Bruno Caputo

Bruno Caputo has extensive experience in large area thin film coating techniques, micro-machining, characterization, failure analysis, and equipment design/implementation. Currently, Bruno is the Director of Large Area Coating at NEXT Energy Tech, where Bruno leads the effort in scaling various technologies into manufacturing-ready processes for market introduction. Previously, Bruno was a Katherine Harvey Fellow at Leading From Within, investing in the development of young community leaders in Santa Barbara County. Bruno also served as a Graduate Student Researcher and Teaching Assistant at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where Bruno completed their MS in Chemistry. Caputo holds a BS in Physics from James Madison University.