The University Industrial Advisory Committee is comprised of business, industry, and labor community members who are dedicated to the educational and economical growth of their community. Industrial advisory committee members work closely with faculty and administration to prepare the community’s future work force. Their dedication, creativity, and advice will become an integral part of the educational process.
Stimulating students’ minds now will help stimulate economic growth in the future. Students who feel secure in obtaining employment after graduation will most likely remain in their community, contributing their skills and ideas. The committee’s advice to educators on current and future technological trends will help them develop curricula that reflect employers’ needs.
Electrical Engineering Technology Subcommittee
- Eric Airgood
Oystar R.A. Jones - Rob Carmichael, Controls Engineer
Shuttleworth, Inc. - Terry Clemans, Clinical Engineer
St. Margaret Hospital - Arobindo Das, Sr. Product Application Specialist
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. - Tony Eng, Division Manager
ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor - Gerald Hanas, General Manager
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District - Fred Keith, IT Manager – Chicago Assembly Plant
Ford Motor Company - Joseph Krupa, IT Manager
Prompt Ambulance Service - Paul Lapsansky, Manager of Technical Support Services
Valparaiso University - Arkday Livitz, Director of Engineering ETO
ARPAC Group - Boris Matakovic, Chief Information Officer
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District - Patrick McDermott, Chicago Regional Manager
B&R Industrial Automation Corp. - Rob Ostapiuk, Group Leader Curriculum Development
Microchip Technology - Pratish Patel, President
Electronic Interconnect Corp. - Prabhat K. Rastogi, Director, New Business Development
ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor - Ed Shultz, Director of Engineering
St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Center - Douglas Spaniol, Supervisor, Engineering Services
Nisource Company
Industrial Engineering Technology Subcommittee
- Dave Jones, Manager, Process Engineering
UGN, Inc. - Dan Kelley, President
Synergated, Inc. - Janellen McCoy, Quality Engineer
Smith’s Medical North America - Elaine McCracken, Assistant Vice President of Operational Quality and Performance
Saint Anthony Medical Center - Ron Mika, Sr. Quality Engineer
Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. - Dimitrios Saranteas, Oracle Business Systems Analyst
Emerson Process Management - David Trachtenberg, Commercial Analysis
ArcelorMittal USA - John Naunas, Director of Sales
Shuttleworth, Inc.
Mechanical Engineering Technology Subcommittee
- John Johnson, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Shuttleworth, Inc. - Patrick Moore, Quality Manager
GE Digital Energy - Terry Richardson, Teacher
Lake Central High School - Jane Sullivan, President
Hadady Corporation - Paul Szalek, Plant Manager
ARPAC Group - Drew Wahlberg, Engineering Director
Aeromet Industries - Daniel Welch, Vice President, Mechanical
Flagship Rail Services, LLC - Aco Sikoski, MSE
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