Brenda Prenitzer
President and Chief Executive Officer 

Dr. Prenitzer holds a B.S. in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with the Materials Science option. Both degrees are from the University of Central Florida.  Her materials characterization experience includes a total of eight years with transmission electron microscopy (TEM), including conventional bright and dark field imaging (CTEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (X-EDS), scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), energy filtered transmission electron microscopy (EFTEM), and electron holography, six years with Focused Ion Beam (FIB), six years with scanning electron microscopy (SEM), two years with thermal analysis, and five years with wet chemical techniques.  Her professional and research experience includes three years of industry experience at Agere Systems using TEM in the evaluation of integrated circuit and opto-electronic devices and the constituent materials, a post-doctoral position with a one year tenure which was collaboratively sponsored through Lucent Technologies and UCF's Advanced Materials Processing and Characterization organization (AMPAC), two years of experience at the University's Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers (CREOL), and two years at UCF's Materials Characterization Facility (MCF).  Dr. Prenitzer's areas of technical expertise include the theory and application of ion-solid interactions that govern FIB processes, optical and electronic materials. She is the co-author on over 45 publications, and has presented at numerous national and international conferences. 

Dr. Prenitzer's responsibilities with NanoSpective include providing vision and direction for the company, identifying new and existing markets, advertising, public and client relations, and providing expertise primarily in the area of TEM analysis and expertise secondarily in the areas of SEM and FIB analysis.