Ron Duren Jr. joined the Engineering Management Program as an instructor in 2015, after spending 18 years in the corporate world with a Fortune 500 company as a Mechanical Engineer in the data storage industry. He has extensive experience managing outsourced global project teams in Asia. As a design Engineer, he is the owner of four design patents. He founded a Leadership Coaching and Consulting practice called Forging Mettle, Inc. He also hosts a podcast by the same name, where he interviews elite performers and academics on topics of mental toughness, resilience and perseverance. He specializes in Leadership development and training executives to perform at their very best under stressful situations. A personal area of interest is performance psychology, in sports and business. His belief is that owning your “mental game” is the secret to being a warrior in whatever endeavor you pursue.