Mechanical drafting offers a blend of creativity, technical expertise, and career opportunities across various industries. Ridgewater College’s Computer-Aided Drafting and Design program trains individuals with a passion for design to make a difference using their creativity and problem-solving skills to make products and parts that people use every day.
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Computer Aided Drafting and Design Instructor
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
I worked for several companies in Minneapolis and Milwaukee as a designer, drafter, and project supervisor.
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
Computer Aided Drafting and Design Instructor
Willmar Area Vocational Technical Institute (Ridgewater College)
Drafting and Design Technology – Diploma
University of Minnesota
Vocational Teaching Certificate
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
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
1998
Drafting Instructor
Computer Aided Drafting and Design Instructor
Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Ridgewater College is an equal opportunity employer and educator.