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Terrie Shull
Director of Professional Development

Lonette Jenkins-Bell
PD Program Coordinator
Online Instructors

Christopher Cantrell
Christopher Cantrell is an engineer at Vertiv. Mr. Cantrell has authored many feature articles. More

Julie L. Fortune
Ph.D., P.E., works for Parsons as the Systems Engineering and Integration chief engineer and a Technical Fellow. More

Rick Hycoop
Has over 20 years of project management experience and is currently employed by the DoD as an Earned Value Analyst… More

Carl “Bo” Gardner
Carl “Bo” Gardner is the Lean Continuous Improvement Manager at
BASF. More

Greg Smith
is the President and CEO of Smith & Associates, LLC.
His areas of expertise include project management.
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Marc Stettner
Currently working for Continental Automotive as a Project Management Specialist…
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Polinpapilinho Katina
holds a B.Sc. in Engineering Technology with a minor in Engineering Management.
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Darren Spooner
is a system engineer in the Office of Information Technology at The University of Alabama in Huntsville…
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David Arterburn
currently heads a multi-disciplined team of researchers and students working on rotorcraft…

Dewey C. Layman
President and CEO of CipherNova. Mr.
Layman has vast experience in cybersecurity and secure software and mobile development. More

Karen E. Burton
SHRM-SCP, SPHR, is the Human Resources
Manager for Phoenix, a 501c3 nonprofit here in Huntsville.
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Andrew Davis
Andrew Davis earned a Bachelor of Science in Pure Mathematics from The University of Alabama.
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David W. Gunther
Supervisory Senior Systems Engineer working in
Program Executive Office…

Dr. Josh Whitehead
Systems engineer with Jacobs
Engineering (ESSSA Group) at MSFC.
Currently the Verification
and Validation (V&V)…
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Dr. Robert Frederick
Director of the UAH Propulsion Research Center.
He has directed over 10 million dollars of
research and published extensively.
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Dr. L. Dale Thomas
Joined ISEEM in fall 2015 as a full professor and was Board-appointed as the Eminent Scholar in Systems Engineering…
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Harry D. Cleaver, Jr.
Conducted training classes for UAH since 1981, and for USM and CHL at the Stennis Space Center since 2003…
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Gregory Tackett
He has over 38 years of M&S and T&E experience. He has a BS in Physics from Mississippi College and an MBA…
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Steven E. Mullins
Has more than 38 years experience in the areas of analysis, assessment, and testing of strategic and tactical
defense system hardware…
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Bernard Avenatti
Has had a technical presence in North
Alabama for more than a decade. He has performed several roles…

Michael P.J. Benfield
Principal Research Engineer in the UAH Systems Management and Production Center. His area of expertise include…
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Phil Sampson
Currently running the gambit as a Lead Data Scientist Manager for a large global consulting firm and stationed here in Huntsville.
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Ron Steele
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
He is an Aerospace Engineer with a Masters Degree in Engineering Management…
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Scott Claflin
Has 33 years of experience in propulsion technology and
has developed a range of ground-breaking liquid rocket components…
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Mr. Joel Little
Has been serving as Professor of Earned Value
Management (EVM) at the Defense Acquisition University (DAU)…
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Dr. Karabeyoğlu
President and Chief Technical Officer of
Space Propulsion Group, Inc…
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Scott Camp
Retired from the U.S. Army after 20 years
of service…
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Dr. Jason Cassibry
Obtained a B.S. in
aerospace engineering from the University of Missouri
in Rolla in 1997…
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Brandon Stiltner
Aerospace engineer with 12 years of experience in the areas of flight dynamics and control…
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