Durham, North Carolina, United States
ARCHITECT | STEM TEACHING ENTHUSIAST Architect and educator. Passionate about architectural and engineering design. Fortunate to have pursued dream of teaching youth and influencing the spread of career opportunities available by diving deeper into STEM activities. Strong public speaker and advocate for organizations, able to forge strong business relationships by proposing creative solutions and managing projects with efficiency, integrity and attention to the details.
•Facilitated all aspects of the engagement and service experience, leveraging knowledge of assigned accounts to identify PLTW products that best matched the needs and goals of district and school leaders •Conducted compelling product pitches to nurture and grow accounts, anticipating evolving needs over time •Collaborated with other members of PLTW’s Engagement, Government Relations, Partnerships, Marketing and Communications Teams, to answer questions, develop specialized plans, and troubleshoot barriers •Routinely checked in with active accounts to ensure satisfaction and nurture growth opportunities over time
Teach other teachers PLTW’s CEA curriculum at summer Core Training Institutes at PLTW affiliate Universities. Taught at Penn State University 2012, Duke University 2012 , 2013 and 2014, University of Iowa 2013, West Virginia University 2014
Instrumental in implementing Project Lead the Way Pathways to Engineering Program in 2010. Instrumental in developing partnerships and relationships with SAIC, Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman, Siemens Energy USA, the National Center for Simulation, and University of Central Florida Engineering to support Timber Creek High School’s PLTW program. Courses taught: Introduction to Engineering Design, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Engineering Design and Development.
Teach Intro to Engineering for ERAU’s Aerospace Career Academy Dual Enrolment program. Assist in developing the relationship between the Dual Enrolment program and Project Lead the Way Engineering Curriculum with ERAU as a PLTW Affiliate University partner
Taught 7th grade advanced mathematics, 8th grade Algebra 1
Management of architectural process for major hospitality projects, including staffing, project schedule and budget. Development and Management of CAD program and CAD standards