Meet Our People

SRI's innovative thinking depends directly on the people who work here. Meet members of our team in Computing and Engineering, Chemistry, Physics and Materials, Drug Discovery, Drug Development and Health, Economics and Education, Environment and Energy, Business Development, and Administration and Corporate Activities, and learn why they joined SRI—you may discover that you would like to join the team, too. Visit Careers at SRI for descriptions of current openings.

Meet Youssef Iguider, Director of Business Development, Tokyo, Japan

Focus at SRI:
My role is to strengthen the "International" part of SRI International, by introducing our clients in Japan to SRI’s values, while I help commercialize the technology solutions of SRI’s Information & Computing Sciences (ICS) and Engineering & Systems (ES) divisions.

Day in the Life at SRI:
My days at SRI are always busy but very dissimilar. A significant portion of my time is devoted to introducing SRI's computing and systems engineering technology solutions and capabilities to the Japanese market. This involves communicating with potential clients, delivering seminars, publishing articles, and attending tradeshows.

It's very important to me to listen carefully to the important goals and needs of our clients, and to work closely with SRI’s business and engineering teams in the Menlo Park headquarters. Together, we develop and propose tailored solutions to our clients.

Before SRI:
I am very happy to have landed at SRI, the homeland of so many innovation ”big-bangs”, after spending 18 years in the IT and telecom fields. Before SRI, I held various positions at Panasonic and Cisco, which gave me a multidisciplinary background in R&D, product marketing, OEM and alliances, compliance and regulations, technology solution sales, and international business development.

By working cross-geographically, cross-culturally, and cross-functionally with multinational groups in Japan, the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East, I acquired a good understanding of international business challenges.

Academics:
Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan (Laureate of the Japanese Government “Monbusho” Scholarship)
M.Sc. in Computer Science, Odessa Polytechnic Institute, Odessa, Ukraine (Laureate of the Scholarship of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine)

Why SRI?
It's exciting to be part of an organization that is positively impacting the world with its high-value innovations. As someone whose professional life began in engineering, I also value interfacing with academia and commercial markets alike. I work in an intellectually challenging environment, where I interact with talented colleagues. I can offer clients cutting-edge technology solutions that add real value to their businesses.

Inspiration and Motivation:
Personally, I am deeply inspired by the honesty, goodwill, and the always-ready-to-help attitude of my late father. Professionally, my inspiration comes from carefully listening to my clients’ needs, closely interacting with bright, hard-working colleagues, and offering high-value, client-focused solutions. I embrace opportunities to acquire new skills so I can help address challenges.

What has changed in your field since you began your career, and what new or exciting trends are you seeing?

Thinking about the future of technology, I believe that by promoting a culture of systematic innovation such as SRI’s, we can tap into an ocean of innovation opportunities and positively impact the way people live, work, and play. I believe much of the excitement is still ahead of us.  Much like when Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb (only about four generations ago) -- people thought this was the farthest humans could reach in high technology. We now know electricity translated into many breakthroughs, from refrigeration to satellite communication. With today’s cutting-edge technologies, we are witnessing another "light bulb" of advancement. This time, however, we are riding a much faster "bullet train" of innovation.

Proudest professional accomplishment:

Languages:
I feel blessed I can reach to my friends, colleagues, and clients internationally, through five languages: Arabic, English, French, Japanese, and Russian. The dream to annex Spanish and Chinese (Mandarin) keeps haunting me.

Away from the Office:
I enjoy spending free time with my wife and children. I sometimes tend to torture the ears of every soul in the house by (badly) playing musical instruments. I also enjoy painting and volunteering in international activities.

Words of wisdom for SRI colleagues:
Always keep your enthusiastic spirit alive. Meanwhile, tune in on client-focused thinking. As formulated by SRI’s disciplined approach to innovation, it all starts by carefully listening to your client’s goals and understanding their needs, then go that extra mile to innovatively address those needs.

Meet Other Members of the SRI Team:

Computing and Engineering
Lori Adornato, Research Engineer, Optics Group, Marine Technology Program, St. Petersburg, Florida
Victor Aguero, Program Manager, Engineering & Systems Division

Derek Artz, Development Engineer, Instrumentation and Simulation Systems, Engineering & Systems

Hasan Bahcivan, Research Physicist, Geospace Studies, Engineering & Systems

John Brecht, Learning Technology Engineer, Center for Technology in Learning
Gary Bridges Director, Client Services, Cyber Security Research & Development Center
Linda Briesemeister, Sr. Research Engineer, Engineering & Systems Division
Michelle Delplanche, Software Engineer, Engineering & Systems Division

Grit Denker, Senior Computer Scientist, Computer Science Laboratory
Katherine Donaldson, Scientific Programmer/Analyst, Engineering & Systems Division
Lola Goheen, Senior Research Engineer, Applied Electromagnetics
Mike Hogsett, Senior Systems Administrator, Computer Science Laboratory
Jason Jenkins, Senior Systems Administrator, Artificial Intelligence Center
Mark Johnson, Program Manager, Software Engineering Program, San Luis Obispo
Theresa Keeler, Research Engineer, Engineering & Systems Division
Roy Kornbluh, Senior Research Engineer, Engineering & Systems Division
Larry Langebrake, Director, Marine Technology Program at SRI St. Petersburg
Tom Low, Program Director, Innovative Product Engineering and Technologies
Rich Mahoney, Director, Robotics Program, Engineering & Systems

Greg Myers, Program Director, Machine Vision, Engineering & Systems Division
Karen Myers, Program Director, Artificial Intelligence Center
Ron Pelrine, Program Director, Mobile Robotics and Transducers Program
Harsha Prahlad, Research Engineer, Mobile Robotics and Transducers Program

Marc Reed, Research Engineer, Marine Technology Program at St. Petersburg, Florida

Spiro Sarris, Research Engineer, Engineering & Systems Division, Communication and Radar Systems

Allen Takahashi, Senior Research Engineer, Communications and Signal Technology Laboratory
L. Lynn Voss, Software Engineering Program Manager at SRI in Helena, Montana

Kevin Willoh, Research Engineer, Engineering and Systems Division

Chemistry, Physics and Materials
Iouri Balachov, Senior Research Engineer, Materials Research Laboratory
Yigal Blum, Program Manager, Chemistry of Materials, Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory
Jim Colton, Director, Poulter Laboratory of Applied Mechanics
David Flamm, Principal Scientist/Program Manager, Applied Optics Laboratory
Indira Jayaweera, Senior Chemist/Hydrothermal Program Leader, Materials Research Laboratory

Jordi Perez, Materials Scientist, Materials Research Laboratory
Jeff Simons, Senior Computational Engineer, Center for Fracture Physics, Materials Research Laboratory
David Stout, Chemical Engineer, Chemical Science and Technology, Physical Sciences Division
Diane Walter, Senior Research Engineer, Applied Optics Laboratory

Drug Discovery, Drug Development, and Health
Rae Lyn Burke, Senior Director, Vaccine and Biotherapeutics Development
Nathan Collins, Executive Director, Drug Discovery, Biosciences Division

Annalisa D'Andrea, Senior Director, Immunology and Inflammation, Biosciences Division
Mary Ann Greco, Program Director, Behavioral Biochemistry, Biosciences Division
Carol Green, Senior Director, Toxicology and Metabolism, Biosciences Division
Ling Jong, Program Director, Medicinal Chemistry Department
Lisa Jack, Assistant Director / Public Health Researcher, Center for Health Sciences
Keith Laderoute, Director, Cancer Biology Program
Juan Orduna, Drug Efficacy Program Biologist, Medicinal Chemistry Department, Biosciences Division
Helen Parish, Director, Analytical Chemistry Department
Gita Shankar, Senior Scientist/ Project Leader, Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory, Biosciences Division
Jennie Wang, Program Director, Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory, Biosciences Division
Chun Yang, Chemist, Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory, Biosciences Division

Education, Science and Technology Policy, and Economic Development
David Cheney, Director, Science and Technology Policy Program, SRI in Washington, D.C.
Geneva Haertel, Director of Assessment Research and Design, Center for Technology in Learning
Daniel Humphrey, Associate Director, Center for Education Policy
Melissa Koch, Senior Educational Developer, Center for Technology in Learning
Vera Michalchik, Research Social Scientist, Center for Technology in Learning

Serena E. Villalba, Research Analyst, Center for Technology in Learning
Mary Wagner, Director, Center for Education and Human Services

Environment and Energy
Iouri Balachov, Senior Research Engineer, Materials Research Laboratory

Jim Colton, Director, Poulter Laboratory of Applied Mechanics
Jeff Coron, Environmental Engineer, Envirotechnical Program
Barbara Heydorn, Director, Center of Excellence in Energy

Indira Jayaweera, Senior Chemist/Hydrothermal Program Leader, Materials Research Laboratory

Roy Kornbluh, Senior Research Engineer, Engineering & Systems Division

Ron Pelrine, Program Director, Mobile Robotics and Transducers Program

Jordi Perez, Materials Scientist, Materials Research Laboratory
Harsha Prahlad, Research Engineer, Mobile Robotics and Transducers Program

Business Development
Maggie Baxter-Pearson, Contracts Manager, Engineering & Systems Division
Ed Davis, Senior IP Advisor and IP Office Manager
Kurt Fulkerson, Manager, Business Development, Transportation Markets
Phil Harman, Director, Congressional Relations, SRI in Washington, D.C.

Barbara Heydorn, Director, Center of Excellence in Energy
Youssef Iguider, Director of Business Development, SRI Japan
Osamu Karatsu, Executive Director, SRI Japan

Chris Lantman, Director of Commercial and International Business Development, Physical Sciences Division
John McIntire Associate General Counsel, Legal and Business Affairs
Nancy Moy, Research Analyst, Federal Business Development, SRI in Washington, D.C.
Satomi Ouchi, Senior Manager, Business Development, SRI Japan
Mary Scott, Administrative Analyst, Business Development, SRI in Washington, D.C.
Laleh Shayesteh, Director of Intellectual Property, Biosciences
Christine Stensig, Specialist Technical Writer/Editor, Engineering & Systems Division
Philip von Guggenberg, Director of Business Development, Engineering & Systems Division

Administration and Corporate Activities
Richard Bullert, HR Records Specialist, Human Resources Department
Sandy Hinzmann, Manager Staff Programs & Transportation
Jeff Hodge, Manager, Subcontracts Department
Walt Kyle, Supervisor, Information Protection, Corporate Security Department
Marty Mallonee, Manager, Corporate and Marketing Communications
Roger Sherman, Information Specialist, Information Technology Services, Archiving and Research (SRI Library)
Jan Teichman, Director, Environmental Heath & Safety
Lori Truitt, Administrative Analyst, Computer Science Laboratory