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Harrisonburg, Va, Us

Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

Juice Works 3D innovation academy is a learn-to-innovate education center for kids and adults located in Harrisonburg, VA. Our mission is to make innovation skills learning learning accessible and to cultivate future-capable inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs.We do so through our unique combination of design-based innovation skills programming, industry trained supportive coaches, and our creative space - the Juice Box - that provides access to digital fabrication equipment such 3D printing, laser cutters, robots, mills and more. We offer year-long Club membership, summer camps, and workshops. Visit us to learn more. My passion and drive to make practical innovation accessible is central to my role as founder and owner.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

At Smart Biology we change how the world understands biology through our extraordinary, 3D animated, interactive biology "textbooks". Each of my responsibilities as a member of the founding team - including leading customer execution and visioning as part of the customer development team, to building a sales roadmap and process from the ground up - is tied to my passion to achieve our mission to help students truly - see, interact, and understand biology through this exciting new way of learning.

Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

Interactive and immersive web design and development studio.

Rockingham, Va

Consulting and advising for ed tech.

Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

XR instructor, co-creator and metaverse pioneer with some of the brightest, creative, risk-takers, and prickly problem slayers in this unique interdisciplinary undergraduate, experiential, project-based course. Highlights:1. Develop and facilitate fundamental real-time creation skills-training across a broad base of enabling software (i.e. Unity, Blender, Vuforia, Polycam, Kuula, 8th Wall) and hardware (Oculus Quest, mobile, Insta360). 2. Plan, manage, and oversee mvp product design and development3. Manage a diverse range of students toward the design and development of a final culminating real-world XR solution project MVP

Fishersville, Virginia

Led planning, design, fund-raising, development and launch of the Centers' first digital Computer-Integrated Manufacturing lab and program. Raised over $100k in community-funded grants to seed and sustain lab and program. Forged partnerships with over 20 area manufacturers and businesses. Initiated first partnership for student enrollment between Fishburne Military School and VCTC. Co-chaired joint WWRC-VCTC Manufacturing Technology Committee. Two-time Shenandoah Valley Technology Council Innovation in K-12 award nominee. Launched 5th grade fabrication technologies community outreach program called Juice Works. Obtained certification as Virginia Teacher Apprentice, Manufacturing Technician I (MT1) and PLTW Introduction to Engineering Design and PLTW Computer Integrated Manufacturing educator.

Richmond, Va

Sales account manager for Virginia, Higher Education division. Contributed to Higher Ed. division top-line growth through sales and management of $2.5 million territory.Highlights:1. Transformed down territory realizing 153% revenue growth in less than 3yrs.averaging 18% YOY2. Consistent Achievement Award recipient for exceeding revenue goal 3 years in a row.3. Career Development Program alumnus for high-performing, high promise account managers.

Hopewell, Va

Designed, developed, and delivered project-based, experiential STEM learning to diverse groups of students in grades nine through twelve. Managed secondary aspects of program and STEM lab operations including planning, evaluation, and expenditures. Interfaced with business and industry to facilitate real-world connections for students. Marketed the program internally and externally. Highlights:1. Recipient of the 2011-12 Preston and Anne Leake Outstanding Teacher Award2. Recipient of 2009-10 Lemelson-MIT Excite Award for design and development of 21st century student desk.3. Raised over $40k in 4yrs through relationships with community stakeholders to support program initiatives.4. Increased program enrollment by 300% through innovative branding and marketing

Master'S Degree, Inclusive Design

Inclusive Design encompasses the full range of human diversity including ability, language, culture, gender and age. Students are urged.

Master'S Coursework, Engineering Administration, Industrial & Systems Engineering

completed 18 credit hours

B.Ed. Ontario Institute For Studies In Education, Education

Intermediate and Secondary Science (Biology, Physical Education, Gifted)

B.Sc., Human Kinetics/Human Factors