Computer Aided Drafting and Design

Education history:

BA – Concordia College, Moorhead MN
Technical Art & Illustration Diploma, Ridgewater College
Computer-Aided Drafting & Design Diploma, Ridgewater College
Graduate work Industrial Design – St. Cloud State University

Applicable career history:

I worked for several companies in Minneapolis and Milwaukee as a designer, drafter, and project supervisor.

Professional acknowledgments/honors:

Nominated by Ridgewater College for the 2006/2007 Board of Trustees’ Award for Excellence in Teaching
Student Senate advisor for five years
Student club advisor for fourteen years
Created the 1st MNSCU Accredited on-line CADD program
All courses are developed using the Quality Matter’s rubric; Currently, two classes have been peer-reviewed and approved

Year started teaching at Ridgewater:

1992

Education history:

Willmar Area Vocational Technical Institute (Ridgewater College)
Drafting and Design Technology – Diploma
University of Minnesota
Vocational Teaching Certificate

Applicable career history:

Most recent first

NovaTech, Willmar, MN – Design Drafter-Internship
Hutchinson Technology, Inc., Hutchinson, MN – CADD Supervisor, CADD Technician
Goebel Fixture Company, Hutchinson, MN – Engineering Assistant
Litchfield Precision Components, Litchfield, MN – Design Drafter
Astrocom Corporation, St. Paul, MN – Printed Circuit Board Designer, Electronics Drafter
IXI Laboratories, Hopkins, MN – Detail Drafter, Electronics Drafter
Christianson Systems, Inc., Blomkest, MN – Detail Drafter

Professional acknowledgments/honors:

Nominated by Ridgewater College for the 2015 Board of Trustees’ Award for Excellence in Teaching
Student Senate advisor for nine years
Student club advisor for four years
Created the 1st MNSCU Accredited on-line CADD program
All courses are developed using the Quality Matter’s rubric; Currently, eight classes have been peer-reviewed and approved.
Past member of the American Design Drafting Association

Year started teaching at Ridgewater:

1998