STEMedia® is an edtech and digital media company providing content, community and career opportunities for young professionals in STEM. This initiative impacted over 500,000 students and professionals through various projects and campaigns. We produced over 400 hours of content, which was accessed in more than 50 countries. Additionally, our online content has garnered over 1 million views across various platforms. Our platform helps clients attract, engage, recruit and retain technical talent (i.e workforce development). As CEO, my role is to:● Develop and drive execute a clear vision with sharply focused strategies for go-to-market (GTM) and sales of product and services; with profit and loss (P&L) responsibility.● Establish partnerships with corporations, academic institutions and organizations to conduct events and campaigns.● Evaluate marketing strategies and investing in significant effort informing and supporting talent and providing necessary resources to win in our industry.● Create and coordinate programs/projects, focused on increasing sales and revenue for video production and community events, while building and sustaining productive customer relationships.● Manage and lead cross-functional initiatives across distributed teams of technical and creative professionals, both domestically and overseas, to achieve unified progress through clear verbal and written communication and direction across sales, marketing and business development.● Define growth benchmarks and targets for each functional category of the business, while taking responsibility for the wellbeing, safety and security of the people who work in it.● Provide ongoing technical expertise and leadership in the areas of creative writing, social content creation, video production, digital marketing, online learning and student engagement.● Foster a culture, including code of conduct, and serving as a role model that is congruent with the mission, values, and success of STEMedia

● Instructor for Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) Department courses.● Lecturer for Academic & Professional Preparation in Engineering in the College of Engineering.● Contracted through STEMedia

● Developed comprehensive research program for monitoring the quality of FRP composite materials in civil and aerospace structures. ● Provided education and training to students, staff and clients on complex topics and industry-related projects.● Pursued funding sources, evaluated and improved research procedures, and rendered specialized contribution to existing laboratory activities. ● Coordinated project tasks and provided support training for feasibility assessments, experimental design, fabrication/installation, and mechanical testing. ● Performed structural nondestructive evaluation (NDE) using Infrared Thermography (IRT), Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and electrical strain gages.● Lectured and managed labs for Mechanics of Materials (Solids), Steel Design, and Construction Materials courses.● Successfully completed dissertation program on the application, testing and analysis of FRP composite strengthening.

● Specialist for Design and Repair of bridges with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite materials.● Structural analysis and load rating of bridges and culverts using finite element and related software.● In-field inspections and site assessment of bridges, culverts, and other structures.

● Updated and converted internal analysis tools to Load Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) code compliance. ● Conducts state bridge inspections, performing structural analysis and load ratings for a wide variety of bridges throughout North Carolina. ● Coordinates with a team of engineers and technicians to create and review design calculations, specifications and drawings for bridges, culverts and other transportation structures. ● Contributes to structural engineering project success of various designs involving steel girders, cored slabs, box beams, pre-stressed concrete beams and retaining walls. ● Leads in firm’s nascent FRP composite strengthening design services. ● Provides technical support to NCDOT for fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite strengthening feasibility, application and installation by contractors and field engineers.● Addresses internal and external inquiries to deliver projects effectively, meeting deadlines and priorities.

● Designed and conducted experimental studies on structural health monitoring of FRP composite materials. ● Utilized fiber Bragg grating (FBG) optical sensors for damage detection through strain and acoustic emission measurements, along with applying problem solving skills to detect and correct false measurements. ● Studied manufacturing techniques such as wet lay-up, vacuum bag infusion, autoclave oven, and filament winding of composite over-wrapped pressure vessels (COPV). ● Analyzed and effectively interpreted experimental data from various laboratory tests. ● Organized reports and project presentations for supervisors furnished in written, oral or diagram form.● Directed the set up of testing equipment and programmed interfaces between lab instruments; such as oscilloscopes, laser light sources, data acquisition systems and power supplies using LabVIEW software.