Advisory Board
Professional support of any college program is a tremendous advantage to both the students and the businesses. This support is given to the Department of Manufacturing and Engineering Technology by the Advisory Board (METAB). Nissan of America, GM, BMW, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Mohawk Machine and Engineering LLC, Eureka Foundry, Shaw Industries, Inc., Lodge Manufacturing, ONDEO-Nalco Chemical Company, Tecumesh Products Company, Lookheed Martin Energy Systems, and Porter Warner Industries are a few of the companies represented on the board. The advisory board is a great way to look at companies and see what they have to offer. They also provide a great collective knowledge about the manufacturing industry fields from which all students are encouraged to draw.
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Ethan Bernhart, Project Manager, Automation Tool Company |
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Gene Brooks, Sales and Marketing, Mohawk Machine and Engineering LLC |
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Jason Carpenter, Project Engineer, King Pharmaceuticals
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David L. Collier, Process and Facilities Engineer - retired, Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp. |
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Gerald Hale, Trim and Chassis Product Engineer, Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp., USA |
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Chris W. Hetzler, Plant Engineer/ V.P. Engineering, Eureka Foundry |
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Alan James, Manufacturing Engineer, Electrolux, 1100 Industrial Dr., Springfield, TN 37172 |
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John Ledgerwood, Unit Operator, TVA |
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Ms. Angela (Henley) Lewis, Environmental Manager, Manchester Tank and Equipment |
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Coral Kanies, Manager-Electric Motor Production, Nissan North America-Smyrna |
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Lem L. McSpadden, Owner, President, The Integrity Inspection Group |
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Keith Nunley, Project Engineer, Lodge Manufacturing |
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S. Jason Smith, Jr., Corporate Environmental Director, Tecumseh Products Company |
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Robert E. Toline, Sr., Owner - Highland Home Improvement |
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Keith D. Wells, Department Manager, Product Quality Assurance, Nissan North America, Inc. |















