• Infrared Drying of Slashed Yarns
• Use of  Reclaimed Fiber in manufacturing
• Production Process Improvement
• Effect of Break Drafts in Ring Spinning
• Optimum Setting for Producing Injected Slubs in Flax Blends at Ring Spinning
• Optimum Setting at Carding, Toyoda Drawing, and Platt Open-End Spinning for Processing Below Grade Cotton and Waste Blends

• 1996 to Present - North Carolina State University, Associate Director, TexED
• 1993 -1996 Extension Specialist - TexED
• 1988 - 1993 - Texfi Industries - Marion, NC -  Area Manager Spinning and Twisting Operations
• 1984 - 1988 - Beacon Mfg. Co. - Swannanoa, NC - Area Manager Fabric Formation and Specialty yarns
• 1983 - 1984 - Sugar Creek Industries, Inc. - Ozark, AL - General Manager
• 1980 - 1983 - Sugar Creek Industries, Inc. - Valdosta, GA - General Manager
• 1977 - 1980 - The Bibb Company, Newnan, GA - General Manager, Arnall and Arnco Plants
• 1975 - 1977 - The Bibb Company, Newnan, GA - General Superintendent
• 1967 - 1975 - The Bibb Company - Newnan, GA - Plant Superintendent
• 1967 - 1967 - The Bibb Company - Newnan, GA - General Overseer
• 1966 - 1967 - Beaunit Textiles - Lowell, NC - Weaving Supervisor
• 1964 - 1966 - United States Army - Fort Bragg, NC - First Lieutenant, Battalion Assistant S-4 - 83rd Chemical Battalion

Adjunct Appointments:

2001- 2007-   Adjunct Faculty - University of Phoenix Online -  MBA and MM programs

2005-2008- Adjunct Faculty - Argosy University Online - MBA Programs

Professional Awards

• Outstanding Extension Service Award -2006-2007
• Award For Excellence - College of textiles- 2008
• Outstanding Extension Service Award for College of Textiles, 1998-1999
• Manager of the Year, Texfi Industries, 1991

TexED Professional Education Courses:

Textile Fundamentals

Textiles Overview

Woven Fabric Development

Technical Textiles Fundamentals

Textiles for Forensics Applications

Yarn Manufacturing Fundamentals

Weaving Fundamentals

ITT  Professional Development::

Pricinciples of Textile Technology--Warp preparation and Weaving

In-Plant Professional Development Courses:

Spun Yarn Fundamentals -

Warping and Slashing Technology

Knitting technology -Warp preparation

Weaving Fundamentals

Weaving and Weaving Design

Nonwovens Fundamentals

Textiles 101

Carpet Manufacturing

Garnetting for Pillow Fiberfill.

"Behavior Modification in a Textile Manufacturing Environment"

"World Class Change Management Strategies For Globalization"

Doctor of Business Administration, California Coast University, 2006

Master of Business Administration, West Georgia College, 1978

B.S. Textiles, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1963