DESCRIPTION:
To actively serve in relevant Departmental, College, and University committees and service with external constituents in advancing design and education. In addition, to be involved in Industrial and Product Design technical and scientific societies and when applicable.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Sustainable Packaging (SP) Program, Co-Lead PI, July 2024 - Presentation
Sustainable Design and Advancement Committee (SDAC), Committee Member, October 2024 - Presentation
Director of Undergraduate Program for SMT, Training, August 2023 – September 2024
Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST) Accreditation, Oregon State University (OSU) – December 2023
Sustainable Materials Technology Huddle, Committee Member, August 2023 – September 2024
CNR USC, Director of Undergraduate Program for SMT Training, August 2023 – September 2024
Forest Biomaterials Library Representative, Committee Member, September 2023 – Presentation
Graduation Planning Committee, Committee Member, August 2023 – Presentation
CNR Safety and Signage Committee, Committee Member, September 2023 – Presentation
SMT Promotional Video, Developer and Designer, September 2023 – Presentation
Department Head Search, Committee Member, May 2022 – December 2023
Wellness & Recreation Committee, Committee Member, January 2022 – Presentation
CNR Enrichment Committee, Committee Member, November 2021 - March 2023
Industrial Designer Society America (IDSA), Member, December 2019 – Presentation
Sustainable Furniture Council (SFC), Member, December 2020 – Presentation
Society of Wood Science & Technology (SWST), Member, June 2023 – Presentation
Lunch & Learn Recruiting Event for NC State Advisors, October 2024 - Presentation
Lunch & Learn Recruiting Event for High School Counselors, February 2025 - Presentation
Lunch & Learn Recruiting Event for NC State Advisors, March 2025 - Presentation
Meredith College Presentation, April 2025 - Presentation
Meredith College Interior Design - Final Review, April 2025 - Presentation Judging
Undergraduate Research & Creativity Symposium, April 2025 - Poster Judging
University - NC State's first mass timber structure. Co-led an initiative with Frederik Laleicke to design and build an on-campus mass timber structure. Advised sustainability stewards to apply for the NC State sustainability grant. Grant was funded for $30,000—final initiative with the College of Design to build a pavilion between Jordan and Biltmore Hall with ongoing facilitation and guidance.
SERVICE TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
SN Business & Economics Journal
2023 -2024
Peer reviewer for a manuscript by the journal. This task serviced as a service to the university, college, community, and as a personal growth elevation. 18, April 2023
SNBE-D-23-00198, "Study of Key Enablers of Solar Renewable Energy Products Adoption: Interpretive Structural Modeling- Cross-Impact Matrix Multiplication Applied to a Classification Approach"
Peer reviewer for a manuscript by the journal. This task serviced as a service to the university, college, community, and as a personal growth elevation. 12, August 2023
SNBE-D-23-00198R1, "Study of Key Enablers of Solar Renewable Energy Products Adoption: Interpretive Structural Modeling- Cross-Impact Matrix Multiplication Applied to a Classification Approach"