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BiometryXSVP Engineering
May. 2025United States, Austin• Led end-to-end development of an AI-powered SaaS wearable platform for TMT applications, integrating sensor fusion, cloud-based ML models, and real-time analytics to drive user engagement and operational efficiency in elite athletics and consumer markets.
• Scoped and executed cross-functional projects in high-pressure settings, translating physiological data into actionable insights via structured analysis, quantifying growth opportunities, and developing go-to-market roadmaps that enhanced scalability and security.
• Mentored junior engineers and analysts, guiding problem-solving through ambiguity to deliver robust system architectures, while building trust with stakeholders through clear, data-backed recommendations on product and operations optimization.
• Innovated data modeling for performance metrics, aligning technology initiatives with business goals to support PE-style value creation in emerging tech portfolios.
SigmaSenseVP of Solutions and Innovation
Apr. 2017 - May. 2025• Directed integration of emerging technologies into SaaS-enabled customer products, refining development processes to boost functionality, market adoption, and ROI—contributing to #1 U.S. semiconductor early-stage ranking and #6 global position via Silicon Catalyst.
• Managed global engineering teams remotely, fostering collaboration across industries to accelerate innovation pipelines; supervised structured analyses for root-cause identification and opportunity quantification in go-to-market and pricing strategies.
• Represented firm at international conferences, pitching to investors and PE sponsors to strengthen brand presence and secure partnerships, while developing IP (400+ patents) to scale corporate value, knowledge base and market differentiation.
• Translated R&D insights into implementation roadmaps, driving hands-on execution in biomedical and battery health applications, with a focus on operational diagnostics and measurable impact.
SigmaSenseVP of Engineering
Apr. 2017 - Oct. 2021• Oversaw R&D for revolutionary capacitive sensing technologies (ASICs, ultra-sensitive ADCs, EIS chips), enabling real-time monitoring in TMT sectors; led teams through complex workstreams to commercialize solutions for biomedical and industrial use.
• Built and coached high-performance teams, emphasizing rigorous hypothesis testing, financial modeling, and strategic frameworks to deliver data-driven recommendations that unlocked growth in PE-backed tech environments.
• Cultivated senior stakeholder relationships, communicating executive-level insights on operational performance metrics to drive value realization and portfolio efficiency.
UnilectricCEO
Nov. 2014 - Apr. 2017Round Rock, TX• Developed technology to modernize the electrical distribution and circuit breaker system in a home or business and apply state-of-the-art risk mitigation analysis algorithms to process all the data collected from various sources and devices in a building. The company focused on developing intellectual property, prototypes, and development partners.
Uni-Pixel Displays, Inc.Sr. VP Engineering, Research & Development, Co-Founder
May. 1998 - Sep. 2014• Founded UniPixel Displays (publicly traded on NASDAQ: UNXL) serving various roles from President to Sr. VP of R&D and Engineering. Developed products, production processes and managed numerous engineering activities in the development of the company’s revolutionary technology and unique manufacturing processes. • Inventor, core innovator and developer of UniPixel’s unique printed electronics manufacturing platform. Including metal mesh touch sensors, roll to roll flexographic printed electronics, the unique and innovative Time Multiplex Optical Shutter (TMOS) flat panel display technology and fingerprint resistant microstructured film. • Has extensive technical knowledge of Flexographic printing technology, printed electronics, microstructure replication on thin films, and flat panel display technology and development processes.
• Directed the teams in the development of automated processes for roll-to-roll printing of metal mesh touch sensors.
• Led and managed the Intellectual Property development of the company with approximately 100 issued patents and over 400 applications filed in the US, PCT, North America, Europe, and Asia. Ultimately, this included negotiating the sale of over 130 of these patents and applications to Rambus.
Tralas Technologies, Inc.Sr. VP Engineering, Co-Founder, Owner, Member Board of Directors
Jan. 1998 - Dec. 1999• Managed corporate operations, contract development, and lead the engineering effort on multiple DOD development programs. • Provided overall system engineering on the Battlefield Awareness and Data Dissemination (BADD) / Information Dissemination Management (IDM) software development project for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), managed through the U.S. Army’s CECOM Space and Terrestrial Communications Directorate (S&TCD). Also supported both General Dynamics Information Systems (GDIS) and System Resources Corp. (SRC) on the project.
VEA Computer Services, Inc.CEO, Co-Founder
Jan. 1992 - Dec. 1998• Successfully completed multiple million-dollar US Defense Department (DoD) software development contracts after co-founding the company.
• Headed R&D efforts to develop the prototype of SkyWave Asset Tracking System (SkATS), a vehicle tracking system built to utilize its own proprietary long-range Meteor Burst digital radio network. He supervised the design, development and field testing of the prototype system and wrote business plans to pursue capitalization necessary to take the project commercial.
• Lead Communications System Engineer on the Collateral Enclave and Warlord Rapid Prototyping software developments for the U.S. Army’s Joint Prototyping Office (JPO), managed through the ASAS Project Office. Held membership on multiple Systems Engineering Teams and shouldered overall responsibility for technical management and control of the entire Rapid Prototyping effort.
NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryLead Systems Engineer
Jan. 1983 - Dec. 1992• Lead Communications Systems Engineer of the IPAWS and Collateral Enclave Rapid Prototyping software developments for the U.S. Army’s Joint Tactical Fusion Program Management Office (JTFPMO), managed through the ASAS Project Office. • Managed the Design Team with overall responsibility for technical management and control of the entire Rapid Prototyping effort (more than 30 separate efforts involving at least 21 separate companies and Government agencies). • Led the Communications Engineering Team on both the IPAWS and Collateral Enclave prototypes with overall responsibility for management of the team activities.
Magnavox Advanced Products Research LaboratoryLead Software Engineer
Jan. 1981 - Dec. 1983Developed satellite simulation and test software for the development and test of the initial GPS systems.
Informatics General CorporationSoftware Engineer
Jan. 1980 - Dec. 1981Developed communication software for the Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, NE.
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