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Bethlehem, Pa, Us

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

Serve Lehigh University students, faculty, staff, alumni, and industry partners through cultivating collaborative and high impact engagements within the graduate and undergraduate programs in the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Created, managed, and coordinated an active public relations and publicity program for over 145 Toastmasters clubs and over 3,000 Toastmasters in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Responsible for establishing and maintaining lines of communication between the district and its clubs, as well as between the district and the public. Increased awareness of Toastmasters through news media and social media. Responsible for training the club Vice Presidents of Public Relations within the district.Created and implemented new strategic marketing and communication strategies to grow in three areas: membership, officer/leader volunteerism, and corporate club development. Created District 38 branded success stories to highlight the opportunities and value of the three strategic areas noted: Member successes outside of Toastmasters as a result of the Toastmasters program, Toastmasters officer and leader success outside of Toastmasters with a focus on the importance and value of volunteer leadership, and club successes, particularly corporate clubs to highlight the opportunity and value for industry. District 38 was recognized by Toastmasters International Headquarters for its public relations and social media strategy which was incorporated into the training for new Public Relations Managers in Districts around the world.

Lewisburg, Pa

Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development. The Greater Susquehanna Valley Toastmasters Meetup provides an opportunity for members to improve their leadership and communication skills through learn by doing workshops in a supportive atmosphere.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

The Susquehanna Advanced Toastmasters (SAT) Club, https://www.facebook.com/SusquehannaAdvancedTM/, serves all qualified Toastmasters members within Pennsylvania and beyond. As the Vice President of Public Relations (volunteer position), I work closely with the club executive committee and lead the clubs marketing and communication efforts to support member retention and membership growth.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

The Susquehanna Advanced Toastmasters (SAT) Club serves all qualified Toastmasters members within Pennsylvania and beyond. Worked closely with the club executive committee to ensure the highest level of service and educational standards for the club. Helped to ensure all club, business, and executive committee meetings were held regularly and led to member educational achievements, building and maintaining of memberships, and active participation and support of Division Officer Trainings. Responsible for leading by example to motivate, encourage, and support members in any way toward the obtainment of their individual goals.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Area

Served as the direct liaison between the district and individual Toastmasters clubs, providing leadership by serving the needs of all clubs. Communicated with club Presidents and officers on a regular basis to ensure clubs were actively engaged in the Toastmasters Distinguished Club Program. Organized and led the club officer educational trainings along with the Area level International Speech and Table Topics contests. Volunteer position.

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Designed, developed, and directed outreach to industry and community partners to connect curricular interests, industry, and community needs toward identifying, cultivating, and soliciting new mutually beneficial partnerships and funding opportunities for the College of Engineering (CoE).Over 100 industry class and research project collaborations created with over $1MM in direct student support obtained. Bucknell's capstone program ranked in the top 25 in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, 2022.Featured in the American Society for Engineering Education’s (ASEE) Summer 2019 PRISM magazine article “Forming a Clear Win-Win University and Company Collaboration” which highlighted Bucknell's corporate relations program and partnerships.Served on the CoE Summer Strategic Planning Committee - Worked with the committee to successfully revise and pass the new CoE Strategic Plan.Co-led the creation and launch of Bucknell CoE’s new Internship in Residence which consists of industry partners sponsoring research projects for rising sophomores.Proposed and led the creation of the CoE’s new Partner Experience Team which is focused on strategic continual enhancement of external relationships for the benefit of external partners, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the Bucknell community.Proposed and led the creation of Bucknell CoE’s first Industry Collaboration Newsletter which is a quarterly publication.Proposed and created a K-12 STEM marketing and recruitment plan for Bucknell with a focus on attracting more female and traditionally underrepresented student minorities into STEM fields and to Bucknell.Co-led the creation and launch of a new diversity, equity, and inclusion “Taking the Pulse” survey for the CoE.Led and managed the program budget to ensure adequate funding for staffing, project support, and program needs.

Bucknell University

Recommended, organized, and facilitated customized interactions with Bucknell to help external organizations meet their objectives. Over 35 new industry project collaborations were created with over $450k in grant funding student support obtained.Co-led the creation of new interdisciplinary design studio courses with projects and research from industry sponsors.Led the budgeting processes to define the level of financial support and sponsorships needed for program success.Created forms, policies, and procedures related to intellectual property, non-disclosure, and project sponsorship agreements.Worked closely with the Center for Career Advancement to expand internship and job related opportunities for students.Proposed and coordinated efforts to create marketing brochures, videos, and a webpage to highlight external partnerships.Started annual external partnership luncheon to recognize the efforts and contributions of sponsors and collaborators.Planned and implemented the use of a CRM software system for external collaborator and project management.Led the College of Engineering’s (COE) Senior Design Expo day.Co-created a Bucknell CoE and Geisinger Health System project collaboration strategic planning document.

Lewisburg, Pa

Managed Bucknell University's Engineering Development Services, a specialty service of the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center network which provides free and confidential engineering assistance to entrepreneurs and small businesses in the state of Pennsylvania. Worked closely with Bucknell faculty, staff, and students as well as other state community and economic development programs to provide business planning, engineering design, product development, and manufacturing improvement assistance to entrepreneurs and small businesses in Pennsylvania.Met and consulted with clients in specialized areas including product development, prototype construction, laboratory research, funding opportunities, commercialization processes, and intellectual property issues. Guided clients through the Engineering Development Services Flexi-Trac Client Mapping System™Recruited, assigned, and supervised appropriate student interns to assist clients. Recruited faculty and staff consultants and coordinated their engagements to assist clients. Maintained and monitored the network's management information system (MIS) for all EDS clients. Developed and maintained strong working relationships with business and technology consultants at centers throughout the state network.Implemented the first external collaboration for an undergraduate materials science course. K. Wakabayashi, "Active, Collaborative Learning via Real-World Projects with Local Industrial Clients: Materials Selection and Product Design in an Upper-Level Undergraduate Elective", Journal of Materials Education 37, 185 (2015).

Provided design assistance to entrepreneurs and existing small businesses throughout Pennsylvania to develop innovative new products, over 300 assistedConsulted on intellectual property and conducted preliminary patent searchesProvided technical feasibility assessments, engineering design and analysis, pre-certification testingCreated engineering drawings, constructed prototypes, and performed testingManaged and assigned projects for up to 10 graduate and student assistants from various disciplines per semesterCoordinated consulting work of Bucknell staff and faculty in support of client and assistant needsPrimary liaison between Bucknell University SBDC and Geisinger Ventures; assisted with design and prototype creation of several medical productsCo-lead Bucknell senior engineering design team in the creation of a Homeland Security video system prototype resulting in first saleMade design change recommendation and created prototype for new diving reel gear mechanism, resulting in improved efficiency and viability leading to successful launch and initial sales for Spectrum DivingConducted finite element analysis to determine drum strength for new industrial food mixing drum prototype Created new consultant training program and individually trained over 30 graduate and student assistants

Provided engineering design assistance for entrepreneurs and existing small businesses throughout Pennsylvania to develop innovative new products Helped design new products and improve existing productsConducted patent searches, wrote engagement/results letters, finalized reports, met and corresponded with clients Created SolidWorks models and provided design feedback for Fromm Barriers Combat Barrier System which helped lead to first product sale. Created SolidWorks models for the US patent of an improved drug delivery device and system which permit, inter alia, the rapid sequential delivery of two or more fluids to a single external fluid flow or intravenous line for Geisinger Clinic

Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Published and presented two papers through the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Redesigned and coordinated remodeling.

Bs & Ba, Mechanical Engineering & Studio Art