Dean Lange
Engineering Technology Department Chair at West Des Moines Community Schools
West Des Moines, Iowa, United States
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Top SchoolDean Lange is an experienced engineering education leader with nine years in district-level roles and over two decades teaching and building K–12 engineering programs. As Engineering Technology Department Chair in West Des Moines he designs curriculum, guides instructional teams, and leads state testing and school improvement processes while maintaining hands-on ties to Project Lead The Way and FIRST robotics. He has a proven track record of grant-winning to launch competitive robotics teams and designing school labs and production facilities to meet OSHA and district standards. Dean blends classroom instruction with community partnerships—arranging college-credit pathways and advising student-led manufacturing ventures that serve local businesses. Colleagues seek him for curriculum alignment, lab design, and mentoring new teachers, reflecting his MA in Educational Leadership and BA in Technology Education. Outside the office he runs Central Iowa’s premier robotics organization, demonstrating a continued commitment to STEM outreach and student leadership.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Technology Education, BA, Technology Education at University of Northern IowaMA, Educational Leadership, MA, Educational Leadership at Viterbo University
Github Skills (9)
robotics4
robot3
ice3
robot-controller3
android-studio2
android2
controller2
rapid1
react1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
FTC-6340-ICE/6340FTC4.2
Nov 2018 - Feb 2019
Contributions:26 pushes in 3 months
FTC-6340-ICE/6340ftc_app-master
Oct 2018 - Nov 2018
Contributions:22 pushes, 1 branch in 29 days
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