Kanton Reynolds
Director of Undergraduate Programs
- Phone: 919.515.0605
- Email: ktreyno2@ncsu.edu
- Office: 4311 Fitts-Woolard Hall
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.
Honors and Awards
- 2021 | Award for Excellence, NC State COE
- 2020 | Most Supportive Faculty Award, NC State COE
Education
| Degree | Program | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Doctor of Philosophy | NC A&T State University | 2014 |
| MBA | Master of Business Administration | UNC - Chapel HIll | 2005 |
| MSIE | Master of Science in Industrial Engineering | NC A&T State University | 1997 |
| BSIE | Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering | NC State University | 1995 |
Discover more about Kanton Reynolds
- Packing his Bags for an Adventure in Colombia
- Rwanda Bound
- Student Project Aims to Install Solar Panels at a Primary School in Rwanda – By Danielle Herman
- Raleigh to Rwanda: Students on a Mission
- IDEAS Grant will Expand COE Study Abroad Program in Rwanda – By Danielle Herman
- Reynolds and Alpha Phi Alpha Raise more than $100,000 to aid NC State Students – By Michael Perchick
- 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
Publications
- Developing Sustainable, Mutually Collaborative, Global Partnerships
- Bottomley, L., Catete, V., Mbaneme, V., Daniel, A., Pender, K., Reynolds, K., & Marshall, L. (2021), 2021 WORLD ENGINEERING EDUCATION FORUM/GLOBAL ENGINEERING DEANS COUNCIL (WEEF/GEDC), pp. 82–87. https://doi.org/10.1109/WEEF/GEDC53299.2021.9657357
- Cellular manufacturing & the concept of total quality
- Reynolds, K. T. (1998), Computers and Industrial Engineering, 35(1-2), 89–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0360-8352(98)00027-8
