Greg Bixler, Ph.D., P.E., is a Co-Founder and CEO of Design Outreach. He also teaches an appropriate technology course at The Ohio State University (his alma mater). Dr. Bixler started his mechanical engineering career at Battelle where he worked with interdisciplinary teams of engineers working on a variety of R&D programs. He came up with the idea for Design Outreach in 2007 after seeing extreme poverty up close and personal in Central Asia and realizing that he could help alleviate suffering using his engineering talents. In 2010 Design Outreach was born. His endeavors have led him to 26 countries. He and his wife are active in their church and have three kids.