Research & Development

• Mycelium Process Development Leader

• Mycelium Material & Mycofabrication R&D ≈ 15 years

• Previously Principal Scientist & Head of Bioprocess Design - Ecovative

I am an applied mycologist and bioprocess development leader working at the intersection of fungal biology, materials science, process engineering, and machine learning. My work focuses on making mycelium legible and scalable: translating the complex, adaptive behavior of filamentous fungi into practical systems for producing foods, textiles, foams, composites, and other biofabricated materials.

From 2011 to 2026, I developed foundational mycelium technologies at Ecovative, contributing across strain development, solid-state fermentation, bioreactor design, morphological engineering, biofoundry systems, process analytics, scale-up, and intellectual property. I was an early and prolific contributor to the mycelium materials field, with work underpinning multiple platform technologies across Ecovative, MyForest Foods, Forager, and mycelium composite applications, including systems developed from benchtop and pilot-scale experimentation through industrial-scale production.

My approach combines deep fungal biology with statistical and machine-learning-enabled process intelligence. I develop tools and frameworks for understanding how mycelium responds to environment, substrate, geometry, time, and scale, then use those insights to design more predictable, robust, and manufacturable biological systems.