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About
Tim Merlino
Founder of Borg Solutions. Twenty-five years of hands-on technical work spanning military and civilian helicopter aviation and biotech instrumentation field service — now channeled into a veteran-owned small business serving both industries.
Military & Aviation
Helicopter Aviation Background
- Army Warrant Officer, MOS 153D — UH-60 Blackhawk pilot
- Tracked as an Aviation Mission Survivability Officer (AMSO)
- SERE Level C trained
- Civilian and military helicopter pilot and mechanic since 2001 — 25+ years combined
Technical & Biotech
Senior Field Service Leadership
- Biotech field service manager overseeing the Americas, including Chile
- Separately, held senior-level field service responsibility for this instrumentation across North America
- Deep expertise in confocal microscopy, optical tweezers, and super-resolution imaging
Why Borg Solutions
Military aviation and precision instrumentation share the same demands: mission-critical equipment has to work, and the person servicing it has to be trusted with the outcome. Borg Solutions was built to bring that same discipline to biotech field service and to government sourcing — one senior engineer's standard, applied to both.