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John serves as the Director of Export and Secure Research Compliance and Facility Security Officer for Virginia Tech. John has approximately 15 years of experience in export control compliance at Virginia Tech, previously serving as a Program Manager in the office prior to being named Director in 2019. John is responsible for the leadership and management of the administrative unit charged with university wide compliance with export control, sanctions, research security, and industrial security laws and regulations, which involves developing and maintaining policies and procedures, training programs, and compliance plans as required. Prior to 2009, John spent 3 years as a Licensing Associate for Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. charged with protecting, marketing, licensing, and working with outside entities to commercialize technologies developed at Virginia Tech. John is a 2006 graduate of the Virginia Tech MBA program and holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech.