Todd Reeves is the Business Development Manager for the UT CIS Tennessee Manufacturing Extension Partnership (TMEP) program. He is an experienced collaborator, leader, and product manager. Driven by a sense of purpose and service, he strives to be both responsive and proactive in leading and supporting our statewide team of eight Solutions Consultants that are distributed regionally across the state. The TMEP, part of the national NIST MEP program, serves primarily small to medium sized manufacturers in Tennessee to help them to grow and improve their overall operations.

Prior to joining UT CIS in 2022, Todd served for over 12 years the Director in the Office of Engineering Professional Practice, where he coordinated with industry and government entities to grow the opportunities for the University of Tennessee's Tickle College of Engineering students to obtain academically relevant engineering experience in the form of paid, cooperative education and internship education assignments. Before his time at UT, Todd served for 21 years in private industry in a variety of roles including being a product manager for new condition-based monitoring products, software project management, and application engineering, and field service with Emerson in Knoxville, TN and served as a sound and vibration design engineer for three years with General Dynamics Electric Boat located in Groton, CT prior to that.

Todd holds nine patents in the area of machine condition monitoring, has been a conference speaker while also publishing over 20 articles and presentations in various conference proceedings and trade journals. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, Tenn.

Please connect with Todd on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddreeves828/

Bernadette Fuller is a seasoned well rounded business professional with extensive experience in people leadership, quality and business operations. Driven by her passion to help small and medium size companies and the people of Tennessee create and realize their value propositions, she takes pride in providing the best consultative services possible. She is willing to meet clients where they are in their journey to success. It is an honor and pleasure to serve the people in the State of Tennessee.

Bernadette holds a B.S. degree in Biology from the University of Mississippi.

Tim Waldo is a Workforce Consultant with the University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services (UT CIS), assisting Tennessee manufacturers with workforce and workplace development opportunities. His passion for helping people discover their potential has been a primary motivator over a career including more than 17 years in the manufacturing sector and multiple years in the service sector. Through those years, Tim has had the opportunity to recruit, train, and manage multiple teams. 

In 2012, he shifted his career focus exclusively to workforce development, first in the nonprofit sector, then in 2017, joining UT CIS. In these roles, he has helped to launch new initiatives; a pre-apprenticeship training program for marginalized audiences; and, with UT CIS, a strategic shift toward workplace development efforts. Tim earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Tusculum College and from the University of Tennessee, a master’s degree in Educational Psychology focused on adult education. Living in east Tennessee affords Tim and his wife, Carol, plenty of opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors.

Dr. Temple is the Solutions Consultant for West Tennessee based in Jackson. In this role, he works with regional manufacturers to provide consulting and training in areas such as workforce development, quality, and continuous improvement with the purpose of assisting West Tennessee companies remain competitive in today’s global market.

Prior to his current role, he served in the role of an Economic Development Specialist within the UT CIS organization. Dr. Temple is heavily involved in serving his community and has served as an advisor to the City of Jackson Tornado Recovery Task Force, Impact Chairman with the West Tennessee United Way Board of Directors, Chairman of the Jackson Affordable Housing CDC, and West Tennessee Human Resource Agency Board of Directors.  Currently, he serves as the Vice Chairman of the City of Jackson Housing Development Authority, Jackson/Madison County Industrial Development Board, American Institute for Certified Planners (AICP), Tennessee American Planning Association (TAPA) and WestStar (Class of 2009). He also serves as an adjunct professor for Union University.

Dr. Temple holds a BS in Public Administration and an MBA both from the University of Tennessee at Martin and an Ed.D in Higher Education Administration from the University of Memphis.

Dwaine Raper is Director of the Tennessee Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program at the University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services(CIS), serving Tennessee manufacturing companies to help them improve performance and profitability, and grow.  Dwaine is passionate about manufacturing and is a champion for manufacturing in the state.  Before joining CIS in 2007, Dwaine gained 15 years of manufacturing operations and supply chain management experience with companies in the automotive and electronics industries.  Dwaine holds two business degrees from East Tennessee State University (MBA and BBA).  He also maintains three professional certifications; Certified Production and Inventory Manager (CPIM), Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), and Certified Public Manager (CPM).

Danny Norman is a manufacturing technology consultant with the University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services (UT CIS), where he serves as the Advanced Manufacturing Consultant for the Tennessee Manufacturing Extension Partnership (TMEP).

In his role, Danny works closely with manufacturers across Tennessee to advance digital transformation, Industry 4.0 adoption, and automation initiatives. He leads assessments to help plants identify high-impact technology investments and bridges the gap between emerging innovation and practical application on the shop floor.

Before joining UT CIS, Danny gained experience in technology commercialization through work with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Y-12 National Security Complex. He has also collaborated with MEP centers across the country to expand national manufacturing services and strengthen connections between innovation ecosystems.

Danny regularly contributes to industry events and workshops, presenting on topics such as integrating Industry 4.0 with workforce development and applying Lean and Kata principles to foster continuous learning cultures. He has also led sessions connecting advanced materials manufacturers with technical and business partners.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Mechanics from Lipscomb University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Tennessee.