Dr. Crockett is a specialist in development and commercialization of disruptive technologies. Over the past three decades he has worked in the Aerospace, Biotechnology, Medical Device, and Consumer Products industries in leadership roles on both the strategic and tactical sides of engineering and IP development. Dr. Crockett received his Ph.D. from University of Arizona in Materials Science and Engineering. He holds an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley. He has recently served as  Associate Dean for Innovation Infrastructure in the College of Engineering at Cal Poly, and is currently a Professor in Biomedical Engineering. In addition to his academic work in Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Dr. Crockett is the Director of X-Lab for HaptX, Inc.