Experience

UC Blue Ash College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Professor of Physics

  • Aug 2018 - Present

• Annual Adjunct Instructor

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2018

  Teaching first-year physics courses



Tutor.com

• United States
• E-Learning Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Online Tutor

  • Aug 2016 - Present

  • Tutoring high school- and university-level physics students in an online forumMy favorite comment from a student: Dean is an amazing tutor. First time doing physics with tutor.com and I learned so much with my time working with Dean. He's truly great! Patient, thorough, and kind!



Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Adjunct Lecturer / Lab Assistant

  • Dec 2016 - Jun 2018

  Teaching introductory physics courses, and maintaining physics lab equipment.



Mzuzu University

• Lecturer

  • Oct 2015 - Jul 2016

  • Taught Solid State Physics (4th year students, using Kittel)• Taught Properties of Matter (1st year students, using Serway)• Assisted in teaching Classical Mechanics (3rd year students)



Kindle Orphan Outreach

• Director

  • Oct 2011 - Feb 2015

  • Directed the work of Kindle Orphan Outreach, providing opportunities for education (pre-primary through tertiary), health care, and income generation in rural Malawi.• Oversaw a full-time staff of thirty employees and several volunteers.• Developed and strengthened relationships with local and international partners.• Strengthened the management team, handing over to Malawian leadership.



Thermo Fisher Scientific

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Detector Scientist

  • Sep 2005 - Mar 2009

  • Tested and characterized Silicon Drift Detectors (SDD’s) and associated electronics.• Modified electronics to simplify manufacturing, increase speed, and improve stability.• Invented a new pulse-processing algorithm that doubles the maximum throughput.• Developed a MATLAB simulation of pulse processing algorithms.• Led a group monitoring the microanalysis industry and protecting intellectual property.



Draper

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Member of Technical Staff

  • May 1999 - Feb 2004

  • Characterized CCD & CMOS imagers in normal and high-radiation environments.• Developed computer simulations of charge collection and radiation damage in imagers.• Invented an image processing algorithm that cancels spatial noise.• Led a team developing cameras for strategic and space applications.• Co-led a multi-corporation team in evaluating the effectiveness of various strategies for using imagers in a guidance system.



Boston University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 1996 - May 1999

  • Discovered a method for crystallographically etching Gallium Nitride (GaN).• Developed photo-enhanced electrochemical etching techniques for GaN.• Made and characterized optically pumped InGaN/GaN lasers.• Developed a mathematical model relating laser facet roughness to reflectivity. • Tested optical properties of Gallium Arsenide, GaN, and related semiconductors using standard optical bench equipment, including monochromators, lasers, choppers, photomultiplier tubes, and an integrating sphere. • Surface analysis using scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy.