Why you should book speaker Max Houck:
He demonstrates overall roundness. Max excels at managing, public speaking, innovating change, and motivating audience members.
His expertise serves a broad range. He has worked in the local and federal government, in the private sector, and in academia. His projects have ranged from small working groups to enterprises with over 300 people. Having such variety, Max's reach expands into complex organizations, ready for change.
He has worked on several mass casualty scenes. Max has worked the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon. Speaker Max will bring his expertise to your organization for growth regarding a variety of topics.
Speaker Max Houck has worked as a forensic anthropologist, a trace evidence analyst, a researcher, and he has managed millions of dollars in grants and awards. Houck was the inaugural Director of the Department of Forensic Sciences in Washington, D.C., overseeing 150 employees, managing the forensic science laboratory, the public health laboratory, and crime scene sciences for the nation's capital. He has worked on many mass casualty scenes, including the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon.
Max has also worked extensively with the Innocence Project on investigations into wrongful convictions, including the West Memphis Three. Widely published, Houck is the author and editor of numerous books. He is a popular public speaker and has given presentations at NASA, the Max Planck Institute, an Oxford Roundtable, the Dali Museum, and keynote talks at numerous international conferences. His research topics include management, leadership, and policy implications for forensic organizations. Houck has a Bachelors' and Master's degree in anthropology from Michigan State University. He received his Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry Summa Cum Laude from Curtin University in Perth.