Ed is currently Assistant Director, Research Technology and High Performance Computing, at Kennesaw State University. He is also the President of the non-profit 501(c)3 STEM Leadership Foundation, and the Director of Kell Robotics, a community group of high school students that participate in the FIRST Robotics Competition. Kell Robotics is also a past Lemelson-MIT Inventeam. Ed is also serving a three-year committee member appointment to the NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Informal Science Directorate.
Prior to joining Kennesaw State University, Ed previously spent over 30 years in product design and development in aerospace, telecommunications, and energy management fields.
Additional Activity and Honors include:
- NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Faraday Science Communicator Award
- U.S. Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics & Engineering Mentoring – 2017 Nominee
- FIRST Woodie Flowers Award Finalist Award, named after Dr.Woodie Flowers, MIT Emeritus Professor
- National Center for Women & Information Technology Mentor Award
- National Judge, Discovery Education / Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge
- 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inspiration Award
- MIT K-12 Strategic Alliance Committee, Past Member
- United States Congressional Robotics Caucus briefing
- White House Science Fair, Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams, team mentor
- SeaWorld Busch Gardens Environmental Excellence Award, team mentor
- FIRST Conference Presentations
- .. Beyond FIRST – Real World Applications
- .. MIT Mentorship Initiative video project
- .. Students Perception of Engineering
- .. Social Networking & Cultural Change
- .. Women in Engineering
- .. Beyond Advocacy: Growing FIRST® in a New 21st Century Education Model