I teach entrepreneurship classes (460, 332) to business school students and founders of young startup companies. The course is mostly for upperclassmen, doing capstone project in the entrepreneurship curriculum. I also lead student team competitions in the business school's entrepreneurship challenges, such as Roo Idea Jump pitch contest and the annual Regnier Venture Creation Challenge (RVCC) from 2015-2019 - awarding almost $300,000 to ventures from the Kansas and Missouri region.

Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant | PhD Student• Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital Investment (MBA course) Teaching Assistant• Lead and published research in U.S. Technology Commercialization• Clean technology market and innovation diffusion models in the U.S.

I started up an energy storage venture, that builds smart batteries for different stationary end-use applications, and mobile use-cases in advanced transportation. In 2014, it added a data backbone to the energy services for a true peer-to-peer transaction of energy between machines.

Branding for environmental design, specializing in website design, internet marketing, social media, branding, and content services tailored to the unique qualities of architecture, engineering, environmental non-profits, landscape architecture, and urban planning companies. Write featured articles on LinkedIn, the Grid, facebook, twitter etc. regarding environmental design topics ranging from social inequality to economic sustainability, local government perspectives on a global issues, Green Buildings and neighborhood affordabilities, Complexity, Big-data and smart grid challenges, Clean Cities initiative, City-level Energy Efficiency Programs, Clean transportation, to Sustainable Bioretention programs in Kansas City, MO, USA.

Systems analysis, management and administration in provision of assessment tax roll for political subdivisions and taxpayers for fair and equitable basis for tax assessment. Responsible for designing and controlling data resources usage for more than half a million accounts of personal, business, commercial and economic development assessments and taxes in over 15 cities and local governments in one of the largest counties in the State of Missouri, responsible for accounts with a market valuation of over 40 billion dollars.• Providing analysis of process interrelationships and data usage involving the definitions of physical data structures and logical views of various data elements, refining valuation and CAMA models.• Customizing, creating, maintaining and improving complex data structures and procedures to ensure security, back-up, recovery, and in order to eliminate systematic redundancies. • Working with management and supervisors to meet departmental needs and working with outside vendors and local companies in coordinating governmental processes. • Running additional routine reports, audits and financial analysis, integrating technological applications, such as cloud-based appraisal and other miscellaneous programs to enhance business process analytics and workflow optimized solutions alongside IT and GIS.• Conducting annual aggregate assessed valuations of tax increment purposes throughout the county for various taxing jurisdictions, political subdivisions and local U.S. Government units.

Analyzed prospective loan program through the NHS from the DOE, Federal Home Loan Bank low-interest loans with MGE prescriptive programs (Low acquisition costs for houses under the Abandoned Housing Act/Land Bank). Assess Metropolitan Energy Center rebates for energy audits, utility-based incentives. Evaluate City energy-efficient requirements with the Enterprise Green Community criteria. Encourage the involvement and support of identified neighborhoods, e.g. those in the Green Impact Zone, Marlborough, MARC Sustainability Target Area(s). Case data base management, document processing, program compliance and documentation audit reports.

The recurrent problem with local buildings made of earth is sustainability. Mud houses in the area are poorly constructed. Wall cracks and water damage are commonplace. Hence, there is local stigma associated with mud architecture: it is only used by the very poor. Along these lines, we ask: How can we blend the vernacular and contemporary earth building traditions to generate modern choices for rural Ghana? Cast earth construction by formwork is one alternative. We designed a cost-effective, reusable formwork system, meaning it should be durable, such that the form can be used over and over again. Design can be constructed construct by local labor from local materials such as plywood, metal sheet, and lumber (plank). As the design engineer working with a global team of innovators and designers, I was able to help the team envision such a vernacular forming technique, using which we could build structures in sub-Saharan Africa.

• Designed and directed technical projects and products for OEM Design-Manufacturing• Conducted calculations for hot air and fluid bed electronic mains appliance design• Applied principles of Variac/Thryac system to model and design calculations with rated wiring• Conducted material selection tests, drafted bill of materials, invoice, costing and scheduling• Maintained CAD diagrams and furnished reports to estimate tooling costs and project lead time• Designed electromechanical systems by developing and testing specifications and methods• Confirmed fabrication, assembly and installation processes with feasibility and testing methods

Department of Public Works, Coordination Services DivisionPerformed comprehensive analysis of the Public Works Pavement Management Program including researching industry “best practices”, benchmarking against peer cities, data inventory/conversion/completion and developing recommendations for long-term pavement management policy and program• Identified and prepared inventory of existing pavement management history and data including structure, format, location and data type (Cartegraph, VHB, database, GIS etc).• Researched and documented industry best practices for pavement management with existing City management tools including Cartegraph and GIS.• Determined datasets in Cartegraph and identified other available pavement data to be imported/input and develop a feasible method of importing/inputting data. • Benchmarked pavement management policies and programs against peer cities with similar weather, budget and roadway system including Indianapolis, Columbus, St Louis, Wichita, Des Moines and Denver.• Developed final comprehensive written report detailing findings, actions, recommendations draft policy and program outline and presented findings and recommendations to city staff and management.

Strategic Planning Research Assessment for UMKC Vice-Chancellor• Leading department-wide survey design to assess organizational outcomes and efficiency• Statistically est to see if organizational targets set in the strategic plan were met• Used extensive data treatment in SPSS/PASW®

• Assisted and led Institute projects and operations, conduct tasks towards goal completion• Conducted literature review for current academic projects and courses at the institute and school• Examined empirical and conceptual data to draw conclusions about municipal organization• Studied the difference between elected officials and administrators in different structures • Explored extensive city-data from cities and municipalities around the U.S.• Knowledgable on Regression models and Hausman’s endogeneity test and OLS Regression • Analyzed models for different coefficients/constants, conducted goodness of fit, F, t, means tests • Examined public managers and administrator effectiveness, efficiency, accountability etc. • Researched difference between organizational effectiveness of the CAO in C-M and M-C cities• Examined how decision-making is affected due to high levels of conflicts and low cooperation • Observed cooperation and tension during financial turmoil in cities, decentralization & performance• Maintained and updated website, and assisted with miscellaneous activities and tasks as needed

Facilities of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Laboratories• Sole teacher of a class of more than 50 students in the undergraduate engineering curriculum• Taught Introduction to C Programming (EEE 132/CSE 115), Electrical Circuits I: DC Circuits (EEE 141/ETE 241), Electrical Circuits II: AC Circuits and Applications (EEE 241/ETE 341/CEG 363) and Numerical Analysis for Engineering Problems (EEE 232/CSE 257)• Constructed teaching materials and presentation for students• Check and correct assignments and tests and provide feedback to students• Meet with students on a regular basis to discuss development in class• Make assignments in lab and project to supplement materials covered in lectures• Attend faculty meetings with Professors and Staff of the Department• Miscellaneous assignments as required by the University or the Department

• Conducted calculations on alcoholic catalyst-based transesterification chemical processes• Designed stages for raw material conversion, through pretreatment filtration/separation process• Ranged temperature and pressure in purification systems to attain fuel-grade methyl ester• Designed and calculated methanol recovery systems and oil extraction units• Calculated sample density against standards for viscosity, flash point and Cetane number• Calculated fuel production metrics accounting for annual yield rates and economic costs• Determine national vehicular fuel consumption and examined biodiesel energy content• Conducted volumetric fuel property comparison, traced phosphorus and sulfur amounts, emissions• Calculated mechanical performances of biodiesel and ethanol blends, brake thermal efficiency• Fuel mass and consumption parameters, air-fuel ration & exhaust percentages for CO2, O2 & CO• Analyzed cellulosic bioethanol fermentation, distillation and dehydration process designs• Calculated basic enzymatic/acids parameters for sugar fermentation & ethanol recovery methods• Design and analysis of biogas digesters and methane gas-holders. Published in 2 (two) journals

Rating Tool Team (Energy Systems and HVAC&R)• Conducted initial building energy simulations to optimize energy performances• Conducted initial energy cost calculations and life cycle analysis and modeling• Designed optimization measuring unit for energy measurement and verification• Light systems and controls for both constant and variable motor loads• Conducted variable load-chiller efficiency calculations for cooling loads• Researched and documented heat recovery cycles with air/water economizers• Calculated air distribution static pressures and ventilation air volumes• Calculated thermal gradient differences for built environmental microclimate• Calculated high-solar reflectance and thermal emittance calculations and researched benchmarks• Conducted feasibility studies, design and install renewable energy sources such as wind & solar• Conducted regulated and non-regulated energy source assessments for quantifying baseline

• Researched support for the Hendry County Sustainable Biofuels Center.• Investigated U.S. Dept of Energy standards for Project Management Plan development, • Formatted U.S. Federal work breakdown structures (WBS) and budgets by project tasks.• Prepared and delivered PMP files and presentations to the project principal investigators, • Developed project work flow charts based on discussions with cooperating scientists and researchers from the University of Florida (UF).• Designed files management system repository; Working with investigators to establish project sub-tasks, milestones, timelines, and budgets for life cycle analysis, cost-benefit analysis and evaluation of systems pertaining to sustainable farming systems.• Supported other ongoing projects and community programs; Designed local level meetings and organized programs such as public hosting of a Florida Gubernatorial Candidate, and collaborated with the media.

Sustainable Architecture Building Code (Water and Waste)• Conducted initial building water simulations, savings calculations & analyzed efficiency ratings• Calculated volumetric storage capacity & water capture systems for onsite treatment facilities• Designed rainwater harvesting systems and irrigation system management• Included storm-water treatment and management strategies• Calculated storm water runoff rates and conducted imperviousness calculations• Researched and documented onsite infiltration and storm water treatment systems• Calculated waste generation and volumetric land-fill diversion strategies• Conducted IAQ guidelines calculations for HVAC design w/ ASHRAE ventilation rate procedures• Designed Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) containing smoke containment systems• Designed, installed and maintain specifications for operational CO2 monitoring systems• Calculated overall thermal and humidity ranges for monitoring system• Calculated effectiveness of humidification and dehumidification systems• Designed BAS integrated sensors for CO2 monitoring systems in HVAC&R set-up• Designed ventilation systems with < 0.90 EAC and calculated laminar/distribution flow patterns• Designed optimization strategies with displacement & low velocity flow ventilations, non-circulating• Operated air handlers w/ filtration media & MERV, calculated high volume, grill & grate entry ways• Designed appropriate thermal, ventilation and lighting systems controls

• Worked on a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project in the Office of Polar Programs • Measured a long-wavelength (RF) pulse using hardware & electronics developed at Physics Dept. • Analyzed data directly from the detectors in the planet's South Pole with Matlab• Looked for anomalies and/or inconsistencies and created periodical reports and presentations• Created depth distributions for the detector positions and summarized them in weekly meetings