Experience

Free Form Fibers LLC

• United States
• Defense & Space
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Manager R&D, Co-Founder, Investor, & Member of the Board

  • Aug 2006 - Present

  Heavily engaged in fulfilling our mission to be the leading manufacturer and supplier of stoichiometric ceramic fibers and powders. Active involvement in company direction and growth; site and business development; tool design and implementation; new material development; health and safety oversight; human resources; fundraising through investor reach-out and grant proposal writing; and project management. Heavily engaged in fulfilling our mission to be the leading manufacturer and supplier of stoichiometric ceramic fibers and powders. Active involvement in company direction and growth; site and business development; tool design and implementation; new material development; health and safety oversight; human resources; fundraising through investor reach-out and grant proposal writing; and project management.



Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry

• Germany
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Scientist

  • Mar 2000 - Oct 2000

  Successful design, development, and characterization of the world’s smallest time-of-flight mass spectrometer made using laser-induced CVD. Successful design, development, and characterization of the world’s smallest time-of-flight mass spectrometer made using laser-induced CVD.



Uppsala University

• Sweden
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Researcher

  • Jun 1998 - Aug 1998

  Utilized laser-induced CVD to form carbon micro-helices and single-crystal tungsten fibers from the gas phase. Investigated the effects noble gases have on the deposition rate of carbon. Utilized laser-induced CVD to form carbon micro-helices and single-crystal tungsten fibers from the gas phase. Investigated the effects noble gases have on the deposition rate of carbon.