Professional Experience:

• Professor of Physics, The Colorado School of Mines 2006-present
• Professor of Mechanical Engineering, The Colorado School of Mines 2005-present
• Associate Professor, (tenured) The Colorado School of Mines 1998-2005
• Assistant Professor, The Colorado School of Mines 1994-1998
• Assistant Professor, Iowa State University 1992-1994
• Nuclear Engineer, U.S. Navy 1984-1987
• Mechanical Division Officer aboard the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, CVN-71 
  • Responsibility for over 100 personnel as well as the electrical power and steam propulsion systems for both nuclear power plants. Also a part of the pre-commissioning crew for this ship with shift work responsibilities for initial testing and acceptance of the nuclear power plants.
• Admiralty Law Office, Pentagon 1984-1987
  • Part of a six-person team that arranged port visits of U.S. nuclear powered ships to foreign countries and handled legal disputes associated with any such visits.