Douglas Bennett
Mechanical Engineering graduate from Georgia Tech, with two Master's degrees from Iowa State University. Currently working as CEO at Bennett Aerospace, LLC.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Website: | http://www.BennettAerospace.com |
| Skills: | Business, Copy Writing, Editing, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Fiction, Leadership, Management, Negotiation, Public speaking, Writing |
| Location: | North Carolina |
| Groups: | Ignite Clean Energy (ICE) |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | clean tech, energy conversion, materials, research triangle park |
| Schools: | Iowa State University, University System of Georgia - Georgia Institute of Technology |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Bennett Aerospace, LLC, Cary, North Carolina |
| Position: | CEO |
| Time period: | June 2008 - Present |
| Description: | Responsible for all facets of corporate operations, business development, technology development and partner teaming. |
| Employer: | Will Technology, Inc, Huntsville, Alabama |
| Position: | Executive VP Business Development |
| Time period: | June 2007 - June 2008 |
| Description: | Position: Executive Vice President –Business Development and Marketing
Responsible for corporate revenue generation for all facets of business enterprise. Corporate officer directing the Business Development Unit. Working with the FBI, DHS/TSA, US Army MI, NASA, ONR, etc. Extensive experience in congressional plus-up funding. Position: Acting Director –Training Division Responsible for FBI bomb squad technician 3-D virtual environment training development. corporate revenue generation for all facets of business enterprise. Reporting directly to the FBI and coordinating with DHS/TSA, Army and Navy EOD. |
| Employer: | RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina |
| Position: | Business Development Manager |
| Time period: | December 2005 - May 2007 |
| Description: | Responsible for strategic business growth, teaming, and business negotiations for $20+M organization working in advanced military systems for training and computer and communications networks. |
| Employer: | Royal Society of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Position: | Adjunct Senior Policy Analyst (part time volunteer) |
| Time period: | March 2004 - November 2007 |
| Description: | - Serving as a liaison between the New Zealand Royal Society and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
- Advising New Zealand Parliament on the role of US advisory committees. |
| Employer: | The Potomac Institute of New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Position: | Director |
| Time period: | December 2003 - November 2006 |
| Description: | Founder and Director of The Potomac Institute of New Zealand –a distributed research and development organization that fosters collaborations with government and industry between North America with the New Zealand research community; and commercialization and technology transfer activities with New Zealand business
and research groups. Governing board includes: Dr. Rita Colwell, the former Director of the National Science Foundation; Dr. Ray Colladay, the former Director of the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA); and, Dr. Mike Bertolucci, the President of Interface Research in Atlanta, the R&D arm of the billion dollar Interface Carpets. |
| Employer: | National Research Council / National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC |
| Position: | Work experience |
| Time period: | May 1999 - March 2005 |
| Description: | Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences Position: National Academies Liaison to New Zealand and the Royal Society of New Zealand (part time volunteer) Position: National Academies Study Director and Program Manager / Program Officer (full time) - Program manager for all activities related to the following National Academies studies including committee member selection. NASA Revolutionize Aviation (RA) Program Review - Study Director for the Vehicle Systems Program Review Panel. The panel assessed the overall technical quality of NASA’s aircraft technology research and development plan totaling over $1US billion annually. NASA Pioneering Revolutionary Technology (PRT) Program Review –Study Director for the Panel on Engineering for Complex Systems and the Panel on Computing, Information, and Communications Technology which, in total, encompassed just under $1US billion annually. Committee on Precursor Measurements Necessary to Support Human Operations on the Surface of Mars Provided NASA with guidance on the scientific and technical knowledge required for the possible environmental, chemical, and biological risks to humans operating on Mars. Review of Aerospace Proposals for the Government of Ohio's Wright Centers for Technical Excellence –a prioritized technical and management review of universities and companies applying for Wright Center funding with the State of Ohio. The findings resulted in the establishment of: - The Power Partnership for Ohio –a $60M advanced technology center for fuel cells. - The Wright Center of Innovation for Advanced Data Management and Analysis –a $20M collaboration between industry and academia in data acquisition, management, mining, and delivery to generate insight from large databases. - The Ohio Center for Advanced Propulsion and Power –a $20M effort concentrating on environmental impact of gas turbine engines and increased efficiency of high-speed flight. Committee on Thermionic Research and Technology –a technical assessment of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (Department of Defense) Advanced Thermionic Research and Development objectives for space-based energy conversion technologies. Position: Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellow and Research Associate - Provided programmatic and research support for the following committees: Space Launch Range Safety –evaluation of the Air Force rocket launch range safety procedures. Strategic Assessment of the US Aeronautics Industry –assessing the role government should play in research and development in aeronautics research considering the stanch competition from Europe. Advanced Engineering Environments: Phase II –examining the role of NASA in developing highly integrated systems that integrate design, prototyping, manufacturing, and customers through distributed networks and management structures. |
| Employer: | Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa |
| Position: | Work experience |
| Time period: | July 1998 - April 2001 |
| Description: | Position: Polaris Project Coordinator and Editor –Physics and Astronomy Department
- Project coordinator, creative team leader, and writer for an online Astrophysics university course. Position: English 105 Instructor –English Department - Instructor for English 105: Freshman Composition, including course planning, syllabus design, and grading. |
| Employer: | Heraeus Amersil, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia - with assignments in Germany and England |
| Position: | Sales Engineer / Product Line Manager, SMD Technologies |
| Time period: | February 1997 - June 1998 |
| Description: | - Product manager for $1.2 million North American product market development with surface mount electronics reflow furnace. |
| Employer: | Schlumberger: Geco-Prakla, Inc. - Marine Division, Houston, Texas - with assignments in Germany, Norway and Trinidad |
| Position: | Work experience |
| Time period: | July 1995 - February 1997 |
| Description: | Position: Navigator: Oil and Gas Exploration (Served on Ships: M/V Mintrop, R/V Sea Star, M/V Geco Tau)
- Work conducting acquisition of seismic reflections (underwater acoustics) using multiple-streamer, piezoelectric, hydrophone arrays five miles long and 200,000 hydrophones for exploration of oil and gas. Position: Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Advisor - Monitored compliance with Schlumberger and government regulations for crew’s health and safety. |
| Employer: | Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Skidaway Island, Savannah, Georgia |
| Position: | National Science Foundation Grant Summer Intern |
| Time period: | May 1992 - August 1992 |
| Description: | Support and operation of a Benthic Chamber Remote Vehicle (study of ocean-bottom, water-column interface) including a research excursion off Northern California associated with Scripps Institute of Oceanography. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University System of Georgia - Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Degree: | Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Design |
| University: | Iowa State University |
| Degree: | English - Writing, MA |
| University: | Iowa State University |
| Degree: | Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies - combining Writing, Astrophysics, and Political Science, MSc |
