Melissa Ver Meer, Ph.D.

Melissa Ver Meer, Ph.D. has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Melissa is currently the Owner and Chief Executive Officer at HIX Corporation since January 2023. Prior to this, Melissa served as the Chief Technology Advisor at CAPE Industries starting from February 2021. Melissa also founded and directed Prairie Fire Partners LLC from July 2020.

Melissa's extensive career includes roles at Kansas City National Security Campus from 2012 to 2020, where they held positions such as Principal, Enterprise Partnerships - Strategy and Transformation (October 2018 to May 2020), Senior Technical Manager (February 2015 to September 2018), and Technical Manager - Materials Engineering (September 2012 to January 2015).

Before joining Kansas City National Security Campus, Melissa worked at Schlumberger from 2003 to 2012, where they held various positions including Polymer Engineering Manager (August 2007 to September 2012), Senior Engineer, R&D (September 2004 to August 2007), and Materials Engineer (January 2003 to September 2004).

In the early years of their career, Melissa worked as a Materials Engineer and later as an Applications Engineer at Emerson Process Management from 1999 to 2003. Melissa also gained research experience as a Research Assistant at Ames Laboratory from August 2000 to December 2002.

With a strong background in materials engineering and extensive leadership experience in various industries, Melissa Ver Meer, Ph.D. brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to their current role as Owner and Chief Executive Officer at HIX Corporation.

Melissa Ver Meer, Ph.D., completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Following their undergraduate studies, they pursued a Master of Science degree in Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State University. Melissa continued their education at the same institution and earned their Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Iowa State University.