Ms. Heiks's 15-year expertise in managing high tech businesses ranges from optoelectronics to microfabrication to microwave systems. She is a specialist in bringing new technology to market, and has been instrumental in directing the commercialization and overall business strategy for Nuvotronics. Ms. Heiks received her BS in Physics, and her MS in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech.
Scott has over 20 years of experience in new technology commercialization. Previous to his work at Nuvotronics, Scott served as President of Technology Development of Luna Innovations (NASDAQ:LUNA) and has experience in managing private, public, and venture capital backed organizations with full P&L and strategic direction responsibility. He was also co-founder of Luna Technologies, a venture capital backed spin-off from Luna Innovations where he led development of the company's first product. At Luna Innovations, Scott led the company to 25-35% year over year revenue growth, positioning the company financially for a public offering, and was an instrumental part of the executive team that took Luna public. He has his MS in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech.
David Sherrer has managed and owned high tech businesses for 20 years, specifically in the areas of microfabrication and microelectronic systems. His leadership in commercialization led to the delivery of dozens of developed products, some shipping at a million + annual rate. Mr. Sherrer was the inventor of the award-winning PolyStrata® technology, and as a prolific innovator he has been issued over 100 patents. Mr. Sherrer received his BS in Physics and Philosophy, and his MS in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech.