MET Industrial Advisory Board Members

Mr. Jeffery Barber, P.E.

Mr Gabriel Chihoski, P.E.
G A Chihoski & Associates, LLC

Mr. Ray Castro
Swisslog

Ron F. Ellis, P.E.
J. L. Hermon & Associates, Inc.

Mr. Don Grissom, (Board Chair)
Lockheed Martin

Mr. Don Grissom is a graduate from MSU Denver’s Mechanical Engineering Technology Program. While at MSU Denver he became a member of Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society through the Tau Alpha Pi’s Colorado Gamma Chapter.  After graduation he took a Stress Analyst position working on the Missile Defense Shield missile program at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company.  About one year later he moved into a Test Engineer position in the Engineering Propulsion Labs.  As a test engineer he has been involved in testing of propulsion systems and components. Another aspect of the test engineer position has been working with ordnance devices used on spacecraft for staging and deployment functions.  He has in preparation for a launch loaded the final ordnance on the Mars Phoenix Lander at Kennedy Space Center. Some interesting aspects of his job include working with cryogenic fluid and hands on time building spacecraft such as the Atlas rocket.

Mr. Matthew Hanley, (Board Secretary)

Mr. Stephen Hevert, M.S., (Board Vice Chairman)
Lockheed Martin

Ms. Jessica Hibbard
Lockheed Martin

Mr. Greg Highfill, P.E.

Mr. Jeet Hunjan, P.E.
Sundyne

Mr. G.B. (Jad) Jadunath

Mr. John Over

Mr. Jack Rickard
Sundyne

Dr. Ron Rorrer, Ph.D.
University of Colorado at Denver

Dr. Andy Walker, PhD. PE.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory

MET Former Board Members:

Dennis Capps
TRIGEN

Dr. G.J. DeMott, Ph.D.
Johns Manville

James C. Gerdeen, Ph.D., P.E.
University of Colorado at Denver

Mr. Gregory A. Hempelman, P.E.
Denver Water

Len Hierath
Mechanical engineer/inventor/promoter

Mr. Brian W. Laging

Mr. Larry Jones
Sundyne

Mr. Jim Mick
J. L. Hermon & Associates, Inc.

Angelo Miller
Student member

Mr. Tim Olsen
Tim Olsen Consulting

Mr. M. Steve Olson
STATE OF COLORADO

Gy K. Wooden
Lucent Technologies

Mr. Michael J. Zipparo, Ph.D.
Tetrad Corp.

Mr. Tom Maceyka
Sundyne