Employment

• Professor: University of Arizona, College of Optical Sciences, 2020-present
• Professor: University of Central Florida, College of Optics and Photonics, 2017-2020
• President & CEO: St. Johns Optical Systems, 2013-2017
• Superindendent, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Optical Sciences Division (Senior Executive Service), 2008-2013

Awards and Honors

• University of Memphis Alumni of the Year, 2010
• OSA Fellow, 2008
• MSS Fellow, 2006
• SPIE Fellow, 2004
• US Army RDA Award (Technical Leadership) 2007
• US Army RDA Award (Technical Excellence) 2007
• Federal Engineer of the Year (Top 10) 2002
• U.S. Army Materiel Command Engineer of the Year, 2002
• U.S. Army CECOM Technical Employee of the Year, 2001
• US Navy Engineering Duty Officer of the Year (William Kastner Award), 2001
• US Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate Employee of the Year, 2000