Alumni

Bob Pratt joined Dow Chemical after earning a B.S. in mechanical engineering in 1942. He enjoyed a 39-year career with Dow in various engineering capacities, retiring in 1981 as Manager of Nuclear Projects for the company. In retirement, Michigan Tech called on Pratt to coordinate a design team for the Process Simulation and Control Center (PSCC). The team includes faculty and staff, active design engineers from industry, . . .

Gordon Renn is President, CEO and Chairman of Fox Converting, Inc, which is a dedicated manufacturer of FDA Class II Medical Devices, certified safe quality food packaging, and produces anti-viral coated paper for consumer products.   Gordon is also President, CEO, Chairman and Founder of Accuracy Pharmaceutical Machine, LLC, which is a manufacturer of ultra clean, ultra-precise tooling for the pharmaceutical industry. . . .

Jim Sorenson earned a B.S. with honor in Mechanical Engineering in 1960 and a M.S. in Engineering Mechanics in 1961, both from Michigan Tech. Following graduation, he joined the staff of Battelle Memorial Institute as a research engineer and spent his career with the organization. After six years with the organization he was promoted to engineering management. Sorenson held the titles of Section Manager, Manager of . . .

Tony Altobelli has served as Assistant Treasurer at Google for eleven years since joining the company in 2007. In his role as head of the investment portfolio management group, Tony designed and established Google's investment management platform to manage the company's worldwide cash portfolio that presently exceeds $100 billion. Tony is now the head of Risk and Strategy at Google Treasury, responsible for investment . . .