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Merrily Madero

Merrily Madero

'85

Colonel Merrily Dente Madero graduated from Michigan Tech in 1985 with her BS in Mechanical Engineering. Following her Tech graduation, she went on to earn four additional degrees, including a master’s in personnel management from Troy State Alabama (1989), a"master’s in military science from Air University (1996), a master’s in national resource strategy from National Defense University (2003), and . . .

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Josh Rzeppa

Josh Rzeppa

'18, '19

Josh Rzeppa, a native of Sterling Heights, Michigan, turned Husky, is currently working in Detroit as an associate consultant for INVENSITY Inc. Josh earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering in 2018 before completing the Tech MBA® in 2019 while running cross-country and track for the Huskies. He says the Tech MBA® has advanced his career more than he ever thought possible. He leans on the MBA teachings every day in . . .

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Patrick Parker

Patrick Parker

'75

1952—2022 Pat grew up in Ferndale, Michigan, and went on to graduate from Michigan Technological University in 1975 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. His mom was from London, England. She was 14 during the London ‘blitz’ of WWII. His dad, from west Tennessee, flew for the Army Air Force in B-17s as a recon photographer. His dad met his mom while on leave in London, by pretending he was lost! Pat . . .

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Douglas Parks

Douglas Parks '84

Doug Parks is the Executive Vice President of Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain at General Motors. Prior to this appointment, Doug was the Vice President for Autonomous and Electric Vehicle Programs from 2016-2019. From 2012-2016 he was Vice President of Product Programs. From 2011-2012 he was Executive Director and Group Vehicle Line Executive of Electric Cars, including the Chevy Volt. From 2004-2010 . . .

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“He had a finite elements program. I was helping him debug his program, and I didn't really know what I was doing. I kept telling him that. But he would teach me.”Marty Lagina '77 on Bill Predebon, past chair of the ME-EM department