Biotechnology Program Faculty

Education: MS in Chemistry from North Carolina State University; BS in Chemistry from Austin Peay State University, Biology minor

Specialized training: EPIC Certified Instructor

Recognitions: Excellence in Teaching Award from Wake Tech; Manufacturing and Engineering Advisory Committee of the Year, Wake Tech; principal investigator, National Science Foundation S-STEM GREAT Scholars Project; Developer, N.C. Community College System Virtual Learning Community (CHM 151, 152); 12 publications and presentations

Professional experience: Over 26 years of work-related experience

Education: Ph.D. in Veterinary Microbiology from North Carolina State University, MS in Microbiology, Genetics from NCSU; BS in Microbiology, Genetics, Associate in Science from Sandhills Community College

Specialized Training: 3D Printing, Instrument and software Training (LabVIEW software (called G) from National Instruments), Database development (Filemaker Pro), Training to interface Programmable Logic Controllers (OMERON PLC), I have 80 hours of negations (Patent licensing, Licensing in Japan, Seminars on Patent Law), NCSU Extension Japanese for Business (speak Japanese). Scanning and Electron Microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy; Cleanroom Training. Large Scale Pharmaceutical Instrumentation, Proximity, O2, pH Sensors, UV and UV spectroscopy, Gas Chromatography (Large Scale), Low Pressure Chromatography., EPIC Certified Instructor

Recognitions: I started two startup companies: PathoGene Biologics involving poultry vaccine development (Hold a patent on a novel identification system to identify pathogenic bacteria) and Thunderbird Technologies, Inc. involving licensing semiconductor technology; Batch Fermentation (Developed software control in LabVIEW with a graphical interface that echoed the actual skids on the manufacturing floor (Obtained FDA approval) for companies like Cetus Corporation, AMGEN, Merck & Co. and others

Professional Experience: Over 31 years of work-related experience