Shrewd researcher, scientist, and engineer with a doctoral degree and strong background in Applied Physics and Materials Science and over 13 years of experience in applied physics and electronic materials research and development, spanning academia and industry. Innovative out of the box thinker with proven results of research and development, and problem-solving by non-conventional means. Innovative research awarded best fundamental and new concepts for future technology by IEEE PVSC for solar heterojunction photovoltaic cell. Intel rotational engineering leadership fellow experienced in leading a cross-organization collaborative team to bring a product from development to high volume manufacturing. Successfully executing plans of action based on data-driven analytics for quality and process control. Exposed and worked with a wide variety of business groups including marketing, technical sales, and customer service.