Travis Fuerst is currently an Assistant Professor of Practice in the School of Engineering Technology and the Digital Enterprise Systems Process and Systems Architect for Indiana Next Generation Manufacturing Center’s (IN-MaC) Manufacturing Testbed at Purdue University, West Lafayette campus. He received his BS in Computer Graphics Technology in 2000, and his Master of Science in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) in 2002 from Purdue University. In 2021 he earned CM2-C Certification and is certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Before returning to Purdue in 2017 Professor Fuerst spent over 13 years working for The Boeing Company as an Engineering Workplace Coach, IT Project Manager, and Continuous Improvement Leader. He started his career in marketing as an Applications Engineer for ENOVIA Corp. Additionally he served 21 years in the U.S. Army Reserves in 2017. Travis' in depth experience with PLM, Project Management, Continuous Improvement and Leadership filters into his instruction style where he is educating and mentoring industry professionals, undergraduate and graduate students.