Experience

Hargrave Military Academy

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Academic Dean

  • Aug 2017 - Present

• Director - Center for Integrated Studies (Middle School)

  • Jul 2011 - Aug 2017



Liberty University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Residential Adjunct Faculty - Chemistry (Summer)

  • May 2010 - Jul 2011

  Summer 2011 - Lecture and lab instructor - Chem 121/122 - General Chemistry Summer 2010 - Laboratory Instructor - Chem 121/122 - General Chemistry Summer 2011 - Lecture and lab instructor - Chem 121/122 - General Chemistry Summer 2010 - Laboratory Instructor - Chem 121/122 - General Chemistry



South Piedmont Community College

• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chemistry Faculty

  • Jan 2010 - Jul 2011

  - Full-time faculty member, teaching General Chemistry (CHM151/152) and College Transfer Success (ACA 122) - Full-time faculty member, teaching General Chemistry (CHM151/152) and College Transfer Success (ACA 122)



Advanced & Applied Polymer Processing Institute

• Research Assist Professor, Scientist II, Teacher Intern

  • Jun 2006 - Jul 2009

  * AAPPI is a partner with Virginia Tech and part of the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research * Developed a proprietary surface treatment procedures of foamed plant growth media to improve the imbibition and drainage characteristics of reticulated foams to provide enhanced x-ray image contrast for root imaging. * Major projects included developing processing conditions for manufacturing of polymer-enriched wood fuel pellets. * Basic laboratory duties included analytical polymer characterization, rheological, and thermal analysis. * Assisted other engineers with bench and pilot-scale co-extrusion, twin screw extrusion, and fiber-reinforced polymer composite pultrusion. * Contributed to apparatus design and fabrication, instrument maintenance, and preparation of reports. Show less

• Department Chair, Instructor, Program DIrector

  • Aug 1997 - Jun 2008

  * Department Chair: administer department budget, plan curriculum, and participate in the faculty evaluation process. Participated in the planning and construction of a $4M science building. Visiting team member for state school accreditation association (VAIS). * Program Director: coordinate with Admissions Department, coordinate academic and extracurricular programs, train and support faculty, communicate with parents, and administer a 5-week program ($300K budget) for 200-250 students (grades 7-12). * Instructor: dual enrollment college-credit chemistry, honors chemistry, and high school chemistry. Also taught fundamentals of engineering science (senior elective), astronomy (senior elective), physical science (high school) and summer school versions of SAT Prep (Math), Pre-Algebra, and Middle School Math. Show less



Chatham Community Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• volunteer worker

  • Sep 2007 - May 2008

  Facilitated setup and takedown of an arts activity (open-mic night) designed to provide a safe and positive venue for local youth. Primarily concerned with stage set-up and occasional sound system monitoring. Facilitated setup and takedown of an arts activity (open-mic night) designed to provide a safe and positive venue for local youth. Primarily concerned with stage set-up and occasional sound system monitoring.



Dartmouth College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 1990 - Aug 1996

  Research (paid): * Graduate work in gas-phase kinetics focusing on biogenic alkene, ozone, and hydroxyl radical systems. * Construction and/or modification of ozone generators (silent discharge), fast flow tube apparatus, high vacuum systems, dye-pumped laser systems, photolysis apparatus, photometric detectors, and mass selective detectors. Detectors were modified to allow microcomputer-based data collection. Teaching (paid): * Supervising Teaching Assistant: Supervised 11 other TA's in Gen. Chemistry (750 students). * Graduate Teaching Assistant: Laboratory courses in General, Environmental, and Physical Chemistry. Other (paid): * Photo Editor (Senior Editorial Board member) for Daily Dartmouth (daily student paper) Show less



Argonne National Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 1988 - Jan 1990

  Microbiologist and analytical chemist. Worked under supervision to optimize enzyme concentrations and reactor conditions, selecting/culturing of microbes, and analysis of metabolites in culture media. The project involved the development of a method to convert waste corn and potatoes to biodegradable polylactic acid polymers. Microbiologist and analytical chemist. Worked under supervision to optimize enzyme concentrations and reactor conditions, selecting/culturing of microbes, and analysis of metabolites in culture media. The project involved the development of a method to convert waste corn and potatoes to biodegradable polylactic acid polymers.