Resume

• 2003

  Practical Aeronautics

  US Air Force Academy

  United States Air Force

  Southwest Research Institute

  Texas A&M University

  The Boeing Company

  National Institute for Aviation Research

  College Station

  Texas

  Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station

  Aircraft Maintenance Officer

  McConnell AFB

  KS

  Kansas Air National Guard

  Aeronautical Engineer

  United States Air Force

  Practical Aeronautics

  Texas A&M University

  Bryan/College Station

  Texas Area

  As an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Mechanical Engineering

  my primary interest is in engineering education. I strive to learn about modern pedagogy practices to actively engage students in the classroom and help them better understand complex engineering concepts. While my specific objective is to assist students with mastering these concepts

  my underlying goal is to have students master the learning process during their college academic career. The goal is to help turn the novice learners into expert learners where they want to learn

  know how to learn strategically

  and are well prepared for a lifetime of learning in the engineering career field. I primarily teach sophomore-level courses in Statics and Particle Dynamics (MEEN 221)

  Engineering Mechanics (MEEN 225)

  and Mechanics of Materials (CVEN 305).

  Associate Professor of Practice

  National Institute for Aviation Research

  Program Manager

  Southwest Research Institute

  Assistant Professor

  US Air Force Academy

  Senior Design/Stress Engineer

  The Boeing Company

  American Society for Engineering Education

• 1996

  PhD

  Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering

  Aerospace Engineering

  American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

  Phi Kappa Phi

  Wichita State University

• 1987

  English

  MS

  M.S. Aeronautical Engineering

  Aeronautical Engineering

  Tau Beta Pi

  Air Force Institute of Technology

• 1978

  BS

  B.S. Aerospace Engineering\nDistinguished ROTC Graduate

  Aerospace Engineering

  Corps of Cadets - Seagram 7

  Simpson Honor Society

  Tau Beta Pi

  Sigma Gamma Tau

  Texas A&M University

• Higher Education

  Stress Analysis

  Aircraft Maintenance

  Aerospace

  Composites

  Engineering Education

  Air Force

  Aviation

  Fracture Mechanics

  Systems Engineering

  MathCAD

  University Teaching

  Aircraft Design

  Aeronautics

  Structural Analysis

  Aircraft

  Proposal Writing

  Leadership

  Engineering Management

  Finite Element Analysis

  Cope

  Cope

  Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station

  Kansas Air National Guard