Kanton Reynolds
Bio
Kanton T. Reynolds has twenty years of industry experience working for notable companies as General Motors, IBM, and Lenovo in a variety of capacities including Quality Engineering, System Assurance, Program Development and Project Management. He is a certified PMP© Project Management Professional and American Society for Quality (ASQ) Six Sigma Green Belt.
Reynolds international experience is highlighted by his work as a graduate intern at the United States Department of State where he was assigned to the political and economic sections of the US Embassy in Lilongwe, Malawi. He has also worked as a graduate intern at The Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia where he was responsible for research on political and human rights issues in Malawi and Sudan as well as monitoring compliance with United Nations treaties and international elections standards. Dr. Reynolds served as an International Election Observer in Mahdia, Guyana during the 2015 elections.
Reynolds has previously held faculty positions at Saint Augustine’s University and North Carolina A&T State University. He currently serves as a Park Faculty Scholar for the Class of 2023 and his academic interests include STEM Study Abroad, Underrepresented Minorities in STEM, Engineering Education, and Engineering Management.
Education
Ph.D. Leadership Studies NC State University 2014
MBA Business Administration UNC - Chapel HIll 2005
MS Industrial Engineering NC State University 1997
BS Industrial Engineering NC State University 1995
Publications
- Developing Sustainable, Mutually Collaborative, Global Partnerships , 2021 World Engineering Education Forum/Global Engineering Deans Council (WEEF/GEDC) (2021)
- Cellular manufacturing & the concept of total quality , Computers & Industrial Engineering (1998)
Honors and Awards
- Award for Excellence, NC State COE 2021
- Most Supportive Faculty Award, NC State COE 2020
News
- Packing his Bags for an Adventure in Colombia
- Rwanda Bound
- Raleigh to Rwanda: Students on a Mission
- IDEAS Grant will Expand COE Study Abroad Program in Rwanda
- Reynolds and Alpha Phi Alpha Raise more than $100,000 to aid NC State Students
- Meet Park Faculty Scholar Kanton Reynolds
- Reynolds Wins Award with Efficiency, Innovation and Relationships
- College of Engineering Honors Reynolds and Seniors
- #MayTheFourthBeWithYou
- Dr. Reynolds Talks the Science of Black Panther
- Reynolds Talks Justice League
- NC Comicon 2018
- Engineering League in “The CON”
- Students “Having a Butcher’s” at London
- ISE Goes to Comicon
- He’s Glad to be Back Home
- ISE Jumps Three Spots in National Rankings
- One Man’s Vision Transforms Kenyan School