Degrees/Credentials/from what university? AET - Vermont Technical College, BSET - RIT, MSCS RIT

Current Role/Title/Years at RIT: Professor, Department Chair/13 years at RIT

Previous Role: Associate Professor

Areas of Interest, Scholarly Work, Research
Embedded computing systems, algorithm implementation in hardware, computer architecture.

Boards and Professional Affiliations
ASEE, IEEE, IEEE Computer Society, ECETDHA

Current interest: Online learning.

J. Grant Esler is certified in Industrial Hygiene, Safety and in Ergonomics. Upon graduating from the University of Michigan with a Master of Public Health degree in Industrial Hygiene he worked for nearly 30 years at Eastman Kodak Company as Industrial Hygiene Group Leader, Manager of Health, Safety and Environmental Training and Education, Business Unit HSE Manager, and Ergonomics Function Leader.  Since leaving Kodak he has worked as an individual health and safety consultant, powerplant Sr. EHS Spcialist for Duke Energy and Director of Health and Safety for a regional asbestos abatement and building demolition firm, Environmental Remediation Services Inc.  He has been active with the AIHA (American Industrial Hygiene Association) as Chair of the Training and Communication Methods technical committee and member of the Construction committee and the Ergonomics committee at the national level and President of the local section.  On many occasions he has spoken and conducted workshops for the AIHA on training management systems and health and safety metrics.