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Daniel Kapp
'76Daniel R. Kapp (BSME '76) is Director, Powertrain Research and Advanced Engineering at Ford Motor Company. He is also a graduate of the Ford College Graduate Program (FCG). After graduation from Michigan Tech, Dan went to work at Ford Motor Company as an engineer in the Car Product Development Group and has spent his entire career at Ford in positions of increasing responsibility in the area of engine and Powertrain . . .
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Reagan May
'16When Reagan May was nine years old, she went to a bowling alley with her family in her native DePere Wis. What happened next changed the course of her life, and it had nothing to do with strikes and spares. "Someone was there with a go-cart," the fourth-year mechanical engineering student at Michigan Technological University says. "I sat in, and I knew right away that's what I wanted to do." Like a scene from a movie . . .
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Joseph Williams
'22, '24Joseph Williams earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Michigan Tech in 2022, and a Master of Science Degree in Business Administration in 2024. Joseph is a manager of manufacturing robotics and automation research at General Motors in Warren, Michigan. Joseph’s academic journey, encompassing a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering Technology, a Master’s in Business Administration, and an . . .
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Chris Yakes '95
Chris Yakes is the Vice President of Global Engineering at Oshkosh Corporation. He is responsible for matrix teams that support the Oshkosh Corporation with subject matter expertise in areas including: Advanced Controls, Data Analytics, Telematics, CAE groups, Autonomy and Active Safety, Advanced Suspensions, Powertrains, Geared Products, Material and Processes, Advanced Products Development, and other advanced technology . . .

