Jim Jackson is a licensed professional engineer in the
states of Missouri and Kansas. He has been an engineering mentor for the Camdenton R-III Afterschool Program, Camdenton, Missouri FIRST Robotics team 3284 for the past three years and has volunteered over 600 hours. This experience has inspired him to change careers from engineering to teaching so he can better assist students with real world application of math and science.
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