An entrepreneur at heart, I've spent my life thinking of ways to do simple things better to make a real impact in people's lives. From my first business setting up a snack stand in my father's office building at age 10 to DJ'ing to creating hiking guide iPhone apps, I've always looked for ways that technology can improve the world.

I am the CEO and Founder of Pression LLC. Pression is a pre-revenue medical device startup. We provide a comfortable and affordable solution to those who suffer from cardiovascular disease. The Pression Wave, is a non-invasive, cardiac-gated compression therapy which increases circulation and relieves some of the debilitating effects of heart disease. The Wave employs sleeves around the patient’s calves and the system inflates these sleeves in sync with the phases of the cardiac cycle.

I was previously Deputy Corporate Chief Scientist of Lockheed Martin. I oversaw the programmatics for research efforts spanning the USA, Canada, UK, South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Denmark, Belgium, and Turkey. I focused on high-risk, high-reward research at international universities and businesses with a focus on creating new business entities.

I began my career as a robotics and autonomy researcher at the Advanced Technology Laboratories at Lockheed Martin. My research focus was in the area of unmanned and autonomous vehicles operating in complex teaming environments. Most notably, I was the lead of the autonomy team for the Marlin underwater vehicle, an autonomous system designed to inspect offshore oil and gas platforms. In 2012, I joined Corporate Engineering, Technology and Operations as the Technical Lead for the Corporate University Research Program and then transitioned to Deputy Corporate Chief Scientist. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (2006) and a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (2014), both from Drexel University.

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  Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in Pression

  Developing the Wave PRO External Counterpulsation Therapy

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  Founder in Pression

  Developing the Wave PRO External Counterpulsation Therapy