I joined NCDMM in 2018 as the Education and Workforce Director for America Makes, providing overall program leadership responsibility for all America Makes' Education and Workforce initiatives. Previously, I served as the Director of Educational Programs at the SME Education Foundation, monitoring, promoting, and evaluating all its major programs. In addition to those duties, he also served for a time as the Interim Executive Director of the Foundation. At the SME Education Foundation, my duties entailed actively collaborating with manufacturing partners to assess the knowledge and skillset needs to establish strategic plans while building programs to meet the skills gap needs of manufacturers. Before joining the SME Education Foundation, I was the Director of School Engagement, for Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a nonprofit organization that provides a transformative learning experience for PreK-12 students and teachers across the U.S. I started my education career as an Applied Engineering Instructor for the South Park School District in South Park, Pa.