Experience
2013 - present
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2024 - present
Academic Director and Senior Lecturer
I currently serve as Academic Director for MIT's programs in Technical Leadership and Communication (TLC) and as Senior Lecturer at MIT's Gordon Engineering Leadership and Riccio Graduate Engineering Leadership programs. Key present responsibilities include:
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Overseeing continuous review and evaluation of engineering leadership program curricula, including design of program assessments, planning for new course development, and authorship of new course proposals (through approval)
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Leading the program data analysis function for TLC
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Conducting engineering education research in areas of engineering leadership pedagogy, experiential learning programmatic assessment, and engineering career pathways; presenting regularly at conferences
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Teaching 6.9120 - Engineering Leadership (details)
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Teaching 16.810 - Eng. Design & Rapid Prototyping (details)
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Developing and leading recurring workshop sessions (details)
2021 - 2024
Associate Academic Director and Senior Lecturer
During this stage of my time at MIT, my work consisted of a mix of teaching, research, and development of program components. I collaborated on several new course design projects, including grant-funded initiatives.
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Developed and launched a longitudinal assessment system for student learning and post-graduation outcomes that is now integral to TLC programs' operation (details)
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Revamped and re-launched 16.810, Engineering Design and Rapid Prototyping, teaching it regularly since 2022, and developed a new student project component (details)
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Taught 6.9120, Engineering Leadership, continuously (four sections per semester) (details)
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Collaborated on development of an Experiential Ethics summer course at MIT (24.133), co-leading the development of the curriculum and the design of a training program for graduate student section instructors (details)
2013 - 2021
Lecturer
My initial work at MIT focused on program facilitation, teaching, and educational design, including pioneering new content in experiential learning for engineering leadership. I held several roles during this period:
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Lecturer and course developer (2014 - onward): 6.9120 Engineering Leadership (EL). I led the revamp of EL from a condensed-format January term course to a Fall/Spring semester format spanning 24 learning modules, serving as primary instructor thereafter
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Lecturer in the MIT Professional Education (2014 - onward): modules in Engineering Leadership for Emerging Leaders series on topics including stakeholder management, risk assessment, team building, and project management
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Student programs facilitator (2013 - 2018): Led several components of the Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program's (GEL's) student programming, such as a mentor-pairing initiative and industry partnering initiatives for special guest visits and for internship recruitment
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Co-Instructor and educational designer (2013 - 2015): 6.9110 Engineering Leadership Lab (ELL). In addition to guiding student participants and activity facilitators in ELL, I led the design of several of the lab's 2-hour format team challenges, including: advocacy in engineering, ethics, organizational culture, systems thinking, and others
2015 - 2018
Researcher, Engineering Workforce Dynamics
Conducted research on engineering workforce formation, including characterizing educational and career pathways, assessing student career preparedness and awareness, and examining factors related to career outcomes and advancement.
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Through large-scale systematic review, developed and peer-reviewed a contemporary typology of engineering and engineering-related work (details)
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Conducted a randomized controlled survey experiment examining engineering students' career choice factors at nine participating universities across the U.S. (details)
2004 - 2013
2009 - 2013
BAE Systems
Hardware Engineering Manager
I led Hardware Engineering departments in areas of aircraft electronic systems design/development and aircraft systems integration and testing. Departments included Electrical, Firmware, and Mechanical engineers and ranged in size from 12 - 17 direct reports. Beyond personnel development and management, my Hardware Engineering Manager responsibilities included:
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Technology assessment and project bidding/planning, including proposal writing for multimillion dollar government and commercial contracts
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Hardware engineering functional management, including responsibility for engineering outcomes (e.g., schedule, design performance, requirements compliance, and cost)
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Staffing and staff planning; personnel assignments across a portfolio of 8-10 concurrent programs
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Serving as Hardware Engineering technical liaison for clients, including facilitating client design reviews and leading rapid root cause/corrective action investigations
2004 - 2009
Mechanical Engineer (Principal, Sr., II, I)
Prior to entering engineering management, I held a range of mechanical engineering roles that spanned the system design/development/qualification lifecycle. Key examples include:
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Developed installation designs for new aircraft electronic systems, including aircraft and airframe modifications and their substantiating analyses; prepared design submittal packages for safety and regulatory approvals
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Conducted mechanical design of ruggedized airborne electronics products, including design layout, analyses of structural, thermal, and vibration performance, and prototyping complete hardware designs for evaluation
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Led supplier design and production sourcing initiatives for speciality sub-assemblies
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Led a team in developing in-field system testing methods, inclusive of the design and fabrication of a suite of new field test equipment (hardware and software) for aircraft ground and flight testing
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Oversaw transition-to-production initiatives for several aircraft electronics products or assemblies, ensuring rapid factory issue mitigation and successful production ramp-up
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Developed and executed a system qualification testing plan for a new system design, including performance testing under environmental conditions and operational cycling
Accolades
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American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference Best Paper in Engineering Leadership Development Division and Best Paper in Professional Interest Council III (PIC-III) (2024)
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MIT Teaching with Digital Technology Award (2020)
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American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference Best Paper in Engineering Leadership Development Division (2018)
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BAE Systems Above & Beyond Award for Hardware Engineering Leadership (2010)
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Tufts University Highest Thesis Honors (2004)
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Tufts University Department of Mechanical Engineering Award for Service to the Department (2004)
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Old Guard Oral Competition, Second Prize (Northeast Region) (2004)
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Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society (inducted 2003)
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Tufts University Stephen G. Demirjian Endowed Scholarship Recipient (2002-2004)
Academic Service
& Mentorship
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Peer reviewer: ASEE Leadership Development Division (LEAD) annual conference proceedings reviewer (2018 - present)
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Member: MIT Diversity in Experiential Learning Ad Hoc Working Group (2022 - 2023)
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Contributor: MIT New Engineering Education Transformation (NEET) curriculum planning series (2018 - 2020)
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Mentor: MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team, team captain mentor (2019 - 2020)
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Mentor: MIT D-Lab Design student team mentor, supporting student projects aimed at solutions for global poverty challenges (2014 - 2015)