A professional with 10+ years of R&D, mechanical design, software development, and technical teaching experience, currently serving as an Assistant Professor at Mohawk Valley Community College (since February 2015). In this role, they hold additional titles: ABET MET Program Coordinator and Principal Investigator (PI) for an Additive Manufacturing NSF Grant, plus Co-PI for a nano-tech NSF Grant (NEATEC). They teach diverse courses in Mechanical Engineering Technology, Mechatronics, and Electrical Service Technician programs—covering manufacturing processes, CAD, CNC, fluid mechanics, PLC programming, unmanned aerial systems, and additive manufacturing. They also developed an Additive Manufacturing program (curriculum design, industry advisory board outreach) and conducted employee trainings for Global Foundries and WolfSpeed.