Experience

Duke University Pratt School of Engineering

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Adjunct Associate Professor

  • Jul 2017 - Present

  We are wired as humans to communicate through story. Stories allow us to make strong emotional connections with other people. If you want someone to consider you for a job, listen to your idea or understand why what you’re doing matters, you need to be able to tell them a story. Storytellers move us forward. I teach the Master of Engineering Management Program Internship Assessment class, which helps students learn how to reflect on their experiences and how to tell their story. We are wired as humans to communicate through story. Stories allow us to make strong emotional connections with other people. If you want someone to consider you for a job, listen to your idea or understand why what you’re doing matters, you need to be able to tell them a story. Storytellers move us forward. I teach the Master of Engineering Management Program Internship Assessment class, which helps students learn how to reflect on their experiences and how to tell their story.



NetCentrics

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Innovator

  • Oct 1999 - Nov 2016

  Owner, Chief Innovator, Chief Culture Officer. Helped build a great company from a handful of people to a 300 person $100M company. For staff, helped create and maintain a great culture that starts with why and focuses on engaging people to do their best work in great teams. For customers, created an Innovation Management Consulting practice and tools, brought the Getting Things Done Outlook Add-In to happy people around the world, led teams that develop custom applications, and worked with… Show more Owner, Chief Innovator, Chief Culture Officer. Helped build a great company from a handful of people to a 300 person $100M company. For staff, helped create and maintain a great culture that starts with why and focuses on engaging people to do their best work in great teams. For customers, created an Innovation Management Consulting practice and tools, brought the Getting Things Done Outlook Add-In to happy people around the world, led teams that develop custom applications, and worked with staff to deliver great customer experiences. Spoke and worked internationally on leadership, managing innovation, and other topics. Served on strategic advisory boards for NC State University. Led partnership with V Foundation for Cancer Research--we donated between 400-800 hours of software development to build the system that was and is used to run several major golf classics. What a fabulous company of great people! Show less Owner, Chief Innovator, Chief Culture Officer. Helped build a great company from a handful of people to a 300 person $100M company. For staff, helped create and maintain a great culture that starts with why and focuses on engaging people to do their best work in great teams. For customers, created an Innovation Management Consulting practice and tools, brought the Getting Things Done Outlook Add-In to happy people around the world, led teams that develop custom applications, and worked with… Show more Owner, Chief Innovator, Chief Culture Officer. Helped build a great company from a handful of people to a 300 person $100M company. For staff, helped create and maintain a great culture that starts with why and focuses on engaging people to do their best work in great teams. For customers, created an Innovation Management Consulting practice and tools, brought the Getting Things Done Outlook Add-In to happy people around the world, led teams that develop custom applications, and worked with staff to deliver great customer experiences. Spoke and worked internationally on leadership, managing innovation, and other topics. Served on strategic advisory boards for NC State University. Led partnership with V Foundation for Cancer Research--we donated between 400-800 hours of software development to build the system that was and is used to run several major golf classics. What a fabulous company of great people! Show less



RTI International

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Center for Digital Systems Engineering

  • Apr 1990 - Sep 1999

  Director for Center for Digital Systems Engineering. Designed and managed coolomatic virtual reality experiences for clients all over the world, including Michelin, Volvo, IBM, KLM Airlines, the National Guard, Astec, and others. Coordinated companies and NASA researchers to apply NASA technology for commercial applications. Engineered neural networks, biomedical engineering applications, and virtual trainers. Worked with awesomely smart and fun people. Director for Center for Digital Systems Engineering. Designed and managed coolomatic virtual reality experiences for clients all over the world, including Michelin, Volvo, IBM, KLM Airlines, the National Guard, Astec, and others. Coordinated companies and NASA researchers to apply NASA technology for commercial applications. Engineered neural networks, biomedical engineering applications, and virtual trainers. Worked with awesomely smart and fun people.



System Planning Corporation

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Electrical Engineer

  • Sep 1985 - Aug 1988

  Designed electronic circuitry for incredibly interesting instrumentation systems. Met two engineers with whom I later owned NetCentrics Corporation. Fabulous right out of college engineering job. Designed electronic circuitry for incredibly interesting instrumentation systems. Met two engineers with whom I later owned NetCentrics Corporation. Fabulous right out of college engineering job.



Virginia Beach Leadership Workshop

• Virginia Beach, VA

• Staff Member

  • Jun 1981 - Aug 1985

  Staff member for an incredible program that teaches leadership to Virginia Beach City Public School students. Everything I've done in my career was influenced by this summer job with fantastic people who taught me that leadership is a service, the real value of sweat, and the meaning of the phrase "sometimes family is better when you are not related." Staff member for an incredible program that teaches leadership to Virginia Beach City Public School students. Everything I've done in my career was influenced by this summer job with fantastic people who taught me that leadership is a service, the real value of sweat, and the meaning of the phrase "sometimes family is better when you are not related."