Dr. Dick Cheng is the Chief Technologist and Co-Founder of MACH-20, LLC. He is a technical leader with broad experience in R&D and program management with expertise in hypersonic materials processing, surface and materials characterization, process and hardware development, sensing systems, and thin film coatings. Prior to co-founding MACH-20 and providing technical and strategic advisory services to government funding agencies such as DARPA and AFRL, he served in a variety of R&D and management positions within the industry. Adept at developing new materials and processes as well as bringing complex engineering systems to market, Dick provides a unique perspective in supporting the execution of R&D programs critical to U.S. National Security. He has over 2 decades of hardware and process development experience in materials and manufacturing, earned his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, and holds 21 patents.
