Instructor for one Biochemistry lecture and one Biochemistry lab course for both in-person and distance offerings at Kansas State University.

Conduct transition courses and counseling. Assist clients as needed in preparing Individual Transition Plans (ITPs) and monitoring progress by notifying/encouraging completion of products. Refer separating personnel to service providers. Assist clients in translating their military skills and training into language that will be clearly understood and appreciated by private sector employers. Facilitate the client's transition from the military environment to the civilian environment.

Instructor of all online and in-person Chemistry courses and labs at the Columbus Campus of Central Community College. Responsible for managing and designing curriculum and labs.

Assisted in development of patent pending NIR-spectroscopic imaging method for optimization of flour milling processes. Directed development of custom software for application to spectroscopic data of flour milling intermediates. Performed research experiments at a commercial flour milling installation. Developing a business plan for potential industrial application of patented chemical imaging method. Preparation of manuscripts based upon patent pending research.

Collected and processed Mid-IR and NIR-spectroscopic data for numerous applications including agricultural and feed products, forensic samples, and biopolymers. Managed undergraduate and graduate researchers in my laboratory. Delivered more than 20 oral and poster presentations at international and national conferences. Assisted in manuscript preparation and was lead author for multiple scientific papers. Served as a guest lecturer for several undergraduate and graduate level courses. Graded… Show more Collected and processed Mid-IR and NIR-spectroscopic data for numerous applications including agricultural and feed products, forensic samples, and biopolymers. Managed undergraduate and graduate researchers in my laboratory. Delivered more than 20 oral and poster presentations at international and national conferences. Assisted in manuscript preparation and was lead author for multiple scientific papers. Served as a guest lecturer for several undergraduate and graduate level courses. Graded undergraduate and graduate homework assignments and exams. Prepared research presentations and course lectures. Show less

Collected and processed NIR-spectroscopic data. Developed a poster presentation based upon my class research project on NIR spectroscopic imaging of maize for protein characterization. Applied for an NSF grant based upon microspectroscopic study of beta-glucans in grains.