Daniel Kohn

North Carolina A&T State University
205 Price Hall
Greensboro, NC 27411
dekohn@ncat.edu
(336) 334-7133 ext 2391
(336) 508-3577 (cell)

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Education:

Additional Classes, Electrical Engineering, North Carolina A & T State University (2006-2007)
M.S. Engineering Technology, University of Southern Mississippi (2001)
B.S. Computer Engineering Technology, University of Southern Mississippi (2000)
A.S. Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology (Robotics), Sir Sandford Fleming College (1987)

Academic Appointments:

Instructor of Electronics, Computer and Information Technology, North Carolina A&T (2005-present)
Instructor of Computer and Electronics Engineering Technology, University of Southern Mississippi, MS (2001-2005)
Graduate Assistant, University of Southern Mississippi (2000-2001)

Industrial Experience:

System Specialist, General Electric, Instrument Control Services (1997-2000)
Support Engineer, Valmet Automation (1995-1996)
Technical Specialist, Valmet Automation (1988-1995)
Project Engineer (Hardware), Sentrol System / Valmet Sentrol (1987-1988)

Professional Societies:

National Association of Industrial Technology - NAIT (2006 - present)
American Society for Engineering Education - ASEE (2001 - present)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - IEEE (1998 - present)

Recent Honors, Awards, and Notable Positions:

Marshall Space Flight Center / Vircon Engineering R&D - OSEE Upgrade (2002)
Southern Mississippi Chapter of Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society (2000)
National Dean's List (2000)
Golden Key National Honor Society (1999)

Proposals

Co-Principal Investigator, Robotics, a practical approach to developing students enrolled in the Electronics, Computer, and Information Technology Department at North Carolina A&T State University. Proposal submitted to NSF, May 2006. Amount Requested: $150,000
Co-Principal Investigator, Micron Powder System Automation, Hosokawa Micron Powder Systems (2003)

Recent Publications and Presentations

NC A&T IEEE SouthEastCon 2008 Student Robot Team presentation to Triangle Amateur Robotics (TAR) (Feb 2008)
On Line Assignment and Laboratory System for Digital Logic Timing Diagrams, ASEE Southeastern Conference Proceedings (2007)
Using Home Based Servers to Create Course Web Presence, ASEE Southeastern Conference Proceedings (2004)

Recent Professional Development Activities:

Ken Boone - (Ken's Robots) - Fire Fighting Robot Competitions and RoboBuisness 2007 Presentation (June 2008)
IEEE SouthEastCon '08 (April 2008)
IEEE Student Branch Leadership Training Workshop (April 2008)
Seth Hollar - Silicon Microrobots (Mar 2008)
Insight Racing - DARPA Urban Challenge Presentation (Dec 2007)
First Lego League Technical Judges Training (Nov 2007)
NC A&T School of Technology Junior Faculty Workshop (Nov 2007)
Altium Design 6 - Designer Roadshow (Oct 2007)
U.S. Navy - "Uses Of Modern Robotics" (Oct 2007)
Autonomous Soaring Project Presentation (Oct 2007)
NC A&T Division of Research & Economic Development - Writing a Fundable Proposal (Sep 26, 2007)
ASEE SouthEastern Section Annual Conference (April 2007)
IEEE SouthEastCon '07 (March 2007)
IEEE Student Branch Leadership Training Workshop (March 2007)
IEEE Central North Carolina ED/MTT/SSC Joint Society Chapter - Opportunities and Challenges for Wireless Technologies: Perspectives from the ITRS and USMS (Feb 26, 2007)
NC A&T E-Week Banquet - Engineers Make a World of Difference (Feb 2007)
NC A&T Banner Student (Feb 2007)
NC A&T Banner 7 Basics (Feb 2007)
NC A&T Division of Research & Economic Development - Writing a Fundable Proposal (Jan 17, 2007)
IEEE Central North Carolina ED/MTT/SSC Joint Society Chapter - Current View and Future Trends in Silicon Microelectronics (Dec 4, 2006)
First Vex Challenge Workshop (Oct 2006)
IEEE Central North Carolina Section Meeting - MPACT Training Center (Oct 2006)
IBM Technology Camp Training Session (Sep 2006)
IEEE SouthEastCon '06 (April 2006)
IEEE Student Branch Leadership Training Workshop (April 2006)
NC A&T E-Week Banquet - Engineers Make a World of Difference - Turning Ideas into Reality (Feb 2006)
NC A&T Banner 6 Basics(Feb 2006)
National Instruments Technical Symposium for Measurement and Automation (Nov 2005)
NC A&T New Faculty Lunch Series (2005-06)
NC A&T Division of Research & Economic Development's New Faculty Orientation (Sep 2005)
NC A&T Basics of Blackboard (Aug 2005)
National Instruments LabVIEW Real Time Hands On Workshop (May 2005)
National Instruments LabVIEW Seminar (Apr 2005)
National Instruments LabVIEW Hands On Workshop (Apr 2005)
USM Basics of Grant Proposal Development (Feb 2005)
ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Meeting (April 2004)
IEEE SouthEastCon '04 (March 2004)
ASEE Annual Conference (June 2003)
ASEE Workshop: Real Time DSP For Educators (June 2003)
Tau Alpha Pi Leadership Workshop (June 2003)
ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Meeting (April 2003)
ASEE Workshop: The Art and Technology of Teaching Technology (April 2003)
National Instruments LabVIEW Hands On Seminar (Sep 2002)
IEEE Student Branch Leadership Training Workshop (Oct 2001)
Georgia Pacific Safety Training (June 2000)
IEEE SouthEastCon '99 (March 1999)

Professional Service:

First Tech Challange Robot Competition Judge (Mar 29, 2007)
NC Museum of Life and Science Robot Rumble - Exhibitor with Triangle Amateur Robotics (March 22, 2008)
First Lego League Robot Competition Technical Judge (Dec 1, 2007)
Vice Chair, Computer Engineering and Technology Division of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section, (2005-06,2007-08)
First Lego League Robot Competition Technical Judge (Dec 2, 2006)
Chair, Computer Engineering and Technology Division of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section, (2006-2007)
Secretary, Engineering Technology Division of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section, (2005-2006)
Chair, Computer Engineering and Technology Division of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section, (2002-2003)
Secretary, Computer Engineering and Technology Division of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section, (2001-02, 2004-05)

Institutional Service:

ECIT Academic Advisement Taskforce Chair (2007-08)
Co-Ordinated "Uses of Modern Robotics" presentation with U.S. Navy (Oct 18, 2007)
NC A&T Industrial Advisory Board Meeting, Cisco Systems (Mar 2, 2007))
IEEE Hardware (Robot) Team Advisor (2005-present)
ECIT Department, Student Recruitment Committee, NC A&T (2006-2007)
Search Committee, Electronics, Computer and Information Technology Department, NC A&T (2006)

Community Service:

First Tech Challange Robot Competition Judge (Mar 29, 2007)
NC Museum of Life and Science Robot Rumble - Exhibitor with Triangle Amateur Robotics (March 22, 2008)
First Lego League Robot Competition Technical Judge (Dec 1, 2007)
Humane Society of the Piedmont - Donor
First Lego League Robot Competition Technical Judge (Dec 2, 2006)
IBM Technology Camp to foster interest in S.T.E.M. programs in local High Schools. (Sep 2006)
North Carolina State Employees Combined Campaign Donor
National Park Service / National Forrest Service Volunteer - Piedmont Appalachian Trail Hikers. (Fall 2006-Present)

Other:

Triangle Amateur Robotics - Member (Fall 2007 - Present)

Classes Taught:

Class	Times Taught Institution	Course Description
ECT 213/L	1 NC A&T	Digital Circuits. Credit 3 (2-2). This course deals with digital logic fundamentals. Topics include combinational and sequential circuits and systems. Karnaugh maps and software tools are utilized.
ECT 313/L	15 (3 On-Line) NC A&T	Electronic Microcomputer Systems I. Credit 3 (2-2). This course addresses the programming and interfacing of 8-bit microcomputer based systems.
ITT 413	3 NC A&T	Electronic Microcomputer Systems II. Credit 3(2-2) This project oriented course will introduce students to standalone measurement and control systems. Programming and interfacing at both the hardware and software level will also be emphasized.
ECT 599	1 NC A&T	Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers (Independent Study) Credit 3 This course will deal with configuring, wiring, programming and networking PLC's. At the completion of the course the students should be able to generate ladder logic, wire I/O and network the PLC's to communicate with other PLC's, Personal Computers and Human Interface Devices.

Last Update 6/3/2008 - coursework includes Spring 2008 semster