Passionate educator of continuing and traditional engineering students. Core teaching values include open and collaborative learning environments, critical thinking, active learning and student growth through a balance of challenge and support. Research and development engineering lead focused on grid connected power electronics, electric drives, and control. Extensive experience as an individual contributor and lead of technical teams working on hardware and software system development. Product class knowledge includes low and medium voltage power converters, STATCOMs, wind turbines, and electric drives.