Mar 2025 – Nov 2025 · 8 mos · Gilbert, Arizona, United States · Remote

• Leads direct award business development across the DoD and Intel Community, leveraging Phase III SBIR awards.

Jun 2023 – Nov 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos · Remote

• Responsible for driving business development of Beast Code’s digital twin software across the Air & Space Force portfolio.

Feb 2023 – Jun 2023 · 4 mos · Remote

• Product Manager overseeing the Air Force and Space Force portfolio, bridging business development, product development, and customer engagement.

Sep 2022 – Dec 2022 · 3 mos

• Hiring our Heroes Corporate Fellow, serving as Product Manager for Beast Code supporting the Air Force and Space Force.

Mar 2023 – Aug 2023 · 5 mos · United States · Remote

• The Rosie Project aims to provide better employment opportunities for military spouses, past and present, in the information and computer technology industries!

Mar 2023 – May 2023 · 2 mos · Ogden, Utah, United States · Hybrid

• Commercial Sherpa for the Catalyst Accelerator Spring 2023 Cohort, #OGDenny, helping guide the cohort companies through their interactions with the government to help find the best fit and help make introductions along the way to accelerate technology adoption.

Dec 2022 – Feb 2023 · 2 mos

Jan 2022 – Dec 2022 · 11 mos

• Digital Sustainment Lead for the Department of the Air Force Digital Transformation Office (DAF DTO)

Feb 2021 – Dec 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos

Jan 2022 – Dec 2022 · 11 mos

• John’s experience spans the entire spectrum of acquisition and sustainment. Across the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent and Minuteman III programs, John has been a pioneer and advocate for digital acquisition and sustainment initiatives that align with Air and Space Force digital directives. With a passion for helping to ensure the enduring success of weapon systems, John is focused on enabling sustainment programs to realize optimal returns through the expanded use and cultural adoption of digital tools.

Oct 2021 – Dec 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos

Aug 2021 – Dec 2021 · 4 mos

• As part of the GHOST deployment program, served as Program Manager within Program Executive Office (PEO) Fixed Wing, as part of SOF AT&L at US Special Operations Command. Helped deliver rapid solutions to the special operations warfighters and led strategic planning activities for next-generation capabilities.

Jun 2020 – Jul 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Helped kickstart the organization that would become SpaceWERX. Planned and executed some of the initial strategic communications prior to the official launch that helped shape SpaceWERX.

Aug 2015 – May 2016 · 9 mos

• Serve a variety of ASU sophomores in developing skills, solving problems in academics, health and wellness, professionalism and more. We are at once Connector, Cheerleader, and Catalyst to help students excel in all aspects of their life to help them pursue and embrace success at ASU.

Aug 2014 – May 2016 · 1 yr 9 mos

• Participant in the Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative (FURI). Project Details:
• Structural Health Monitoring of Fiber Reinforced Composite Structures under High Velocity Impact Loads:
• Experiment: Fabrication of composite plates, refining & optimizing of high velocity gas gun, high velocity impact testing
• Analysis: Structural health monitoring analysis of damage under high velocity impact loads
• Goal: Determining location, type, & severity of damage using piezoelectric sensors & MATLAB to localize/quantify damage

May 2015 – Aug 2015 · 3 mos · Livermore, California

• Additive manufacturing internship focusing in three separate projects:
• 1. Develop a new multi-material projection microstereolithography (PuSL) system to enable variable property materials.
• 2. Material testing of metallic lattice truss metamaterial structures.
• 3. Develop a new variable focus projection microstereolithography (PuSL) system to print variable feature sizes.
• Goal: Expand the capabilities of additive manufacturing to encompass a wider array of printing projects and research pursuits.

May 2014 – Aug 2014 · 3 mos · Livermore, California

• Nanoindentation of Optic Polishing Pads: Nanoscale Material Testing of Polishing Pads for Improved Understanding of Slurry Particle-Pad Interactions:
• Experiment: Performed nanoindentation of optic polishing pads to determine hardness/effective Young’s Modulus on nanoscale
• Analysis: Compile & analyze data to help hone polishing simulation model
• Goal: Accurate portrayal of the interaction between slurry particle size distribution & polishing pad
• Result: Research found that the effective moduli is randomly distributed across the pad due to either its porosity or fibrosity

Aug 2011 – May 2016 · 4 yrs 9 mos · Arizona State University

• Leadership training and preparation to become an active duty officer in the United States Air Force.

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