Nicholas Bedard
Assistant Professor Of Practice - Undergraduate Laboratories Manager
Christiansburg, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolNicholas Bedard is an engineering educator and hands-on maker with 11 years of experience blending manufacturing, fabrication, and lab operations to deliver practical learning at scale. As Assistant Professor of Practice and Undergraduate Laboratories Manager at Virginia Tech, he oversees flagship student workshops serving 2,500+ students annually and coaches a team of 35+ student employees to create high-quality hands-on experiences. He previously co-founded and led metal fabrication and product ventures, managing everything from customer engagement and bidding to supply chain and shop-floor production. Early industry roles at Pratt & Whitney and in repair design tooling highlight his ability to translate complex mechanical problems into software-aided inspection and repair solutions. Based in Christiansburg, VA, he pairs classroom leadership with entrepreneurial grit and a penchant for building bespoke hardware-software workflows that bridge education and industry.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering at Virginia TechProgramming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
bedardn93/COSC-471-Project
Apr 2016 - Jun 2016
Contributions:18 PRs, 29 pushes, 21 branches in 2 months
personcomputer-graphicsfirst-person-shooterfirst-personshooter
bedardn93/GihtubMakerTools
May 2022 - May 2022
Contributions:1 review, 1 PR, 4 pushes in 4 days
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