Ken Polasko has 18 years of experience in technology commercialization, research and development, and manufacturing. He comes to AzTE from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), where he was the Director of Business Development and Industry-Sponsored Research.

Before joining UCLA, Ken held various positions within Motorola, including Director, Technology and Quality; Director, Research and Development; Manufacturing Manager; and Manager, Technology Transfer and Protection. He began his industrial career as a researcher for GE's Corporate Research & Development Center in Schenectady, New York.

Ken has a B.S. in electrical engineering from University of Pittsburgh and an M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara. In addition, he holds an M.S. in materials science, a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. He has four issued patents and 17 technical publications.

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