Mechanical Engineering Technology Faculty
Aaron Brown, M.S., Full-Time Faculty
B.S., California State University-Chico; M.S., University of Colorado-Boulder; Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology. |  |
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John Chart, M.S., Affiliate Faculty
M.S. & B.S. Metallurgy, Pennsylvania State University; B.S. Computer Science, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Affiliate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology. |
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Frantisek Grund, M.S., Affiliate Faculty
M.S.E., VUT University of Brno, Czech Republic; Affiliate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology. |
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Mingli He, Ph.D., P.E., MET Coordinator, Full-Time Faculty
B.S., Nanjing Aeronautical Institute; M.S., Ph.D., University of Central Florida; Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology. |
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Stephen Hevert, M.S., Affiliate Faculty
B.S.M.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and M.S.M.E., California State University, Long Beach. Certified Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute; Visiting Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology. |
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Mr. Hevert has over 25 years of professional experience in the aerospace industry supporting the design, development and production of chemical propulsion systems for spacecraft and missile systems. Between 1990 and 1995, he did additional post-graduate studies in the Center for Combustion Research at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Areas of academic interest include space vehicle propulsion systems, fluid dynamics, and management of engineering projects. In addition to teaching part-time in the MET department, Mr. Hevert is currently a Senior Staff Engineer for Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, specializing in space vehicle propulsion systems. |
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Peter Higgins, M.S., Affiliate Faculty
B.S. in physics, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, and attended Ph.D. graduate schools in both Space Science and Acoustics at Rice University and U of H; Affiliate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology. |
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Mr. Higgins has a B.S. in physics, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, and attended Ph.D. graduate schools in both Space Science and Acoustics at Rice University and U of H. He has served as chief engineer of both a manufacturer of marine navigational aids and for a manufacturer of large valve actuators. He was vice president of an international fluid flow modelling company, then president of a computer modelling company serving energy clients. He was responsible for constructing NASA's solar weather forecast network, and served as the Console Coordinator for the Space Environment Console in the Mission Control Center for Project Gemini. |
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Ralph N. Jones, M.S., Affiliate Faculty
B.S.E.E., Georgia Tech; M.S.Ae.E, USAF Institute of Technology; Affiliate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology. |
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| Ralph N. Jones received a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from Georgia Tech in 1962 and a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering degree from the U. S. Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in 1964. He served four years as an Air Force officer at what is now called the National Aerospace Intelligence Center (NAIC), analyzing foreign weapon systems and estimating their capabilities. His expertise as a civilian includes time in Huntington Beach, California where he worked on projects such as McDonnell-Douglas Astronautics’ Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL). In Denver years of expertise come from the time employed Hughes Aircraft and Raytheon at Buckley Air Force Base tracking satellites, processing downloaded satellite data, and performing control, operation and failure analysis of space-qualified hardware. As a technical writer he has written documents on projects involving command/control and signal processing systems, and user manuals for a publisher of civil engineering and animation software. As an Affiliate Professor of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering technology at Metro State he brings these years of expertise in the aerospace industry into the classroom. |
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Joseph J. Krupar, Ph.D., Affiliate Faculty
B.S., Cleveland State University; M.S. Physical Metallurgy, University of Denver; Ph.D., Metallurgical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines; Affiliate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology. |
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| Dr. Joseph J. Krupar received his Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering
with a minor in Statistics and Engineering Design from Colorado
School of Mines in January 1973. Upon graduation he worked for the
Atomic Energy Commission which evolved into the U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE). He designed mixed oxide fuel (plutonium oxide/uranium
oxide), reactor cores, and fuels and materials experiments for Liquid
Metal Fast Breeder Reactors (LMFBR). He eventually became the
manager of an LMFBR named the Fast Flux Test Facility at the Hanford
Nuclear Site. He then was requested by DOE-HQ to come to Rocky Flats
as their Senior Site Representative to manage an organization that
conducted nuclear safety assessments at the site. This position
evolved with him being the director of a DOE-HQ organization that did
nuclear safety assessments at all the DOE nuclear sites in the U.S. | |
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Jose M. Lopez, M.S., Affiliate Faculty
M.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Tennessee Space Institute; B.S., Aerospace Engineering, St. Louis University, Parks College of Engineering and Aviation; Affiliate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology. |
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"Professor Lopez is a retired Air Force
reserve officer and Engineer with over 35 years of experience in the
Aerospace Industry. His Air Force experience covered nuclear weapons,
the Minuteman and Peacekeeper ICBMs, and extensive work on military satellites.
Professor Lopez retired as an engineering manager from the Raytheon Company
(legacy Hughes) where he worked in a variety of space programs. Before
coming to Metro, he worked for the Lockheed-Martin company." |
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R. Keith Norwood, A.B.D., Full-Time Faculty
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.E., A.B.D., University of Virginia; Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology. |
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Paul Wesley Smith, Ph.D., Affiliate Faculty
B.S., M.S., University of California, Santa Barbara; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology; Affiliate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology. |
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Paul has more than 35 years of experience in research and advanced product development. Dr. Smith spent 10 years with Seagate Technology in Longmont, Colorado, where he was primarily responsible for evaluating new data storage technologies under development throughout the company, and utilizing six-sigma processes to stage them for implementation in early engineering models. He was a member of the team that brought the world’s first notebook disk drive with perpendicular recording technology to the market. Prior to joining Seagate, Dr. Smith was a Senior Member of the Technical Staff for Research and Development at Applied Magnetics Corporation in Santa Barbara, California. In this position, he managed a group responsible for the advanced mechanical development of magnetic recording heads, worked on the transition from inductive to magneto-resistive technologies, and represented the company on the IDEMA standards committee. While living in Santa Barbara, Dr. Smith also found time to serve on the Board of Directors of the YMCA, and to chair their annual campaign for youth for two consecutive years. In this role, he led a team of over 200 volunteers in raising more than $300,000 for disadvantaged youth. His leadership was recognized in 2002 with the Dr. Paul Veazey award for significant service to youth. Paul holds a doctorate in Applied Mechanics from the California Institute of Technology (1988; Thesis: Considerations for the Design of Gas-Lubricated Slider Bearings), a Master of Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara (1973, Materials Science Option, Thesis: Determination of Defect Density and Distribution Using Magnetic Hysteresis Measurements) and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara (1972) | |
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William Rickard, M.B.A., Affiliate Faculty
Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Phoenix, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA), University of Phoenix, Certified Quality Manager (CMQ/OE), American Society of Quality (ASQ), Senior Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) Professional (GDTP S-0128), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); Affiliate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology. |
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Dale L. Rowlison, M.S., P.E., Affiliate Faculty
B.S.C.E., and M.S.C.E., Montana State University; M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh; P.E. registered in CA, CO, PA, and WI; Affiliate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology. |
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Department Chair
Mr. Richard Pozzi, M.S., M.B.A., Full-Time Faculty, Chair
B. S., Illinois Institute of Technology, M. S., University of Colorado, M.B.A., University of Phoenix; Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology. |
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Professor Richard Pozzi is the Chair of the Engineering Technology Department at Metropolitan State College of Denver. He has served Metro State since 2002 in adjunct and visiting professor positions for the Electrical Engineering Technology Program. After rising to the top in the search process in 2008 he became tenure track faculty and Chair of Engineering Technology. Professor Pozzi brings to the position of Chair over thirty years experience in various management and engineering positions from employment with Nortel Networks, Bell System that was spun off into U.S. West, and Western Electric Corporation. While at Nortel he developed a Managed IP Voice and Data Product solution for California School Systems. Some of Professor Pozzi’s various job titles have been: Director of Systems Engineering and Sales Support, Senior Systems Engineer, Acting Director Network Architecture, Senior Network Architect, Project Manager for Electronic Library, Director Mechanized Information Systems, Director Planning and Administrative Services, Director Inventory Management, Manager Business Services, and Field Engineer. Mr. Pozzi enjoys golf, grandkids and running in his time off. |
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