Demitri Nzo

Developed international projects focused on education and technology, managed projects, led fundraising efforts, and oversaw all daily activities. IFGI's mission is to invent and support technologies that solve humanitarian problems - anywhere in the world. The projects span Education, Inventing, Research, and Patient Capital.

Led technology development of VF’s Advanced Manufacturing group for a large apparel manufacturing skunkworks project. Managed and facilitated connections with contractors, researchers, and startups. Brought in >$1M additional outside grant funds for Research & Development.

Responsible for developing future-oriented technology products and processes for the apparel and footwear manufacturing. Designed and engineered complex automated equipment, novel fabric grippers/end-effectors, and deployed custom automation machinery in VF factories.

Oversaw product design and sourcing. Worked with manufacturers in China on product design iterations. Neuline Designs is a Direct-to-Consumer (DTC/B2C) e-commerce company specializing in design and sale of double-wall borosilicate glassware.

Physics Center of Excellence. Perused the cutting-edge physics research before it was officially published (!) while helping non-english speaking scientists write professional publications.

Conducted experiments on spontaneous symmetry breaking of rotating fluids, explored the role of convection in symmetry breaking and in persistence of the emergent polygonal instabilities.

Designed a novel microchip device for manipulating polar molecules using structured electric fields (via Stark Effect) for applications in Quantum Computing, Spectroscopy, and Sensing. Worked on developing a theoretical model of emergence of brain states from local actions of neurons via spatiotemporal pattern formation, in an excitable media (nervous tissue), governed by complex Ginzburg-Landau formalism for applications in Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence.

Department of Physics & Astronomy

Worked on two research projects studying the energy localization and distribution in polymeric materials under controlled crumpling and the onset of turbulence in fluids.

Learned advanced theories of learning from Jean Piaget to Lev Vygotsky’s to Ernst von Glasersfeld's radical constructivism. Processed experimental data via video transcribing and database compiling.