Alumni

Kathy received her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Michigan Tech in 1984. After graduation she went to work for General Motors Corporation as a Reliability Engineer at the Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant. Four years after leaving GM and accepting a Quality Engineer position with Kelsey-Hayes- a Tier 1 supplier of anti lock braking systems. During her years with Kelsey-Hayes she was promoted . . .

Juan Dalla Rizza is President, Owner, and Principal Engineer of Dalla Rizza amp; Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc.  Juan started Dalla Rizza amp; Associates in 1982. The company is involved in large and small engineering projects including commercial, grounds-up construction, and tenant build-outs for many of the large office buildings in the area. They also offer fire protection, plumbing, mechanical and electrical . . .

Thomas Bronz graduated from Michigan Tech in 1989 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. He earned an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 2005. After graduation, Tom joined Motor Wheel Corporation in Lansing as a Product Engineer in the passenger car and light truck braking business. He worked with SAE and the Detroit OEMs evaluating alternative materials including asbestos-free . . .

Paul Swift earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1933 and attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business amp; Engineering. After nine years of working as a corporate industrial engineer for Carnegie Steel and F.V. Gardner, he returned home to Houghton to join the family hardware business. He worked as a partner in the I.E. Swift Company, with his father and uncle, and then became . . .