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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,
TECHNOLOGY, AND
COMPUTER SCIENCE

INDUSTRIAL ADVISORY BOARD

Working together to give you the best education.

Our educational offerings are strengthened by our community relationships. Take a look at who we work with to help strengthen your degree pursuit—and future career opportunities.

Andrew Bain, Product Engineering Manager, The Ford Meter Box Co.

Dana Berkes, Public Affairs and Economic Development Manger, NIPSCO

Michael Burcroff, Director of Facilities Technical Operations, Parkview Health, Support Division

Zach Carder, Aerospace Product Engineer, Trelleborg

Mandy Dager, Director of Corporate Development, Tippman Group

Jamie Daugherty, Owner/Lead, DMr Performance Suspension

Jaason Detmers, Engineering Lead, General Motors Fort Wayne Assembly

Lynnise Falk, Senior Manager, System Engineering, L3 Harris

Chad Fortmant, IT Manager, Steel Dynamics

Adam Hanford, Fill-Rite (formerly Tuthill)

Kurt Heidenreich, President, Engineering Resources

Michael Hensley, President/Owner, Besiege LCC

Drew Hudson, Staff Engineer, DePuy Synthes

Aaron Johnson, Fill-Rite (formerly Tuthill)

Darrel Kesler, Professor and Dean, Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering and Applied Science and Information Technology, Ivy Tech Fort Wayne and Warsaw

Zach Kessie, Vice President of Business Development, Michael Kinder and Sons

Cindy King, OEM Account Manager, Pana Pacific

Rhonda Ladig, Program Manager, NIIC

Tom Link, President, Ultra Electronics USSI

Subin Mathew, AEP / IN MI Power Company 

Bailey McDaniel, Mechanical Designer, Shambaugh & Son, L.P.

Tom McLaughlin, Engineering Manager, Raytheon

Mark Michael, Fort Wayne Metals

Jeremy Nowland, CEO, Bowmar

Chris Osborne, Vice President-Programs, Indiana FIRST

Sam Passwater, Aerospace Application Engineer Manager, Trelleborg

Dan Ritzert, Senior Vice President, division manager, Shambaugh & Son L.P.

Dan Rowe, NIPSCO

Kelsey Rowe, Principal Electrical Engineer, Design Collaborative 

Kenn Scribner, Senior Principal Consultant, Rural Sourcing Inc.

Bruce Stach, President, Business Development Zone

Scott Swymeler, Director of Manufacturing, BAE Systems Electronic Systems

Ryan Twiss, Vice President of Regional Initiatives and Executive Director, Northeast Indiana Fund

Derrick Van Zuidam, Director of Naval Programs, Ultra Electronics USSI

Nathan Worman, Site Utility Manager Power House 1st, General Motors Fort Wayne Assembly

Bethany Clapper, Director of Development for ETCS, Purdue Fort Wayne

Sherif Elfayoumy, Dean of ETCS, Purdue Fort Wayne

Sean Ryan, Director of University Engagement, Purdue Fort Wayne

Jackie Stancil, Executive Director of Career Development, Purdue Fort Wayne

Andrew Bain, Product Engineering Manager, The Ford Meter Box Co.

Dana Berkes, Public Affairs and Economic Development Manger, NIPSCO

Michael Burcroff, Director of Facilities Technical Operations, Parkview Health, Support Division

Bethany Clapper, Director of Development for ETCS, Purdue Fort Wayne

Jamie Daugherty, Owner/Lead, DMr Performance Suspension

Chris Elston, Chief Robotics Manager, YRG Inc.

Lynnise Falk, Senior Manager, System Engineering, L3 Harris

Nicholas Gray, Director of Outreach Programs, Purdue Fort Wayne

Kurt Heidenreich, President, Engineering Resources

Nathan Heimann, Shambaugh & Son L.P.

Michael Hensley, President/Owner, Besiege LCC

Drew Hudson, Staff Engineer, DePuy Synthes

BJ Hull, Chief Development Officer, Purdue Fort Wayne

Darrel Kesler, Professor and Dean, Advanced Manufacturing, Engineering and Applied Science and Information Technology, Ivy Tech Fort Wayne and Warsaw

Zach Kessie, Vice President of Business Development, Michael Kinder and Sons

Cindy King, OEM Account Manager, Pana Pacific

Shawyna Koorsen, Senior Administrative Assistant for ETCS, Purdue Fort Wayne

Tom McLaughlin, Engineering Manager, Raytheon

Mark Michael, Fort Wayne Metals

Chris Osborne, Vice President-Programs, Indiana FIRST

Dan Ritzert, Senior Vice President, division manager, Shambaugh & Son L.P.

Kenn Scribner, Senior Principal Consultant, Rural Sourcing Inc.

Alan Tio, MPA, CEcD Economic Development, Michael Kinder and Sons

Ryan Twiss, Vice President of Regional Initiatives and Executive Director, Northeast Indiana Fund

Dan Row, Risk Assessment Analyst Lead, NiSource, Inc

Sean Ryan, Director of University Engagement, Purdue Fort Wayne

Kelsey Rowe, Principal Electrical Engineer, Design Collaborative

Kenn Scribner, Senior Principal Consultant, RSI

Bruce Stach, President, Business Development Zone

Jackie Stancil, Executive Director of Career Development, Purdue Fort Wayne

Gary Steffen, Interim Dean & Director of the School of Polytechnic, Purdue Fort Wayne

Scott Swymeler, Director of Manufacturing, BAE Systems

Matt Wenger,  Principal Engineer, Fill-Rite (formerly Tuthill)

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ETCS Outreach

Please contact Autumn Wise, administrative assistant, at [email protected] or 260-481-4145 for information on Summer Explorations registration, Bridge Contest registration, or other campus events. For information on volunteer opportunities, contact Janet North, outreach program coordinator, at [email protected] or 260-481-5756.

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