Greg Hiemenz

Dr. Hiemenz is a dynamic, versatile business leader with over a decade of experience in leading the development of new products and growing business. He is skilled in creating winning market-based strategies and executing them through cross-functional teams and is able to quickly grasp new technologies and translate them into strategy and value propositions. Prior to InnoVital Systems, Dr. Hiemenz served as Vice President of the Advanced Technologies Division at Techno-Sciences Inc. (TSI). During his tenure at TSI, Dr. Hiemenz spearheaded research and development of advanced technologies into military and commercial markets and was responsible for creating a new product line for protecting soldiers’ spines during IED blasts and helicopter crashes. He has worked closely with academia to evaluate and transition cutting-edge technologies into marketable products. He currently leads a highly-skilled, multi-disciplinary team of engineers while directing business development and proposal efforts, supervising personnel and staffing needs, managing intellectual property and business agreements, and performing market analyses for emerging technologies. Prior to joining TSI, Dr. Hiemenz spent several years as a major defense contractor serving as a technical specialist and integrated product team leader. Dr. Hiemenz graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.M.E. in Mechanical Engineering at the Catholic University of America where he earned several awards for being the top-ranked student in the School of Engineering. He subsequently earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at UMD under a Graduate School Fellowship. Because of his research successes, he was awarded a Vertical Flight Foundation fellowship from the American Helicopter Society and the AIAA Hal Andrews Young Engineer of the Year Award in 2008. He has published over 20 conference and journal papers and has 7 patents issued and another 6 patents pending.