SUMMARY

Educator and engineer with experience in secondary and college teaching; aerospace control and robotic systems design and analysis; object-oriented programming and Web design; and business start-ups. Strong analytical capability and proven communications skills. Experience in marketing and business development. Outstanding performance in the classroom, government service, and in start-ups.

DEMONSTRATED SKILLS

• Teaching rhetoric and supplementing textbooks with ample personal experience.
• Providing continuing assistance to three to four start-ups.
• Developed and managed robotic system tests worth USA $500,000.
• Modeled dynamics and control systems of launch vehicles and spacecraft.
• Created numerous Java applets, JavaScripts and CGI programs.
• Developed Web sites, blogs, FAQs and mailing lists.

EXPERIENCE

NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, 1983-1996

• Designed artificial neural networks to position Space Station solar arrays.
• Modeled control dynamics for ACTS spacecraft, launch vehicles, and space platforms.
• Reverse-engineered several proprietary control algorithms.
• Modeled nonlinear effects such as friction.
• Led several simulation projects, involving two to five engineers.
• Organized tutorials on several control and simulation-related subjects.

GreyPilgrim Inc., Rockville, MD, 1996-1998

• Modeled dynamics of EMMA robotic manipulator and robotic platforms.
• Designed tests in loads, dynamics, vibrations, and control.
• Assisted with manufacture and assembly of prototypes and test beds.
• Wrote test reports; assisted in preparing proposals and business plans.

The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, 1998-2006

• Taught entrepreneurship-themed writing classes. A few small businesses have resulted. Developed e-book based on class notes and experience.
• Taught Rhetoric for Engineering majors. Developed e-book based on class notes and experience.

Private consulting, 1998-2006

• Providing ongoing assistance in business development to several start-ups.
• Updated Rich Barrett's Fastener Design Manual and put it online.
• Performed dynamic stability and safety assessments for aerospace companies.
• Devised simulation of falling spacecraft.

Hillsborough High School, Hillsborough, NJ, 2005-2006

Roxbury High School, Succasunna, NJ, 2006-2007

Isles/YouthBuild Institute, Trenton, NJ, 2007-present

• Developed school Web site.
• Supervised computer lab with 20 workstations.
• Developed course material for file management and Word portions of ICDL.
• Helped students with SAT prep after school.

EDUCATION

• NJ Certificate of Eligibility with Advanced Standing, in Math and ESL. ESL formal training through the College of New Jersey.
• Doctor of Engineering, Cleveland State University, 1994. Advisor: Dr. Paul Lin.
• MS/BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Akron, 1984/1982.
• Numerous professional training courses, 1990-present.

RELATED SKILLS

• One year each of French and Russian languages.
• Programming languages: expert in BASIC, FORTRAN; experienced in C/C++ and Visual Basic. Expert in simulation packages Matlab, ACSL and EASY5; expert in symbolic math package Macsyma; experienced in solid modeling packages Pro/Engineer and Mechanical Desktop.
• Internet: expert in HTML, DHTML, Java applets, and JavaScript; experienced in CGI Perl and C. Developed several FAQs; started three Usenet groups and several mailing lists.
• Quality: expert in regression and control charting; experienced in statistical analysis and design of experiments.