Experience
15+ years across government labs, academia, deep-tech startups, and advanced manufacturing.
Jul 2008 – Sep 2010
GovernmentORISE Summer Materials Engineer
U.S. Army Research Laboratory
Adelphi, MD
- ›Developed flexible thin-film supercapacitors for wearable and portable power applications
- ›Synthesized and characterized nanostructured graphene electrodes for energy storage
Jan 2010 – May 2012
ResearchUndergraduate Researcher
Ramanath Group, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
- ›Fabricated and characterized large-area graphene thin films on SiO₂ substrates
- ›Developed chemical vapor deposition processes for controlled graphene growth
Jun 2011 – Aug 2011
ResearchNSF IRES Summer Researcher
UFMG (Federal University of Minas Gerais)
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- ›Developed colloidal graphene exfoliation processes for scalable 2D material production
- ›Built MATLAB models using Hansen solubility parameters to optimize solvent selection
Jun 2012 – Jul 2013
GovernmentMaterials Scientist & Engineer
U.S. Army Research Laboratory
Adelphi, MD
- ›Developed flexible dye-sensitized solar cells for portable power applications
- ›Synthesized silver nanowires for transparent conductive electrode applications
Aug 2013 – Aug 2014
AcademicPh.D. Research Assistant
Dr. Micah Green's Group, Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
- ›Pioneered microwave and RF heating of CNT-filled polymer composites for enhanced 3D-printed inter-bead bonding — published in Science Advances
- ›Devised processing method for UV-degradation of polymer stabilizers for crashing graphene dispersions in solution
Aug 2014 – Dec 2017
AcademicPh.D. Research Assistant
Green Group, Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
- ›Refined and adapted new methods of heating conductive polymer nanocomposites with RF and dielectric barrier discharge plasmas
- ›Developed COMSOL electromagnetic simulations to model localized heating profiles in composite systems
Aug 2015 – Dec 2017
IndustryAdditive Manufacturing Intern
Essentium Materials LLC
College Station, TX
- ›Developed thermoplastic composite filament systems for high-performance FFF printing
- ›Co-developed the FlashFuse electromagnetic polymer-welding process for inter-layer bonding
Apr 2015 – Mar 2022
FoundingCo-Founder & CTO
TriFusion Devices Inc.
College Station, TX
- ›Co-founded and led technology development for an EM-welding 3D printing company targeting prosthetics and orthotics markets
- ›Won 1st place at the 2016 Rice Business Plan Competition and 2016 Baylor New Ventures Competition; runner-up at the Texas New Ventures Competition
Dec 2017 – Mar 2022
IndustryEVP R&D Materials
Essentium Inc.
Austin, TX
- ›Built and led the materials R&D function, establishing Essentium's high-performance thermoplastic filament portfolio from scratch
- ›Contributed to company growth through Series B funding round and SPAC transaction; received the 2020 AIChE Polymers in Industry Rising Stars Award
Mar 2022 – Present
IndustryChief Technology Officer
Elect Nano LLC
Gilbert, AZ
- ›Leading technology development for nanomaterial products targeting electronics and semiconductor-adjacent market segments
- ›Overseeing materials development, IP strategy, and technical partnership development
Jan 2025 – Present
FoundingFounder & CEO
Sween Solve LLC
Gilbert, AZ
- ›Founded technical consulting practice focused on materials science, nanotechnology, and advanced manufacturing for deep-tech companies
- ›Delivering expert advisory, project-based consulting, and ongoing retainer engagements across materials development, scale-up, and commercialization
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