President, Novum Nano

Director of Strategic Initiatives, Natcast Workforce Center of Excellence

Director, Business Development, IEEE-USA Career and Member Services

Program Manager, Nebraska Indian Community College APEX Accelerator

2024 IEEE President
President, Coughlin Associates

Principal Director of Strategic Technology, Siemens EDA

President, DeGeest Corporation & LestaUSA

Business Development Specialist, South Dakota SBA

Executive Director, South Dakota Biotech

Senior Vice President of Ecosystem Development, Natcast

Founder and President/CEO of Ozark Integrated Circuits, Inc.

President, Dakota State University

Associate, Goosman Law Firm

Vice President of Talent & Workforce Development

Managing Director, IEEE-USA

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, South Dakota State University

Chief of Staff, CHIPS R&D Metrology Program

State Program Director, South Dakota APEX Accelerator

Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships, University of North Dakota (UND)

Director, SD Manufacturing & Technology Solutions

Commercialization Liaison, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO)

President & CEO, South Dakota Trade

Chief Strategy Officer, North Dakota Advanced Agriculture Technology Engine

Director, AFRL Regional Network – Midwest

Director, Office of Small Business and Vice Director, Strategic Partnering, Air Force Research Laboratory

Program Director, South Dakota SBIR

Chief Operating Officer, USD Discovery District

Procurement specialist, Native American Development Corporation APEX Accelerator

Vice President, Career and Member Services, IEEE-USA

Director, IEEE Region 4

2023 IEEE-USA President

Deputy District Director, South Dakota District Office, U.S. Small Business Administration

Section Head, Research Capacity and Competitiveness Section, NSF Office of Integrated Activities

Professor (AI) and Chair, Department of Computer Science, University of South Dakota

Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Mayor, Sioux Falls, SD

South Dakota State Representative President & CEO, Sioux Metro Growth Alliance

Senior Public Policy Director, Elevate Rapid City