Ian Murray

I lead an interdisciplinary organization to invent solutions to complex Global Health & Development challenges. Areas of focus include medical devices, disease diagnostics & interventions, and agricultural & food science. I manage ~ 50 scientists and engineers with disciplines including physics, biology, chemistry, fluid mechanics, mechanical, electrical, & software engineering. I have created and implemented processes for project management, product development, and risk management.

Managed an engineering department and led several large projects for a private Aerospace start-up company, founded by Jeff Bezos, developing rocket vehicles to provide commercial access to space. Principal responsibilities included personnel supervision and project management including cost, schedule, and technical oversight.

Managed the development of rocket engines and components under NASA, US Air Force, and DoD contracts. Programs included Integrated Powerhead Development (IPD), Advanced Re-usable Rocket Engine (ARRE), and Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV). Responsibilities included cost, schedule, and technical oversight. Led the invention of the tri-fluid injector used in the ARRE program.

Managed the development of rocket engines and components for a private Aerospace start-up company. Responsibilities included cost, schedule, and technical oversight. Tested the largest liquid rocket engine since the Apollo program.

Developed spacecraft thrusters for the Chandra X-Ray Observatory and a cryogenic vacuum test facility to research electric propulsion concepts, including Hall effect thrusters.

Wrote code to computationally simulate a droplet’s resonance to an acoustic stimulus using FORTRAN and MATLAB. Conducted experimental research into hybrid rocket engines.

Innovation Master Series: Design Thinking and the Art of Innovation

Jet & Rocket Propulsion, Structures, Controls, Computational Modeling, Software Development, Test Engineering, FORTRAN, PASCAL, MATLAB