R&D MANAGER TEAM BUILDER BUSINESS DEVELOPER Cal Tech PhD TS Clearances Chemical Physicist Winning Proposals Trained
under Nobel Prize winners. Built
high tech teams and optimized technologies to solve problems in military and
medical chemistry. Retained 70%
of employees beyond five years. Managed 95% of projects to delivery on time
and within budget. Grew
technical businesses. Wrote more
than $100M in winning technical proposals—mostly follow-on proposals to
satisfied clients. Evaluated
major grant proposals ($50M-$100M) for a US Government agency. Lectured in Germany. Russia and
throughout North America. Distinguished
Toastmaster, Division Governor, Past Area Governor, Past President of
Encinitas Toastmasters Club.
Leads San Diego area Cal Tech Alumni. Years of Experience Modeling Advanced Numerical Methods Measurements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEANTIBALLISTIC MISSILE
TECHNOLOGY. Assessed the effects of
lasers and other directed energy weapons on reentry vehicles. Applied high-speed spectrometry to
monitor interceptor impact lethality testing in the laboratory. Grew this program from one to ten
professional level. Measured
chemical kinetics and spectroscopy at 5000K. Extrapolated the spectroscopic technology to
flight-testing and battle management.
This is the “look” in the “shoot-look-shoot” approach used in the
fielded weapon system. This
technology was a significant factor in the largest win in Photon Research
Associate’s history—a major subcontract to Boeing. Served on Flight Test Objectives and Flight Test
Instrumentation Working Groups.
Served as technical liaison between Army and Air Force R&D
programs. Modeled and measured
explosive phenomena. Was the
first to detonate liquid hydrazine.
PROPELLANTS AND EXPLOSIVES Measured and analyzed
residual propellant effects on hypervelocity impact lethality. Detonated liquid hydrazine. Measured chemical kinetics in
explosions. Initiated jet
fuel/air explosions with pulsed lasers.
Identified double-base propellant autoignition and autodetonation
hazards in stockpiled nerve gas rockets. Extrapolated methane/air detonation thresholds from
laboratory measurements. Modeled
fuel/air explosions in industrial accidents. Assessed explosion hazards in sampling stored radioactive
waste. Invented a passive technique to reduce chemical explosion hazards from
stored nuclear fuel rods. CHEMICAL WARFARE
TECHNOLOGY Built SAIC chemical
demilitarization business from a $40K safety assessment to a $400M
engineering support contract.
Hired and trained a dozen professionals and retain most beyond five
years. Managed projects up to
$15M. Managed subcontracts with
hardware deliverables. Contributed to detection
of chemical agents and other weapons of mass destruction. Led engineering upgrade to agent
monitors and alarms in use in demilitarization facilities. Invented and demonstrated neutron
activation analysis for inspecting suspected chemical ammunition. Supported an Air Force Medical
R&D program for the detection and decontamination of anthrax. Represented USDOD in discussions with
Russian Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Atomic Energy on development of
WMD proliferation detection.
Invented and demonstrated pulsed ultraviolet techniques for
decontamination. BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS Management support to the
Army Medical R&D Command for protection of our troops. This included independent analysis of
pharmacokinetics and other medical research data on detection, treatment, and
prophylaxis of chemical agent intoxication. Authored an Investigational New Drug application to the
Federal Drug Administration for a Walter Reed developed malaria drug. Also developed a detailed roadmap for
medical research to allow the commander to assess his program’s progress. FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS Developed reacting
compressible flow models and applied them to gas phase combustion
phenomena. Extrapolated
laboratory data to estimate the threshold for natural gas/air
detonation. Also modeled
fuel/air fires and explosions in hypothetical industrial accidents. Identified and characterized the
auto-detonation hazards of double-based propellants in stored chemical
rockets. Predicted toxic and
explosive hazards from incinerators.
Assessed the explosion hazards of sampling radioactive waste at Pacific
Northwest Laboratory. Predicted and demonstrated
detonation of liquid hydrazine under hypervelocity impact. Measured residual propellant effects
on impact lethality for anti-ballistic missile interceptors. Measured chemical kinetics and
spectroscopy above 5000K. Measured pulsed laser initiated explosions in
simulated aircraft fuel tanks.
Invented a passive technique to reduce chemical explosion hazards from
stored nuclear fuel rods. APPLYING SPECTROSCOPY Invented
spectroscopy-based techniques for material identification in hyperspectral
image data. Applied high-speed
spectrometry to monitor interceptor impact lethality testing in the
laboratory. Extrapolated the
spectroscopic technology to flight-testing and battle management. This is the “look” in the
“shoot-look-shoot” approach used in the fielded weapon system. This technology was a significant
factor in the largest win in Photon Research Associate’s history—a major
subcontract to Boeing. Measured
chemical kinetics and spectroscopy at 5000K. MODELING & SIMULATION Developed reacting
compressible flow models and applied them to fires, explosions and
detonations. Modeled the delayed
radiation output from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs. Coded Monte-Carlo models of radiation
transport through electronics and other objects. Performed classical, quasi-classical and quantum mechanical
models of chemical kinetics.
Consulted on simulation of the photochemistry of biorhodopsin. EMPLOYMENTPhoton Research
Associates, Inc.—Scientist/Director Science Applications
International Corporation—Senior Scientist EDUCATIONArgonne National Laboratory—Presidential
Intern—Theoretical Chemistry University of
Toronto—Postdoctoral Fellow—Theoretical Chemistry California Institute of
Technology—PhD Chemical Physics Temple University—BA
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