About
I am passionate about taking cutting edge science/technology and delivering high impact and practical applications. I bring years of advanced R&D experience in engineering and applied sciences, tech product development, and startup experience. I use my scientific and engineering expertise to lead the development of scientific research & novel applications, product innovation & strategy, commercialization of technology, and strategic partnerships across industry and academia. My previous projects/products have been featured in news outlets such as National Geographic, Newsweek, the Syfy Network, and The New York Times. Currently, I am a Partner on the investment team at Boost VC where we are investing and driving innovation in many deep tech fields, such as Bio, robotics, AI, ocean tech, space tech, climate, energy, XR, crypto, materials, and more.
Experience
Partner
Boost VC · San Francisco Bay Area
Present
Investing and driving innovation in Deep Tech and Frontier Tech- including robotics, AI, biotech, health tech, materials, space tech, computing, crypto, ocean tech, AR/VR, climate, energy, and more.
Principal
Boost VC · San Francisco Bay Area
Board Observer
Present
Using AI and robotics to design, supply, and test next-gen materials for innovations within fields like nuclear energy & space tech.
Board Observer
Present
AI-powered data scientist built for go-to-market teams. Leveraging advanced AI technologies to make data-driven decisions, streamline marketing efforts and drive revenue growth.
Director of Product, Chief Scientist
Force Impact Technologies Inc.
Head of product vision and validation, app/software GUI design, and development of proprietary data and algorithms.
Post-Doctoral Fellow (Bioengineering)
- Project was featured in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/12/sports/concussions-football-helmet.html - Led development of smart electronic mouthguard that measures the severity of head impacts - Spearheaded development of the first database for tracking head impact-caused brain injury in sports, in collaboration with the National Institute of Health (published here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-87085-2) - Executed field/clinical studies across hundreds of youth and collegiate athletes for understanding the effects of head impacts on brain health - Led football helmet redesign for reducing concussions - Accepted to StartX, Cardinal Ventures, and Lean LaunchPad accelerators
Phd (Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering)
Various PhD projects were featured in National Geographic, Newsweek, SyFy Network, etc: - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/02/mako-shark-scales-denticles-aerodynamics-engineering-spd/ - https://www.newsweek.com/ancient-mystery-about-sharks-skin-reveals-new-way-create-better-drones-planes-800935 - https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/harvard-researchers-new-kraken-like-robotic-tentacle
Engineering Intern
Engineering Systems Inc. (ESI) · Aurora, IL
Research Assistant
Computational Solid Mechanics Lab · Northwestern University
Co-Founder
Engineers Without Borders - Northwestern University Chapter · Evanston, IL
Research Assistant
Neuroscience and Robotics Laboratory · Northwestern University
Education
Harvard University
PhD, Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering
Stanford University
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Bioengineering
Northwestern University
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
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