John M Hoffman

About John M Hoffman

Internationally recognized scientist, technical program manager, and team leader, with more than two decades of professional experience focused on innovation and translating requirements into usable, high-value products in areas spanning biotechnologies, material science, semiconductor devices and nanofabrication technologies. Adept at multi-disciplinary prospecting, evaluation, and improvement of emerging technologies for value-add application impact. This proficiency has been developed through decades of successful R&D, product development, and operations experience, including more than 5 years experience as a technical supervisor of moon-shot R&D programs, helping various USG agencies develop and manage programs at the intersection of material science, chemistry, and computer science. In addition to managing R&D programs, experience leading multi-functional teams in the development and implementation of corporate strategy, pipeline development, project execution, and delivery against requirements for both commercial and government customers.

Experience

1. Project Manager

   Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Darpa

   Mar 2025 — Present · Washington, DC, US

Education

• University of Southern California

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology

• University of Washington

  PhD, Bioengineering

  2004 — 2010

• University of Southern California

  BS, Environmental Engineering

  1991 — 1995

Skills

• Experimentation
• Life Sciences
• Nanotechnology
• Characterization
• Spectroscopy
• Biochemistry
• Biotechnology
• Microscopy
• Medical Devices
• Molecular Biology
• Fluorescence Microscopy
• Biomaterials
• R&D
• Biomedical Engineering
• Microfluidics
• Polymer Chemistry
• Cell Culture