- B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from U.C. San Diego (2002, 2003)
- M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Science from the California Institute of Technology (in metallic glasses, 2006, 2008)
- Former research and development scientist in the metallic glass industry
- Five years of advising/consulting with many metallic glass companies
- Recipient of the 2012 Presidential Early Career Award from President Obama for work in metallic glasses
- Over 35 peer reviewed publications and 25 non-provisional patent applications
- Inventor of many metallic glasses, metallic glass composites and new manufacturing technologies
- NCAA and former semi-professional tennis player with vast knowledge of tennis
Consulting Expertise
- The relationships between processing, composition, impurities and mechanical properties of metallic glass
- Manufacturing of metallic glass (casting, injection molding, sputtering, spray coating, sheet forming, twin roll casting, additive manufacturing, die-casting, forging, rapid discharge forming, micro forming, nano forming, blow molding, thermoplastic forming, etc.)
- Development and properties of bulk metallic glass matrix composites
- Design and operation of metallic glass manufacturing equipment
- Quality control in manufacturing of metallic glasses
- Patent literature evaluation
- Validity of potential applications and understanding of limitations for metallic glass
- Metal and polymer additive manufacturing
- Potential applications and limitations in additive manufacturing
- Tennis and golf expertise (has been cited in many tennis-related articles)
- General materials science, metallurgy and manufacturing background
