Experience

Saint Louis University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chair, Biomedical Engineering Department at Saint Louis University

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  Chairperson of a diverse group of Biomedical Engineering professionals who are educators and researchers.

• Director of the School of Engineering

  • Jul 2018 - Dec 2022

• Department Chair, Biomedical Engineering

  • Jul 2016 - Jun 2018

  Manage the affairs of an academic department consisting of 250 students, 2 staff and 8 full time faculty members. We occupy approximately 30,000 square feet of office and research lab space with annual budget of approximately $2 million generating revenue of approximately $5 million.

• Professor and Program Coordinator of BME and Professor (secondary) of Orthopaedic Surgery

  • Aug 1999 - Jun 2016

  Biomedical Engineering Faculty member.Interests and expertise in Tissue Mechanics, trauma construct mechanics, biomaterials, and tissue engineering.Specific interests are lumbar spine mechanics and repair/treatment of lumbar disc lesions.



University of Memphis

• Graduate Research Associate

  • Jan 1992 - Jul 1999



Contel of Virginia, Inc.

• Engineer, OSP

  • Jun 1989 - May 1991

  Designer of outside plant for telecommunications provider. Designer of outside plant for telecommunications provider.