Nathaniel Forgotson

Current

• Task Manager and Senior Systems Engineer at MEI Technologies

Past

• Project Manager at SAIC
• Instrumentation Project Leader at MaxCyte, Inc.
• Manager at Maryland Championship Wrestling

• Design Engineer at CeLight
• Senior Member of Technical Staff at Litton Advanced Systems
• Member of Technical Staff at Annapolis Micro Systems

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Education

• University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
• Northeastern University
• The Johns Hopkins University

• William H. Hall High School

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Industry

Defense & Space

Websites

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Nathaniel Forgotson’s Summary

Task manager and senior systems engineer with 13+ years of management and engineering experience in aerospace, medical devices, power electronics, and semiconductors. Responsible for over 30 employees and subcontractors in the areas of systems engineering, hardware development, ground support equipment, integration and test of flight electronics. Manage tasks valued at over $10 Million in support of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Electrical Engineering Division. Accountable for P&L, planning, staffing, implementing, and monitoring of task performance.
Experienced proposal developer with multiple wins for contracts and subcontracts ranging in size from $1M to over $100M for agencies including NASA, FAA, and USGS.
Earned MBA and MSEE degrees from top universities.

Nathaniel Forgotson’s Specialties:

Space systems, product design, project management, proposal development, entrepreneurial strategy

Nathaniel Forgotson’s Experience

• Task Manager and Senior Systems Engineer

  MEI Technologies

  (Defense & Space industry)

  July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

  Task Manager for multiple tasks on the Electrical Systems Engineering Services (ESES) contract at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Support the development of flight electronics and ground support equipment for missions including Global Precipitation Measurement, Soil Moisture Active/Passive, the Solar Dynamics Observatory, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, and the Landsat Data Continuity Mission. Accountable for P&L, planning, staffing, implementing, and monitoring of task performance.

• Project Manager

  SAIC

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SAI; Information Technology and Services industry)

  April 2005 — July 2008 (3 years 4 months)

  -Managed proof-of-concept project for space-based control and data handling ASIC. Provide project oversight, allocate resources, track budget, and present status to the customer.
  
  - Contributed to multiple business development capture activities including contract wins ranging in size from $1M to over $100M for agencies including the FAA and USGS.
  
  -Led design of configurable control system for high-power defense application. Identified and developed business case for new product development opportunity.
  
  -Interviewed candidates for engineering and administrative roles.

• Instrumentation Project Leader

  MaxCyte, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Biotechnology industry)

  October 2001 — April 2005 (3 years 7 months)

  Led development of medical instrumentation from conception through commercialization. Provided technical expertise during due diligence, leading to close of $10.7 million Series B round. Developed workflow, quality assurance, and safety validation procedures that facilitated entry into domestic and foreign markets. Advised executive management on product development strategies and intellectual property issues leading to approval of an important patent. Performed job skills assessment and participated in interviewing and hiring of engineers, biologists, and Vice President of R&D

• Manager

  Maryland Championship Wrestling

  (Privately Held; Entertainment industry)

  1997 — 2002 (5 years)

• Design Engineer

  CeLight

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry)

  October 2000 — August 2001 (11 months)

• Senior Member of Technical Staff

  Litton Advanced Systems

  (Public Company; Defense & Space industry)

  March 1998 — September 2000 (2 years 7 months)

• Member of Technical Staff

  Annapolis Micro Systems

  (Semiconductors industry)

  December 1995 — March 1998 (2 years 4 months)

Nathaniel Forgotson’s Education

• University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business

  MBA , 2004 — 2007

• Northeastern University

  MSEE , Electrical Engineering , 1993 — 1995

  Research and Publications:
  
  N. Forgotson, V. Khemka, and J. Hopwood, “Inductively coupled plasma for polymer etching of 200 mm wafers”, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B 14(2), 732 (1996).

• The Johns Hopkins University

  BSEE , Electrical Engineering , 1989 — 1993

  Activities and Societies:

  Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity - Secretary, Rush Chair
  Barnstormers Theater Ensemble - Vice President, Producer, Director, Actor

• William H. Hall High School

  1985 — 1989

Additional Information

Nathaniel Forgotson’s Websites:

• My Company
• My contract

Nathaniel Forgotson’s Interests:

Writer: Short story "Color Matching" appeared in the collection "Listen to the Future" released in 2004.

Nathaniel Forgotson’s Groups:

•    IASE
•    Global "Space Moves" Networking Group
•    VCIC
•    Northeastern University Networking Group
•    NASA
•    Johns Hopkins University Alumni
•    Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association
•    Smith School of Business -- University of Maryland
•    SAIC CONNECTIONS
•    WASHINGTON DC CONNECTIONS
•    LITTON Industries Alumni
•    Electrical Engineer
•    The Squared Circle
•    Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering
•    Mixed Signal Electronics/PCB Design Group
•    DSP - Digital Signal Processing
•    OpenGoddard
•    GSFC Scientists & Technical Staff
•    dcTech (Washington DC Technology)

Nathaniel Forgotson’s Honors:

Venture Capital Investment Competition, 2007
Finalist, Captain of the University of Maryland team
This is the first team consisting of part-time MBA students to ever advance to the international finals of the VCIC.

Part-Time MBA Case Competition, Robert H. Smith School of Business, 2006
Individual award: Most Consulting Potential – awarded by audience
Team award: Best Overall Team – awarded by audience
Team award: Second Place Overall Team – awarded by judging panel

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