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About Brandon
Capabilities

Technical Skills & Expertise

Materials, manufacturing, characterization, commercialization, and technical communication.

Skill map

Technical depth organized around real deep-tech work

Brandon's work sits at the intersection of materials, process development, characterization, commercialization, and communication. These groups show where he can help move a technical idea from lab evidence into a stronger product, investment, or customer conversation.

Skill domain

Materials Science & Engineering

Materials selection, formulation, processing, and property tuning for polymers, nanomaterials, thin films, and functional composites.

NanomaterialsPolymer compositesFunctional films

Nanomaterials & thin films

  • Nanomaterial synthesis, exfoliation, and functionalization
  • Graphene and carbon nanomaterial thin-film fabrication
  • Silver nanowire synthesis and transparent conductor fabrication

Polymers & composites

  • Polymer composite and nanocomposite formulation
  • High-performance thermoplastics including PEEK, PEKK, PPSU, PPS, PEI, and PVDF
  • Structure-property-processing relationships for advanced materials

Energy & functional materials

  • Dye-sensitized and thin-film solar cell materials
  • Supercapacitors and electrochemical energy storage materials
Skill domain

Advanced Manufacturing

Hands-on process development for additive manufacturing, welding, compounding, and scale-up from lab trials into production-ready workflows.

AM process developmentScale-upDFM

Additive manufacturing

  • Fused filament fabrication (FFF/FDM) with advanced materials
  • High-temperature thermoplastic printing and process windows
  • Design for manufacturability and print-ready part strategy

Joining, extrusion & deposition

  • Electromagnetic and microwave polymer welding using FlashFuse technology
  • Thermoplastic composite extrusion and compounding
  • Microwire laser directed energy deposition

Industrialization

  • Scale-up from lab to pilot to production
  • Process control, repeatability, and quality systems
Skill domain

Research, Testing & Modeling

Experimental planning, materials characterization, simulation, and data analysis to connect observed performance back to process and material choices.

CharacterizationSimulationData analysis

Characterization methods

  • RF, microwave, DC, and electrostatic material characterization
  • Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
  • Dielectric impedance spectroscopy and electrochemical characterization

Thermal, mechanical & rheology

  • Thermal analysis including DSC, TGA, and DMA
  • Rheology, mechanical testing, and materials performance comparison

Modeling & analysis

  • COMSOL multiphysics simulation for materials and process questions
  • Python data analysis, modeling, and visualization
Skill domain

Deep-Tech Commercialization

Translation of difficult science into fundable, protectable, sellable technology programs with credible technical and business narratives.

IP strategyFundraisingTechnical sales

Company building

  • Deep-tech startup co-founding and CTO leadership
  • R&D team building, technical roadmaps, and cross-functional execution
  • Venture fundraising from seed through Series B and SPAC milestones

IP & licensing

  • Patent portfolio strategy and 30+ patent filings
  • Technology licensing strategy and invention positioning
  • SBIR/STTR grant writing and non-dilutive funding support

Customer translation

  • Enterprise customer technical sales support
  • Technical narrative, pitch development, and investor diligence support
Skill domain

Technical Communication

Clear technical writing, public speaking, and product storytelling for audiences that range from peer reviewers to investors and enterprise customers.

Scientific writingSpeakingProduct content

Scientific & IP writing

  • Peer-reviewed scientific publication with 11 publications
  • Patent specification writing and technical disclosure drafting
  • White papers, technical reports, and data-backed summaries

Speaking & education

  • TEDx speaking and conference presentations
  • Educational video production on deep-tech materials and manufacturing
  • Webinars covering technical products and application guidance

Market-facing content

  • Product technical marketing content
  • Technical storytelling for sales teams, partners, and customers
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More about Brandon

Career Timeline

15+ years across government labs, academia, deep-tech startups, and advanced manufacturing.

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Education

Ph.D. and B.S. in Materials Science & Engineering, plus fellowships and international research.

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Honors & Awards

A Rising Stars award, graduate fellowships, and first-place finishes in venture competitions.

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Patents

A grouped patent-family view of issued and pending work in electromagnetic processing, nanomaterials, and manufacturing.

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Publications

Peer-reviewed work in Science Advances, Nano Letters, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, and more.

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Media & Speaking

A featured TEDx talk plus video appearances and technical explainers on carbon nanomaterials, high-temperature 3D printing, and advanced materials.

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Outside the Lab

Faith, family, community, technical tinkering, cooking, climbing, building, gardening, and a habit of continuous learning.

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