Before coming to K-State, Cassone held management and subject matter expert positions at Sprint and concurrently taught as an adjunct associate professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the graduate systems engineering program. Prior to Sprint, she had more than seventeen years of consulting experience with Fortune 100 companies, government agencies and the military. Additionally, she served as a staff industrial engineer at Pepsi Bottling Group and a first-line supervisor at Frito-Lay. Cassone has leveraged her real-world experience at K-State Olathe by launching an engineering leadership program which focuses on targeted short courses for working engineers and scientists. Additionally, she is engaging with local companies to determine academic and industry support needs.