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). Automation Tool Company, Volkswagen, Mohawk Machine and Engineering LLC, King Pharmaceuticals, Nissan North America, Tennessee Occupational Safety Administration, Eureka Foundry, Electrolux., Tennessee Valley Authority, Manchester Tank and Equipment, Lodge Manufacturing, The Integrity Inspection Group, Tecumseh Products Company, Highland Home Improvement, and Calsonic Kansei 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. The METAB members play adjunct role as a constituency in bringing to the program educational objectives the currency with respect to engineering technology and to ensure that graduates from the program will be adequately prepared for careers in engineering technology. Furthermore, the METAB members serve as external evaluators to assess the Senior Project presentations toward the end of each semester.
Ethan Bernhart
Project Manager, Automation Tool Company
ethanb@automationtool.com | 865-241-9255
David Bohannon
Sales Engineer, Alliance Automation
dbohannon@allianceautomation.com | 419-238-2520
Jason Carpenter
Project Engineer, King Pharmaceuticals
carpenterjd@embargmail.com | 423-274-8640
David L. Collier
Process and Facilities Engineer, Retired, Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp.
woodturner1903@gmail.com | 615-449-1942
James Graham
Tech. Asst. Manager, New Model Development, Volkswagen Group of America
Gerald Hale
Trim and Chassis Product Engineer, Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp., USA
gerald.hale@nmm.nissan-usa.com | 615-355-2362
Steve Hawkins
Administrator, Tennessee Occupational Safety Administration
steve.hawkins@tn.gov | 615-741-7161
James Heady
Plant Manager, Young Touchstone, Inc.
Chris W. Hetzler
Plant Engineer/ V.P. Engineering, Eureka Foundry
ChrisH4452@aol.com | 423-267-3328
Mark Hormann
Project/Program Engineer, ABC Fuel Systems, Inc.
David Hull
Director of Engineering, TUTCO Heating Solutions Group
Tom Kelly
Automotive Account Manager at The Davis Group, LLC
John Ledgerwood
Unit Operator, TVA
jelederwood@tva.gov | 865-717-2572
George Lehning
President, Jaston & Associates, LLC
irby56@yahoo.com | 352-408-8266
John Lowry
President & CEO, Lowry Technical Associates Inc.
James (Jimmy) T. Mansell
The Peregrine Steel Division
jmansell@tpsna.com | 931-935-5855
Lem L. McSpadden
Owner, President, The Integrity Inspection Group
lem@lemanddonna.com | 931-520-1700
Gordon Reed
Solutions Consultant, Upper Cumberland Region, University of Tennessee
S. Jason Smith, Jr.
Corporate Environmental Director, Tecumseh Products Company LLC
jason.smith@tecumseh.com | 731-644-8127
Lowell Wikre
Manufacturing Engineer, Federal Mogul Motorparts
Kimberly Williams
Regional Director of Operations, Tenneco Clean Air North America
kimwilliams272@icloud.com | 931-580-7404
Jennifer Winfree
Quality Assurance Manager, Chassix
