Experience

Kern Technologies, LLC

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Technology Officer

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  Industrial laser product development Industrial laser product development



Iradion, Inc.

• Chief Technology Officer

  • Oct 2016 - Sep 2017

  Key member of the technical and executive management team reporting to the CEO. Responsibilities include to lead, manage, and align customer needs with product development and product improvement as well as oversee the transition to manufacturing and provide technical leadership, strategic technical direction to the company, and lead technical product conception, development, R&D. Key member of the technical and executive management team reporting to the CEO. Responsibilities include to lead, manage, and align customer needs with product development and product improvement as well as oversee the transition to manufacturing and provide technical leadership, strategic technical direction to the company, and lead technical product conception, development, R&D.



Lockheed Martin

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

• Systems Engineer, Sr. Stf.

  • 2004 - Oct 2016

  Advanced Concepts Group, E5 Advanced Concepts Group, E5



Northrop Grumman Laser Systems, Apopka, FL

• Manager, EO Engineering

  • 2002 - 2004

  T5, M3 T5, M3



Thermo Laser Science, Franklin, MA

• Consultant

  • 2001 - 2002

  Solid-state laser development Solid-state laser development



Excitation, Inc., Springfield, MA

• Co-Founder

  • 1997 - 2001

  I was the co-founder and co-innovator of a 1kW industrial laser. I was the co-founder and co-innovator of a 1kW industrial laser.



Convergent Energy, Inc., Sturbridge, MA

• Chief Laser Physicist

  • 1994 - 1997

  I developed a phased array laser for industrial applications. I developed a phased array laser for industrial applications.



Laser Science, Inc., Newton, MA

• Senior Laser Scientist

  • 1993 - 1994

  I developed a micro-TEA CO2 laser and worked on a team providing a LIDAR system to a Japanese research agency. I developed a micro-TEA CO2 laser and worked on a team providing a LIDAR system to a Japanese research agency.



Heraeus Surgical, Inc., San Jose, CA

• Head Laser Physicist

  • 1992 - 1993

  Designed a 60W CW flash-lamp pumped laser used in a surgical system to treat prostate cancer. Designed a 60W CW flash-lamp pumped laser used in a surgical system to treat prostate cancer.



Coherent General, Inc., Sturbridge, MA

• Principal Laser Development Engineer

  • 1991 - 1992

  Developed an rf-excited CO2 waveguide laser. Developed an rf-excited CO2 waveguide laser.



NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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

• USRA Research Scientist

  • 1990 - 1991

  I was assigned to the Mars Observer Laser Altimeter team as a consultant on the laser provided by MacDonnel Douglas and reviewed and critiqued their design. I was assigned to the Mars Observer Laser Altimeter team as a consultant on the laser provided by MacDonnel Douglas and reviewed and critiqued their design.