About Gregory Sedrick

    EDUCATION

PE -Registered Professional Engineer 1996-present

Ph.D. (Engineering Management) Missouri University of Science & Technology 1990

MS (Systems Management) Florida Institute of Technology 1988

BS (Engineering Management-Electrical Engineering) University of Missouri-Rolla 1982

Certification Mechatronics Level 3 (highest) Siemens Technical Academy 2014

Certified Professional Engineering Manager (CPEM) – ASEM 2022

Proficiency Certification Electrical/Electronic O’Fallon Technical Center 1979

Inducted into Engineering Management Academy, Missouri S & T, 2006

     BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

State Executive Director, Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) Network.  

• Founder and Executive Director, New Economy Institute.
• State Director, National Science Foundation Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive

Research (NSF EPSCoR).

• Associate Vice Chancellor Tennessee Board of Regents
• Chief Academic Officer and Professor, University of Tennessee Space Institute.
• Chief Academic Officer and Professor, Chattanooga State Technical Community College.
• Chief Academic Officer & Executive Vice President Motlow State Community College
• Dean and Professor, School of Engineering Letourneau University.
• Dean & Professor, College of Engineering & Computer Science, UT at Chattanooga.
• Director Engineering Management Graduate Program & Associate Professor, Engineering

Management, Mechatronics Engineering and Engineering Technology, Middle Tennessee State University.

     BUSINESS EXPERIENCE Cont.

Director & Professor, Graduate Engineering Programs, Christian Brother

University.

Research Associate, Virginia Polytechnic and State University (Virginia Tech).

Faculty of the Army Management Engineering College.

Engineer, Department of Defense.

Engineer, Monroe Systems for Business.

     COMMUNITY SERVICE

Cross of Christ LCMS- Chair Board of Elders, Congregation President, Renovation Chair

Tennessee- Governor’s distance education implementation team (Twice

appointed)

ASEM- International President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, 15 years

Student Case

Competition Chair & Judge.

ASEE- EM Chair, Secretary, Treasurer

ASQ- 6 Sigma Certification Instructor

     COMMUNITY SERVICE Cont.

Chattanooga Regional Engineers Club- President, Vice President, Treasurer

Chattanooga Regional Science, Engineering and Medical Fair- Board Member, Chair, Secretary

Chattanooga Regional Engineers Week - Chair

Chattanooga Technology Council Board, Vice President, Founder

Eta Mu Eta – Engineering Management Honor Society- National President

Hamilton County School System –Math and Science Division Board Member

Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering – Vice-Chair

Memphis Area Joint Engineers Council Vice President

Order of The Engineer UTSI Chair

Quality Improvement Network of Chattanooga-Chair

Tennessee Engineering Awards- State Judge

Tennessee Society for Professional Engineers- Chapter President

Tullahoma Region Engineers Week - Chair

WTCI Public Television – Board Member

     Honors and Awards

Twice recipient of the Sarchet award (ASEM, ASEE) for contributions to the engineering management profession,

Engineer of the Year during the 2001 national celebration of Engineers Week. 

     Member of

Tau Kappa Epsilon International Social Fraternity

Alpha Society - Chattanooga Regional Honor Society

Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity

Blue Key National Honor Fraternity

Intercollegiate Knights National Honor Fraternity

Phi Kappa Theta Honor Fraternity

Greg has acquired over $54 million in federal and state grants, served as lead

consultant in 58 major industrial projects and published over 38 work force / economic development related articles.