy.


Stealth Mode
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Co-Founder

  • Dec 2022 - 1 year 1 month


Early Charm

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Venture Partner

  • Jul 2020 - 3 years 6 months

  Baltimore, Maryland, United States Co-founder of Synteris LLC a portfolio company of Early Charm Ventures.



Bain & Company

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Mar 2023 - Mar 2023

  Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Completed (mini-MBA) Advanced Training Program in preparation for fulltime consultant position.



The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Doctoral Research Fellow | Applied Physics Laboratory

  • Jan 2020 - Oct 2021

  • Awarded two years of consecutive funding for, "Additive Manufacturing of Ultra-High-Temperature-Ceramics for Hypersonic Applications". • Invented, patented & awarded laser-assisted additive manufacturing methodology capable of producing the top 2 highest melting point materials for hypersonic applications (among nearly 10 others). • Designed and custom laser reaction apparatus evaluated thermodynamic, quantitative phase, and microstructural data of synthesized chemistries using… Show more • Awarded two years of consecutive funding for, "Additive Manufacturing of Ultra-High-Temperature-Ceramics for Hypersonic Applications". • Invented, patented & awarded laser-assisted additive manufacturing methodology capable of producing the top 2 highest melting point materials for hypersonic applications (among nearly 10 others). • Designed and custom laser reaction apparatus evaluated thermodynamic, quantitative phase, and microstructural data of synthesized chemistries using computed numerical models. Student Excellence Award Winner (1st): National Space & Missile Materials Symposium, (2020) Student Excellence Award Winner (2nd): National Space & Missile Materials Symposium, (2021) Best Overall Presentation (1st): National Space & Missile Materials Symposium, (2019) Best Overall Peer-Reviewed Presentation (3rd): National Space & Missile Materials Symposium, (2019) Show less



Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute at Johns Hopkins University

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Ph.D. Candidate, Research Scientist

  • Aug 2016 - Oct 2021

  Baltimore, Maryland, United States • Lead researcher on Office of Naval Research Nanomaterials program for 3D printing of ultra-high-temp. aerospace materials • Co-researcher in the development of novel C/C composite fabrication scheme using supercritical extraction

• Advanced Degree Consultant (Advantage Program - Full offer given)

  • May 2021 - Jun 2021

  Washington, District of Columbia, United States Ph.D. level consultant for Bain and Company's Advantage Program -Strategized international operational restructuring of a multi-billion dollar defense company.

• Innovation and Entrepenurship Lecturer

  • Aug 2018 - May 2021

  • Co-instructor for 8 courses (100+ students) within the Master of Science in Engineering Management program. Courses include: Innovation and Entrepreneurship I/II, Practice of Consulting, Business Design, 3 Day Start-Up Competition • Mentored Business plan competition students to place 1st, 2nd and 3rd at Technion University’s (Haifa, Israel) 3 Day Start-Up Competition (2019 & 2020), and 1st at the 2019 JHU Business Plan Competition

• President, Co-founder of Johns Hopkins Materials Graduate Society

  • Sep 2019 - Jul 2020

  Baltimore, Maryland, United States • Founded the largest campus-wide professional Materials Science and Engineering graduate organization • Secured annual funding from Hopkins administration to execute more than 20 philanthropic and professional development events • Increased society membership by nearly 200% since the initial founding and successfully transitioned leadership to rising Ph.D. candidates • Founded Whiting School of Engineering Soapbox Racing Team (under the Materials Graduate Association) to compete in… Show more • Founded the largest campus-wide professional Materials Science and Engineering graduate organization • Secured annual funding from Hopkins administration to execute more than 20 philanthropic and professional development events • Increased society membership by nearly 200% since the initial founding and successfully transitioned leadership to rising Ph.D. candidates • Founded Whiting School of Engineering Soapbox Racing Team (under the Materials Graduate Association) to compete in Baltimore’s annual Hampdenfest Races: 2020 Grand Champions (1st), 3rd in 2019 & Best Use of Materials Award.



Johns Hopkins Graduate Consulting Club

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Pro Bono Consulting

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2020

  • Directed teams of Ph.D. candidates to develop business plans and provide critical technical insights for scientific start-ups. • Conducted thorough market analysis to develop an entry strategy for early-stage start-ups in both biotech domains. • Assessed strategic and financial risks associated with short and mid-term growth strategies.

• Consultant

  • Aug 2018 - Jun 2019

  Analyzed and assessed market opportunities to convert scientific discoveries to sustainable businesses during a pro-bono consultancy for a scientific venture incubator.



Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures (JHTV)

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Johns Hopkins Technolgy Ventures Fellow

  • Oct 2019 - Jun 2020

  • Administrated commercialization opportunities and licensing agreements from scientific discoveries and research-derived I.P. • Developed marketing campaigns for 15+ scientific technologies for translational commercial partnerships



National Science Foundation (NSF)

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Founder, I-CORPS

  • Apr 2019 - May 2019

  Baltimore, Maryland, United States Participant in the Johns Hopkins University/NSF, I-CORPS commercialization program for Synteris (then known as Thermium). The I-Corps program prepares scientists, engineers, and innovators across disciplines to extend their focus beyond the university laboratory and accelerates the economic and societal benefits of research projects that are ready to move toward commercialization.



NATO

• India
• Technology, Information and Internet

• NATO Innovation Challange Finalist

  • Oct 2018 - Nov 2018

  Co-founder of ANDROMEDA (Anti-Drone Mitigation and Defense Technologies), the first-ever student team that competed in the NATO Innovation Challenge in Berlin, Germany. Andromeda is a UAV neutralizing system to mitigate the increasing number of threats to troops and to the public caused by hostile unmanned aerial vehicles. -We were selected as a finalist of the 10 total competitors which came from established industry and defense agencies. -Responsible for facilitating Johns Hopkins… Show more Co-founder of ANDROMEDA (Anti-Drone Mitigation and Defense Technologies), the first-ever student team that competed in the NATO Innovation Challenge in Berlin, Germany. Andromeda is a UAV neutralizing system to mitigate the increasing number of threats to troops and to the public caused by hostile unmanned aerial vehicles. -We were selected as a finalist of the 10 total competitors which came from established industry and defense agencies. -Responsible for facilitating Johns Hopkins partnership with NATO Innovation Center that led to a longstanding relationship between the JHU Whiting School of Engineering and the Innovation Hub. Show less

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2016 - May 2017

  Baltimore, Maryland, United States Courses: Meta-Materials, Modern Alchemy



UC Santa Barbara

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher (Physical Chemistry)

  • Mar 2015 - Apr 2016

  de Vries Research Group Distinction in the Major award from University of California’s Department of Chemistry, 2016 • Undergraduate thesis on the excited state dynamics and quantum mechanical properties of aromatic molecules using resonance-enhanced multi-photon ionization (REMPI) and supersonic jet cooling techniques • Detected chemical identifiers at parts per trillion levels and determined the photo-stability of excited-state aromatic compounds