Larry Flatt of Warren County has been named the executive director of the new Advanced Robotics program at Motlow State Community College, according to Hilda Tunstill, interim president of Motlow. Flatt, who holds a Chemical Engineering degree from Tennessee Tech University and an MBA from MTSU, has over fifty years’ experience in leadership, management, project planning and tracking and implementation, process equipment manufacturing, and training/teaching with Monsanto Company, Carrier Air Conditioning (United Technologies), Bouldin & Lawson, LLC, Tennessee Tech University, and Motlow. During his career, he has held positions as process engineer, quality engineer, production manager, manufacturing engineer, advanced design and development engineering manager, staff training manager, senior staff quality manager, executive vice president of operations and manufacturing, and instructor.