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Frank Agosti
'58Frank Agosti joined Detroit Edison as a student engineer in 1957, earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1958, and returned to the company full-time. Agosti progressed upward through a number of engineering and management posts at Edison's coal-fired power plants and was responsible for the start-up of the Monroe power plant. He later served as vice president for nuclear operations (1982-1987) during . . .
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Albert Maki
'48Abbie Maki earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Tech in 1948. He spent three years in the gas turbine division of General Electric, then four years on the staff of the vice president for manufacturing at North American Aviation. In 1955, he joined AVCO, where he was the program manager for the Titan and Atlas reentry vehicle program. Under his direction, the company performed the research, development . . .
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Brian Murphy
'90, '92Starting Companies Comes Naturally to Alum "I used to fish at Cole's Creek" says Brian Murphy. "I'd eat half my sandwich on the way out there, fish for thirty minutes, and finish my sandwich on the way back to my lab to continue my research". That mix of nature and technology forms the core of Murphy's environmentally focused career. The Tech grad first worked for large companies before starting a number of his own . . .
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Douglas Parks '84
Doug Parks is the Executive Vice President of Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain at General Motors. Prior to this appointment, Doug was the Vice President for Autonomous and Electric Vehicle Programs from 2016-2019. From 2012-2016 he was Vice President of Product Programs. From 2011-2012 he was Executive Director and Group Vehicle Line Executive of Electric Cars, including the Chevy Volt. From 2004-2010 . . .