Education: MS in Nuclear Engineering from University of Virginia; BS in Physics with Mathematics and Chemistry concentrations from Longwood University; MS (in progress) in Applied Mathematics from Elizabeth City State University; Teacher education courses required for NC lateral entry teaching license from various North Carolina and Virginia community colleges and universities; Undergraduate studies in Real Estate and Business Management from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business

Specialized training: Windows: Microsoft-Word, Excel, PowerPoint; SolidWorks; AutoCAD; Quality Matters (QM) online course design; Fundamentals of Digital Accessibility; Blackboard, Moodle, and Sakai Learning Management Systems

Professional experience: Over 35 years of job-related experience, recently serving the NC Community College System in positions as Engineering Chair, Engineering Program Director, Assistant Professor of Engineering and Mathematics, Electric Line Technician Program Director, Department Head of Design and Construction Technologies; and in the past as, a High School Mathematics teacher; President and Founder of a commercial and residential Design/Build/Retail business; Clean Water Act (CWA) Pretreatment Program manager and Project Engineer ensuring compliance with the CWA by maintaining oversight of industrial repair and maintenance operations; Lead Nuclear Engineer supporting refueling operations with research and development of radiological controls, providing technical support and administrative direction to refueling production shops (machining, rigging, cranes, pipefitters, and welding), equipment design, scheduling and planning, cost estimating, and designing and facilitating casualty drills; General Manager of Ford & Mercury Dealership including sales, parts and service, specializing in customized commercial truck sales and service; and a Commercial and Residential Real Estate Agent.

Education:

• MBA, Business Administration, Meredith College
• MS, Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University
• BS, Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University
• Undergraduate studies, Virginia Tech

Specialized training: Windows: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; CAD: SolidWorks and AutoCAD; Wake Tech: EPIC-certified, Blackboard, accessibility training, EPIC Peer Review, SoftChalk

Professional experience: More than 35 years of job-related experience, including 19 years in full-time positions at Wake Tech, with primary responsibility in engineering education; 10 years of in-house training with industry in fields of Lean Manufacturing, quality control, CAD and team building; 19 years in development and manufacturing engineering. Has held positions such as development engineer, manufacturing manager, design engineer, senior research and development engineer, department head/senior professor and dean of BEST division.

Education: Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University, concentration in Ultrasonic Imaging; MS in Electronic Engineering from Washington University; BS in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology; graduate studies in mathematics at the University of Missouri

Specialized training: Digital Electronics, embedding programming with FPGAs (field-programmable gate array) and micro-controllers Biomedical Instrumentation, HTML coding, C Programming, ultrasound imaging with medical applications, signal processing for radar and infrared imaging with military applications; EPIC Certified Instructor

Professional experience: Over 28 years of work-related experience

Education: Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, MS in Chemical Engineering, both from the University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign, BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota

Specialized training: Design of Experiments and Formulations, “Working towards Inclusive Spaces”, Augsburg University

Recognitions: Six U.S. patents, eight conference presentations, 3M Chairman’s Environmental, Health & Safety Leadership Award, Member of the Society of Plastics Engineers and the Society of Rheology

Professional experience: 25 years of industrial experience in research and development, mostly with plastics materials, such as adhesives, superhydrophobic coatings, and UV-cured materials