He is for a highly accomplished Senior R&D Engineer and Associate Professor with a PhD in Engineering Mechanics. He is a recognized innovator, notably for inventing a piezoelectric energy harvester that uses heartbeats to power pacemakers, a potential paradigm shift for implantable medical devices. His career blends significant academic achievement with high-level industry R&D leadership. As a professor, he secured $1.6M in grants, published extensively (h-index 21), and secured 7 patents. In industry, he was recruited by Medtronic to build and lead a new multi-million dollar program from scratch, managing a team and successfully guiding technology through animal testing. He is an expert in strategic roadmapping, cross-functional team leadership, and the development of smart materials and systems for medical, automotive, and aerospace applications.