Nevin Smalls
Ames
Summary
Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Development
Frontline Bioenergy
09.2024 - Current
- Conducted thorough market research to support business development initiatives, driving growth opportunities for the organization
- Spearheaded new business development efforts by identifying untapped markets and tailoring offerings accordingly for maximum impact
- Achieved regional growth targets with the execution of comprehensive business development strategies.
- Conducted thorough market analysis to identify growth opportunities and inform business development initiatives
- Continued work and relationships with Carbek for sustainable avation fuel
Company Advisory Board Member
Carbek
05.2023 - Current
- Aide the company in strategic development in relation to using biochar as CO2 sequestration
- Represent the company in a scientific manner at conferences and other public relation events
- Research into how to make our biochar products more durable to last for a thousand years, while scaling up the process
- Support proposals for larger funding avenues to support the company's goals
Chief Technology Officer
Boca Raton
01.2024 - 09.2024
- Pilot plant design for biochar, bio-oil, and syngas production
- Research and develop biochar support catalyst for Collins Aerospace
- Carbon dioxide sequestration and storage in biochar via o/c ratio
- Business development and technology roadmap for environmental issues
- Setting up a lab to support research efforts
- Material characterization of biochar for stability
- Raise money with investors in relation to biochar and sustainable aviation fuels
- Proposal generation for government grants
- Represent the organization at conferences
Thermal and Fluids Analysis Engineering
Jacobs Engineering
07.2023 - 01.2024
- Pressure drop calculations for verification and validation of drop
- Fluid model generation for Sierra Space
- Aide in material compatibility and ECLSS compatibility design considerations
- Generated thermal desktop models to verify and validate heat load requirements
R&D Engineering/SME
Axiom Space
05.2022 - 07.2023
- Designed and developed a surface chemistry lab space for testing and use of analytical equipment
- Created innovative solutions for next generation life support systems
- Aided other air revitalization teams in the design of systems involving filters, adsorbents, membranes and catalysts
- Sourced out analytical equipment such as PXRD,XPS, TGA, BET, STEM, and FluroSpectometer
- Researched new sorbents for the handling of siloxanes, and designed a new system that will still be able to perform moderately in the presence of siloxanes
- Designed a TCCS injection for 10 contaminants rig for testing adsorbents
- Aided other subsystems as a subject matter expert in relation to atmospheric control such as trace contaminant removal systems, carbon dioxide removal systems, oxygen and methane generation systems
- Researched into membrane de-bubblers and how they would foul or break down in relation to radiation
- Calculated evaporation rates based on spilled contaminants in a closed environment and how long to clean those contaminants to meet SMAC levels, and how catastrophic spills might affect ECLSS hardware compatibility
- Researched into membranes and radiation effects on them, and compatibility with water and gas streams
- Estimated evaporation rates through seals in valves based on gas and liquid on evaporation rates,permeation, and diffusion
- Thermal control system coolant leak analysis through seals, and how thermal and pressure cycles can increase bubbles that might cause pump cavitation
- Researched into cold traps for separation and purification process
Principal Investigator
Paragon Space Development Corporation
05.2020 - 05.2022
- Researched new regenerable materials to scrub CO2 at low partial pressures, which led to NASA awarding a new thermal amine scrubber for space suit applications
- Researched transforming CO2 into products to be used in space
- Handled mass required and developed trade studies in relation to Dynetics's lunar lander
- Researched and helped design an HVAC system for catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide and scrubbing of combustion products for an environmental weapon chamber for the DOD
- Created innovative solutions for next generation life support systems, which includes some ISRU applications
- Created trade studies and helped manage proposals to generate business for the space industry and the Department of Defense
- Completed system integration and analysis for systems such as humidity and CO-2 removal for Dynetics Human Lander System
- Participated in customer meetings to support programs
- Generated documentation for customers such as SDR,CDR, and PDR
- Researched new ideas for DOE,DOE, NASA and other government agencies
- Worked on gateway (HALO) NASA's space station for the moon, in charge of filter analysis and other tasks relevant to atmospheric control
- Worked on full system gas analysis and material compatibility
- Requirements development with verification and validation
- Concept of operations development with different mission phases
- Aided document generation such as consent of operations, statement of work,verification and validations, and mission phases
- Aided in proposal management that were awarded over 80 million dollars
Founder/Project Lead
NASA and supported by Collins Aerospace and Ames National Lab
05.2018 - 05.2020
- Founder/Project Lead for Space Habitat
- Managed and wrote proposals for research grants
- Organized weekly meetings to meet project and customer deadlines
- Organized tasks for projects to meet government contract deadlines
- Led multidisciplinary teams inside academia
- Managed meetings with NASA and Collins Aerospace for design reviews
- Conducted trade studies with engineering teams
- Designed innovate deep space mission concepts for research with Collins Aerospace and NASA
- Managed budgets for ongoing research
- Held design reviews for government projects which include SDR,PDR, CDR, TRR
- Reviewed and managed verification and validation documents
- Developed concept of operation documents
- Worked on the modification and synthesis of metal organic frameworks
- Generated SOPS when needed
Education
Master of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Iowa State University
01.2023
Bachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering
Iowa State University
01.2020
Skills
- PXRD
- TGA
- Diffusion Modeling
- Thermal Desktop
- Matlab
- Heat Transfer
- Proposal Writing
- Chemistry
- Lab Design
- FMEA
- Microfluidics
- Biosensors
- Polymer Curing and Analysis
- High Pressure Oxygen Design Training
- SolidWorks
- Image Processing
- SOP Generation
- Statement of Work creation
Grants
- Implementation of Advanced Sorbents in a CO2 Management Unit, NASA eXploration Systems and Habitation (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge, 08/01/18 - 05/31/19, $30,000
- High Efficiency Heat Exchanger to Achieve Low-Power CO2 Deposition, NASA eXploration Systems and Habitation (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge, 08/01/19 - 05/31/20, $50,000
- Next Generation CO2 Removal System, NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts, 02/09/22, Not selected for award
Presentations And Posters
Implementation of Advanced Sorbents in a CO-2 Management Unit, Smalls, N., Bui T., Krohn T., Ferraren K., International Conference on Environmental Systems, Boston, United States of America, 07/01/19
Technical Reports And Publications
NASA X-Hab Space Habitat Research Group Iowa State University, Final Report, 20190030393, M19-7509, 05/14/19
Advisory Board Positions
Carbek, Company Advisory Board Member, 05/01/23, Present, Aide the company in strategic development in relation to using biochar as CO2 sequestration., Represent the company in a scientific manner at conferences and other public relation events., Research into how to make our biochar products more durable to last for a thousand years, while scaling up the process., Support proposals for larger funding avenues to support the company's goals.
Timeline
Business Development
Frontline Bioenergy
09.2024 - Current
Chief Technology Officer
Boca Raton
01.2024 - 09.2024
Thermal and Fluids Analysis Engineering
Jacobs Engineering
07.2023 - 01.2024
Company Advisory Board Member
Carbek
05.2023 - Current
R&D Engineering/SME
Axiom Space
05.2022 - 07.2023
Principal Investigator
Paragon Space Development Corporation
05.2020 - 05.2022
Founder/Project Lead
NASA and supported by Collins Aerospace and Ames National Lab
05.2018 - 05.2020
Master of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Iowa State University
Bachelor of Science - Aerospace Engineering
Iowa State University
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