Warren McKenzie

Founder and Managing Director at HB11 Energy
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Credentials

  • CMatP
    Materials Australia
    Feb, 2015
    - Sep, 2024

Experience

  • HB11 Energy
    • Australia
    • Utilities
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Founder and Managing Director
      • Sep 2017 - Present

      HB11 Energy will lead the commercial development the first fusion electric power generator using a new approach, the laser interactions of hydrogen and boron. www.hb11.energy HB11 Energy will lead the commercial development the first fusion electric power generator using a new approach, the laser interactions of hydrogen and boron. www.hb11.energy

  • Advanced Alloy Holdings Pty Ltd
    • Founder and Director
      • May 2016 - Present

      Advanced Alloy Holdings was launched to commercialise a new family of high entropy alloys similar in composition to commercial brass. Advanced Alloy Holdings was launched to commercialise a new family of high entropy alloys similar in composition to commercial brass.

  • UNSW School of Materials Science and Engineering
    • Conjoint Academic
      • Sep 2009 - Present

      Past research included: Characterisation of ion implanted diamond, ion-solid interactions, thin film and interface fabrication and characterization, silicon on sapphire, semiconductor crystallography, novel atom probe and TEM sample preparation techniques, diamond lithography and diamond waveguide fabrication. Current projects include: Antibacterial diamond coatings, bulk metallic glass, and high entropy alloys I also support the commercial development of research including… Show more Past research included: Characterisation of ion implanted diamond, ion-solid interactions, thin film and interface fabrication and characterization, silicon on sapphire, semiconductor crystallography, novel atom probe and TEM sample preparation techniques, diamond lithography and diamond waveguide fabrication. Current projects include: Antibacterial diamond coatings, bulk metallic glass, and high entropy alloys I also support the commercial development of research including projects in the field of semiconductors, nanotechnology, materials science, and metallurgy. Show less Past research included: Characterisation of ion implanted diamond, ion-solid interactions, thin film and interface fabrication and characterization, silicon on sapphire, semiconductor crystallography, novel atom probe and TEM sample preparation techniques, diamond lithography and diamond waveguide fabrication. Current projects include: Antibacterial diamond coatings, bulk metallic glass, and high entropy alloys I also support the commercial development of research including… Show more Past research included: Characterisation of ion implanted diamond, ion-solid interactions, thin film and interface fabrication and characterization, silicon on sapphire, semiconductor crystallography, novel atom probe and TEM sample preparation techniques, diamond lithography and diamond waveguide fabrication. Current projects include: Antibacterial diamond coatings, bulk metallic glass, and high entropy alloys I also support the commercial development of research including projects in the field of semiconductors, nanotechnology, materials science, and metallurgy. Show less

  • indee labs (YC W17)
    • United States
    • Research Services
    • CEO, Australia
      • May 2017 - Aug 2019

      Indee Labs is a biotechnology start-up company developing a gene therapy manufacturing technology that will reduce the cost and lead times for life saving cures for cancer and genetic disorders. My position will lead Indee Labs' Australian operation including much of Indee's clinical research, medical device development and manufacturing. Indee Labs is a biotechnology start-up company developing a gene therapy manufacturing technology that will reduce the cost and lead times for life saving cures for cancer and genetic disorders. My position will lead Indee Labs' Australian operation including much of Indee's clinical research, medical device development and manufacturing.

  • Indee Pty Ltd
    • Australia
    • Staffing and Recruiting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Indee Labs Australia
      • Oct 2016 - Jul 2019

      Indee is a biotechnology start-up company aiming to accelerate development and reduce the cost of gene therapies. While few gene therapies currently exist, the field will see many incurable diseases cured within the coming decades. Indee's technology is being developed with the help of the Australian National Fabrication Facility and operates in both the United States and Australia. Indee is a biotechnology start-up company aiming to accelerate development and reduce the cost of gene therapies. While few gene therapies currently exist, the field will see many incurable diseases cured within the coming decades. Indee's technology is being developed with the help of the Australian National Fabrication Facility and operates in both the United States and Australia.

  • Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF)
    • Australia
    • Nanotechnology Research
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Business Development Manager
      • Mar 2011 - May 2018

      During my 7 years at ANFF I was responsible for industrial research within the national facility, which grew an average of 28.5% p.a. On a day-to-day basis I helped large companies and start-ups access Australian nanoscience and nanotechnology for their innovation and R&D. I gained a very broad understanding of the nanotechnology research being conducted across ANFF's 21 laboratories around Australia. My role also included corporate governance, project management of contract R&D… Show more During my 7 years at ANFF I was responsible for industrial research within the national facility, which grew an average of 28.5% p.a. On a day-to-day basis I helped large companies and start-ups access Australian nanoscience and nanotechnology for their innovation and R&D. I gained a very broad understanding of the nanotechnology research being conducted across ANFF's 21 laboratories around Australia. My role also included corporate governance, project management of contract R&D, government reporting, strategy development and support in developing ANFF's NCRIS investment plan, which was funded in the 2018 federal budget. Show less During my 7 years at ANFF I was responsible for industrial research within the national facility, which grew an average of 28.5% p.a. On a day-to-day basis I helped large companies and start-ups access Australian nanoscience and nanotechnology for their innovation and R&D. I gained a very broad understanding of the nanotechnology research being conducted across ANFF's 21 laboratories around Australia. My role also included corporate governance, project management of contract R&D… Show more During my 7 years at ANFF I was responsible for industrial research within the national facility, which grew an average of 28.5% p.a. On a day-to-day basis I helped large companies and start-ups access Australian nanoscience and nanotechnology for their innovation and R&D. I gained a very broad understanding of the nanotechnology research being conducted across ANFF's 21 laboratories around Australia. My role also included corporate governance, project management of contract R&D, government reporting, strategy development and support in developing ANFF's NCRIS investment plan, which was funded in the 2018 federal budget. Show less

  • Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships
    • Government Administration
    • Executive Fellow
      • May 2014 - Jun 2014

      A competitive fellowship awarded by the Australian Government's Endeavour Program. The Executive project was hosted primarily by the Marvel Berkeley Nanofabrication Laboratory, and also the Stanford Nanofabrication Facility. The project has seeded a number of projects that will bring Australian Nanoscience closer to the USA, San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley. A competitive fellowship awarded by the Australian Government's Endeavour Program. The Executive project was hosted primarily by the Marvel Berkeley Nanofabrication Laboratory, and also the Stanford Nanofabrication Facility. The project has seeded a number of projects that will bring Australian Nanoscience closer to the USA, San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley.

  • CRANN, Trinity College Dublin
    • Ireland
    • Research Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Research Associate
      • May 2007 - Jun 2009

      This role included nanoscience research, the establishment of the CRANN Advanced Microscopy Laboratory (AML), and technical adviser for the INSPIRE consortium regarding microscope procurement for Ireland. Research included the surface patterning of diamond, which generated academic papers, a patent and business plan that led to the establishment of spinout company Adama Innovations. This role included nanoscience research, the establishment of the CRANN Advanced Microscopy Laboratory (AML), and technical adviser for the INSPIRE consortium regarding microscope procurement for Ireland. Research included the surface patterning of diamond, which generated academic papers, a patent and business plan that led to the establishment of spinout company Adama Innovations.

  • Electron Microscope Unit, The University of New South Wales
    • Technical Officer
      • Dec 2006 - May 2007

      Technical Officer. Research, independent consulting, training and managing the day to day running and operation of a number of electron and ion microscope facilities (SEM's, FIB's and a TEM). Technical Officer. Research, independent consulting, training and managing the day to day running and operation of a number of electron and ion microscope facilities (SEM's, FIB's and a TEM).

    • PhD candidate
      • Apr 2003 - Jan 2007

      PhD Research. A Focused Ion Beam (FIB) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) study of an industrial processing route applied to silicon-on-sapphire thin films in order to optimize the performance of integrated circuits. PhD Research. A Focused Ion Beam (FIB) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) study of an industrial processing route applied to silicon-on-sapphire thin films in order to optimize the performance of integrated circuits.

  • Sandia National Laboratories
    • United States
    • Defense and Space Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Visiting Researcher
      • Aug 2006 - Sep 2006

      Short term research project. Compositional analysis of Cu-Bi alloys and bulk metallic glass alloys using atom probe tomography. Short term research project. Compositional analysis of Cu-Bi alloys and bulk metallic glass alloys using atom probe tomography.

  • Victoria University of Wellington
    • New Zealand
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Visiting researcher
      • Mar 2005 - Apr 2005

      Short term research project. Growth and micro-structural analysis of GdN thin films. Short term research project. Growth and micro-structural analysis of GdN thin films.

  • Thales Under Water Systems Pty Ltd
    • Researcher
      • Nov 2002 - Apr 2003

      Piezoelectric (PZT) ceramics for sonar applications. Piezoelectric (PZT) ceramics for sonar applications.

Education

  • UNSW Australia
    PhD, Materials Science/Microscopy/Nanotechnology
    2003 - 2007
  • UNSW
    MCom, Commerce/Finance
    2002 - 2005
  • UNSW
    BE, Materials Science/Ceramics
    1999 - 2002

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