Harshad Sardesai, is the Vice President of Business Development at Chromologic, LLC where he is responsible for commercialization of multiple federally funded projects related to counterfeit mitigation, non-destructive evaluation, and Raman spectroscopy. He has 18 years of experience in engineering and marketing of optical systems, having worked as a staff engineer, manager, and in senior management roles at Ciena Corporation and Sterlite Technologies. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, has over 40 publications in peer reviewed conferences and journals, and has been awarded 14 United States patents.