Employed at Worcester Polytechnic Institute as Lab Manager in the Robotics program. Educator, entrepreneur, manager, author with 40+ years of experience in engineering and corporate project control, product development and more. Previously employed as Lecturer in the Mechatronics program at UNC Asheville teaching CAD, machine design, robotics and project management. Career has spanned many industries, including medical devices, dot-matrix printers, personal computer firmware and applications, software development, teaching and systems design and optimization. Specialties: Agile engineering and program management, Robotics and autonomous systems, Curriculum development in engineering disciplines, Product design, all aspects, Mechanical CAD, Machine shop practice, Innovation in problem solving, Mentoring and training of others, Process control, Scheduling, budgeting and resource allocation, Documentation and technical writing, Corporate management.Passion: Machinery and systems design and prototyping.Tools and proficiencies: Decades of experience with the full MS Office Suite, Computer Aided Design (Solidworks, Inventor), Graphics design tools (Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, Photoshop) and others. Especially skilled at problem detection, diagnosis and resolution. Significant experience with mentoring others in solving challenging technical and design problems, as well as managing projects (Waterfall and Agile).Also significant experience with facilities planning, test equipment, fixture design, process optimization and automation. Have designed and built numerous CNC machines, ranging from CNC Routers to 3D Printers. Have set up multiple machine shops, labs and work environments.Recent book published: Designing 3D Printers, Essential Knowledge. Available through Amazon.