Dena Thomas-Aouassou Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, MO, US

FUSE Makerspace, Internet of Things Bootcamp, and Technology Solutions Labs

FUSE Makerspace

FUSE Makerspace and Intenet of Things Bootcamp

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

Over see the day to day operations of FUSE Makerspace a community center that provides individuals with accesses to digital an analog equipment for design, prototype, and manufactured works to drive economic development in Albuquerque. The FUSE community is made up of makers, entrepreneurs, artist, students, and hobbyists.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

• Developed and taught a semester-long curriculum for undergraduate and graduate seminars based on design-build practices in Furniture Design, Industrial Design, and Independent Studies.
• Taught traditional and digital fabrication practices for small-batch manufacturing.
• 6 Award-winning students in The Robert Bruce Thompson Annual Student Light Fixture Design Competition, a national lighting, and design competition

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

• Managed a staff of 1 full-time and 11 student employees to ensure the safe practices and use of the Fab Lab open seven days a week. The lab was utilized by over 200 undergraduate and 104 graduate students.
• Served as department liaison for building projects with UNM Physical Plant Department & outside vendors.
• Responsible for developing, tracking, and reporting on the $100k+ budget generated by student fees.
• Managed the Weather Lab design-build interns and material budget for the Weather Lab exhibitions project for the Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum, a collaboration between the City of.
• Obtained quotes, managed purchasing, and oversaw the cosmetic work on the building.
• Maintained and repairs digital and analog fabrication equipment (Woodshop, Metal shop, CNC Plasma, 3D printers, Laser Cutters, CNC Router)

Carbondale

research equipment and software, repairing, maintain, demonstrating and supervising operations of CNC router.

Carbondale

Carbondale, IL

Carbondale, IL

Carbondale, IL

repairing tools, researching equipment, purchasing and ordering, and supervising open shop hours.

Carbondale, IL

repairing tools, researching equipment, purchasing and ordering, and supervising open shop hours.

• Facilitated four-day educational programs for university students studying abroad about Moroccan culture. The programs were focused on building bridges between the United States and the Arab world.
• Coordinated family stays, tours, and discussions with Moroccan university students.

Morocco

• Small Business Volunteer in Tinghir, MoroccoAssociation Ighir des amis des personnes en situation d’handicap Tinghir, 2008-2010
• Responsible for working with the program director at the Association to develop a marketing plan, identify a target audience, and introduce new products to generate revenue for the organization.
• Developed and taught alternative curriculum for 5-10-year-olds with learning disabilities including those who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, and speech impaired.
• Coordinated volunteers to run workshops at the association on women's health topics.
• In support of the Association’s welding program, developed an inclusive operation and safety training program so that people of different abilities could develop the skill necessary to weld safely.

cleaning, organizing, and helping students

Skills: working with students, answering phones, and taking student fees.

Skills: organizing slides, cleaning slides, and ordering books

Skills: hanging shows, receptions, and cataloging art work

Skills: Planned programming for children ages K-5, tutored students, worked with other team members to implement programing

Master'S Degree, Sculpture

Activities and Societies: 2011-2012 Graduate Professional Student Council member for the School of Art and Design, 2011-2012 Secretary for.

Bfa, Sculpture

Activities and Societies: Student Government Association Senator Fall 2005- Fall 2006, Diversity Affaires Committee Fall 2005-Spring 2007.

Education record

Activities and Societies: University of Kansas Multicultural committee 2004 (secretary), Committee member of the year 2004 Multicultural.