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Acelera,
Inc. is a woman-owned start-up company,
newly founded as a spin-off of
Microwave Technologies Incorporated (MTI).
For the past 12 years MTI has focused on
development of microwave sources and
electron accelerators and has received
numerous SBIR Phase I and Phase II awards.
More recently, MTI has focused its efforts
towards defense applications,
particularly with commercial partners in Peru. MTI’s
work in Peru has revealed many opportunities
for other important urgently needed
environmental technologies which
specifically involve the use of
accelerators. Having patented a successful
accelerator technology under a previous SBIR
contract, MTI's owners decided that it would
be appropriate to spin-off a company which
would focus on accelerator technologies.
This will allow MTI to continue to
concentrate on defense technologies, while
Acelera will focus primarily on
environmental technologies. Thus, Acelera,
Inc. was formed with the purpose of
providing accelerator-based technologies
which will improve the quality of life in
the U.S. and abroad.
Key Personnel
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Dr. Jose E. Velazco,
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
of Acelera, obtained his Ph.D. in
Electrical Engineering from George
Mason University in 1994. His
primary areas of expertise are in
microwave tube engineering,
millimeter wave sources and compact
electron accelerators. Dr. Velazco
has produced numerous innovative
designs for microwave tubes,
electron accelerators and radar
systems. He is the inventor of the
Rotating Wave Accelerator (RWA)
which is the lynchpin of our
accelerator technologies, and holds
the patent to that technology. He
constantly updates his knowledge
though attendance at conferences and
seminars, as well as continuing
coursework in related subjects.
Currently he is pursuing a
certificate in radar engineering
through the Georgia Institute of
Technology. He is a member of the
Institute for Electrical and
Electronic Engineers, the American
Physical Society, Sigma Xi, SPIE,
and the Association of Old Crows. |
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Dr.
Willi Schwarz, Chief Technical
Officer,
received his Ph.D.
degree in Physics from the
University of Heidelberg in 1991. As
a postdoctoral scientist he
performed accelerator-based research
in precision atomic and nuclear
spectroscopy with Yale University
for several years. Dr. Schwarz
subsequently joined the private R&D
sector, where he gained extensive
experience in applied research and
technology development. He has been
the principal investigator and
program manager for several
SBIR-funded projects to develop
novel technologies with applications
in defense, space, medical, and
materials sciences. |
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Ms.
Kathryn L. Dawson is a founder
and the Chief Operating Officer
of Acelera. She obtained her
Master’s degree in Sociology from
George Mason University in 1995.
She has over 20 years of managerial
experience in both business and
higher education. She handles the
day-to-day operations and management
of our facilities, as well as steers
the direction of future business
enterprises. |
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Ms. Jennifer Rankin, Chief Financial
Officer,
possesses a Master’s degree in
Accounting from George Mason
University and was a licensed
Certified Public Accountant for many
years at Duvall Wheeler, LLP in
Manassas, VA. She brings to Acelera
15 years of experience in
accounting, with additional
expertise in government contractor
accounting procedures. She has
worked with our parent company,
Microwave Technologies Inc., since
its inception and serves as
financial advisor to the company. |
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Ms. Angela
M. Velasquez serves
as Business
Director for Latin America. She
plays an instrumental role in
designing strategies for client
acquisition, business development
and relationship management for
Acelera’s global expansion projects.
She has demonstrated high-value to
senior level, decision-making
executives at Global 3000 companies,
managing a multi-million dollar
client portfolio. Her background
includes deal closing, pro-active
identification of cross-selling
opportunities and oversight of
service delivery execution. |
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