Director of program management and operations for regional economic engine. Develops strategies and plans for an internal team of 15 people to address regional economic challenges and translate innovation into practice to promote economic and national security. The Critical Materials Crossroads (CMC) provides economic development and innovation opportunities within the greater Kansas City region by combining local innovators, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, non-profits, researchers, and legislators into a diverse team to increase quality of life for residents within the region. The CMC is run out of the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) and combines engineering, mining, advanced manufacturing, automation, artificial intelligence, lifecycle analysis, economic development, technoeconomic analysis, and critical materials to achieve our goals.

Teach undergraduate and graduate level coursework in the Mechanical Engineering Department. Specialization in Metrology, Biomedical Device Design, Statics, Mechanics of Materials, Materials, and Clean Energy Technologies.

Advanced manufacturing of material coatings for printable circuit boards and flexible circuitry. Workforce development training for technical degrees in higher education.

• Analyze data of complex trends to build predictive mathematical models • Remotely monitor various power and industrial facilities in search of anomalies • Provide daily status reports, discuss issues, and answer technical queries with senior client management • Calculate heat and mass balances and performance and reliability studies • Diagnose and resolve challenging issues related to plant operations and maintenance

• Create project design deliverables to be routed to clients• Compute detailed layout and equipment arrangements • Implement complex standards for CAD and document control procedures• 10 months of field experience at multiple power generating stations• Install Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) upgrades • Perform field walkdowns of P&IDs and create drawing markups

• Tutor and mentor students in classes and coursework relating to STEM • Interact with professors and provide additional teaching support where needed

• Statistical analysis and calibration of various dead weight load cell testers• Patterned hysteresis and variability of cells measuring independent and dependent variables • Designed and improved fluid power systems for hydraulic and pneumatic cylinder