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Burton Dicht joined IEEE in 2011 and serves as the Director of Student and Academic Education Programs where he is responsible for the development and implementation of programs for pre-university STEM education, university educators and students. Mr. Dicht also managed IEEE’s engineering program accreditation for ABET and he worked closely with IEEE’s ABET Board of Delegate representatives and IEEE’s accreditation committee volunteers. Before joining IEEE, Mr. Dicht was the Managing Director of ASME’s Knowledge and Community Sector. Mr. Dicht began his career in the aerospace industry in 1982 and held the position as a lead engineer for Northrop Grumman and Rockwell Space Transportation Systems Division. Specializing in systems and configuration integration, he worked on programs such as the YF-23A Advanced Tactical Fighter, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and the Space Shuttle. Mr. Dicht also completed NASA’s Summer Employment Training Program at the Kennedy Space Center in 1980. Mr. Dicht is a member of IEEE, AIAA and is an ASME Fellow. Mr. Dicht received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Temple University and an M.A. in History from California State University, Northridge.