Alumni

Sandra received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Michigan Tech in 1978. After graduating from the University, she accepted a position with Illinois Tool Works in Des Plaines, IL. Over the next several years, she held positions at various companies, joining United Technologies Automotive in 1983 as a manufacturing engineer. Sandra worked for United Technologies for the next sixteen years rising . . .

1936—2022   One of the most recognizable mottos in the world was coined not by a copywriter but by an engineer. Ford Motor Company's "Quality Is Job One" was a slogan and a corporate touchstone for seventeen years, practically forever in the short-attention-span world of marketing. It originated with one man's obsession with making everything better. "Dan Rivard was the face of Total Quality Improvement at Ford . . .

Jillian Rothe has established a sterling career at Caterpillar in short period of time, using her mechanical engineering and business administration degrees with a minor in Spanish. She’s also given her time and talents to many worthwhile causes over the years. She is currently Caterpillar’s Energy and Transportation Marketing Support Representative for Asia Pacific based in Singapore. Within this newly created . . .

Thomas Bronz graduated from Michigan Tech in 1989 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. He earned an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 2005. After graduation, Tom joined Motor Wheel Corporation in Lansing as a Product Engineer in the passenger car and light truck braking business. He worked with SAE and the Detroit OEMs evaluating alternative materials including asbestos-free . . .