Sean M Christian has over 21 years of experience with the design, development, and commercialization of advanced sensors and systems for process control and field applications within multiple industries. While his primary focus continues to be technology and intellectual property development, Christian has a strong program, operations, and supply-chain management background with extensive financial and business development expertise. Throughout his career, Christian has founded or acquired several companies, where he has served as VP of R&D, CSO, CTO, COO, and CEO. Christian is the founding Chair of the Applied Industrial Optics (AIO) Division of the Optical Society of America (OSA) and currently serves on a number of industrial advisory boards in the photonics industry. Christian was both a National Science Foundation NSF-STC and a Charles E. Minor doctoral fellow at Virginia Tech, in addition to an ARCS Foundation and DOW Chemical Scholar at Texas Tech. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Texas Tech University with minors in Physics and Mathematics and a Masters of Engineering (M.Eng.) in Materials Science & Engineering from Virginia Tech. Christian’s research has resulted in millions in federal funding, numerous joint ventures, and dozens of US and international patents, many of which are currently pending.

Senior Advisor, Strategic Technology @ Leading an effort within Weatherford's Strategic Technology Group to create a Technology Roadmap for Sensors, which will be utilized by corporate to prioritize Research, Development, and Engineering activities across all product lines. From July 2014 to Present (1 year 4 months) Lanham, MDChairman of the Board @ Focused on Commercialization Strategy and Financing Growth. From January 2014 to Present (1 year 10 months) www.n2-x.comR&D Manager, MENA @ Managed a regional R&D group which is focused on working with clients throughout the Middle East and North Africa to identify strategic long-term opportunities in the Oil & Gas sector; which ultimately allows for prioritization of Weatherford's global R&D activities. From September 2012 to July 2014 (1 year 11 months) Dhahran Research Center, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaFounder & CEO @ Ornarsi was founded in 2011 as a holding company focused on aggregating lifestyle product companies and concepts in the garment industry. From July 2010 to January 2014 (3 years 7 months) Senior Project Manager-Geoscience Development R&D @ Managed a team focused on the utilization of chemometrics to develop run-time mathematical algorithms for advanced downhole wireline tools. From December 2011 to September 2012 (10 months) Calgary, Canada AreaFounder & CEO @ Optrology is a consulting firm which focuses on the design, development, and commerciallization of electromagnetic sensors and sensory systems for extreme environments. While the company's focuse is on the delivery of innovative solutions to a number of industries and government agencies, it's primary focus is on solutions in the military, pharmaceutical, oil & gas, utility, and environmental market sectors. From January 2006 to September 2012 (6 years 9 months) Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida AreaConsultant @ Consulted on the design, development, and commercialization of optical technologies for downhole sensing. From 2006 to December 2011 (5 years) Fort Worth, TexasConsultant @ Consulted on load management, the integration of renewables into the US power grid, and distributed storaged. From 2009 to 2010 (1 year) Washington D.C. Metro AreaCo-Founder & Chief Science Officer (CSO) @ HOLOEYE Systems, Inc. is a turn-key design, engineering, and manufacturing firm focused on the integration of advanced amplitude and phase modulated LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) microdisplays into innovative display solutions, where extremely high brightness, contrast, and/or resolution are required. From 2005 to 2010 (5 years) Greater San Diego AreaChief Operating Officer @ StellarNet manufactures precision fiber optic spectrometers for portable and multi-channel industrial applications; thereby enabling low cost spectroscopic solutions. Its expertise in electro-optics, software design, and applications development provides for an unmatched price-to-performance ratio in the global instrumentation marketplace. From September 2002 to December 2005 (3 years 4 months) Co-Founder & Vice President of Research & Development @ Airak manufactures optical current sensors for load management in large-scale utility applications. The technology developed by Airak is a critical component to the success of any Smart Grid implementation. The company provides global consulting services to both corporate and govermental agencies. From 1998 to 2002 (4 years) Research Assistant @ BP's satalite R&D center in Grangemouth, Scotland focused on the design, development, and commercialization of a real-time optical control system for an ethylene cracking unit. The primary focus of the research was on the development of the autonomous predictive algorithms. From 1992 to 1994 (2 years) Grangemouth, Scotland

Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Materials Science & Engineering, MSE @ Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University From 1995 to 1997 BS, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics @ Texas Tech University From 1991 to 1994 BS, Chemistry @ Loughborough University From 1992 to 1993 BS, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering @ The University of Texas at Austin From 1988 to 1991 Sean Christian is skilled in: Entrepreneurship, Team Building, Strategic Planning, New Business Development, Coaching, Business Strategy, Training, Process Improvement, Marketing, Start-ups, Energy, Business Development, Online Advertising, Product Development, Marketing Strategy, Early-stage Startups, R&D, Social Media Marketing, Operations Management, Manufacturing, Product Management, Team Leadership, Creative..., Sensors, Management Consulting, Project Management, Strategy, Renewable Energy, Business Planning, Optics, Program Management, Leadership, Integration, Management, Commercialization, Product Marketing, Chemistry, Physics