Dr. Kruse joined Cubic in March 2014, through the acquisition of Intific, Inc., where she has served as their Vice President of Innovation. She joined Intific in 2010, as an Executive Director and led the creation of entirely new defense business verticals in neuroscience, education and social media.

Dr. Kruse has over ten years of experience developing novel neuroscience-based programs and technologies for the Department of Defense. Prior to Intific, Kruse served as a government civilian Program Manager in the Defense Sciences Office at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, VA. She managed a wide-ranging portfolio of learning, training and human performance programs. She was awarded the Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service. Prior to DARPA, Dr. Kruse served as a technology and program management consultant at Strategic Analysis Inc. in Arlington, VA.

Kruse has served on a number of defense panels and studies, including those for the National Academies and Defense Science Board. She is the author of numerous scientific papers, chapters and articles. Dr. Kruse earned her B.S. in Cell and Structural Biology (1995) and her Ph.D. in Neuroscience (2001) from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana where she was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship in Neuroscience.