Dean‘s expertise is on technology commercialization in the physical sciences including Engineering and Computing. Dean has 30 years of hands-on experience in designing and building electrical power transmission, distribution, and substations, telecommunications systems, fiber optic networks and central offices, enterprise software, and equipment manufacturing. Dean has a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia and has over 30 years working in industry as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Operations Manager, and Senior Engineer.