Jack Lesko

Technology Management and Leadership

Description:

I am interested to advise on the leadership and management of technical projects where interdisciplinary interaction is necessary for success. I have over 20+ years of grant writing, R&D and technical project management experience with multi-disciplinary teams. As a professor of engineering I am also interested to help advise young technical professionals on career path and growth.

Degrees and Qualifications:

1994 Ph.D. Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Tech

1987 B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park

Experience:

2008 VP for Engineering & Business Development, VPT Energy Systems

2006 Professor, Virginia Tech

2005-2008 Special Assistant to the Office of the VP for Research on Energy Initiatives

2000 Associate Professor, Virginia Tech

1995 Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech

1994-1995 Research Associate/Visiting Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech

1989-1994 Senior Graduate & Graduate Research Assistant , Virginia Tech

1987-1989 Structural Engineer, GS 11.2, David Taylor Research Center, Carderock, Maryland