Before entering the K-12 education field, Mr. Clemente served in the U.S. Navy. He has taught high school chemistry, materials science, and AP chemistry and served as Science Department Chair. Mr. Clemente was Educator in Residence at the National Institute of Aerospace, where he developed a range of modeling and simulation courses and inquiry-based curriculum in collaboration with the NIA research and education staff and NASA scientists and engineers. He authored a modeling and simulation chapter in the 21 st Century Physics FlexBook®: A Compilation of Contemporary and Emerging Physics, a collaboration between the CK-12 Foundation and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Mr. Clemente has been selected as Virginia Beach Teacher of the Year and is a National Board Certified Teacher.