Engineering Technologies

This year, 104 construction and industrial apprentices at Fox Valley Technical College received Tools of the Trade scholarships from Ascendium.

As an engineer, Dana Timm embraces the idea of failure. Engineers are trained to actively plan for failure as an integral part of the process. It’s viewed not as a setback, but as an opportunity to learn. That’s why in his role as a Mechanical Design Technology instructor, Dana encourages his students to trust their fail.

Sean Petit loves to figure out what makes things tick. “I’ve always been interested in the process of mechanical design… how if one part moves, it makes another part move, and so on throughout the whole mechanism,” he says. So when Sean retired from the Army after a 20-year career, he decided to enroll in

Roger Lorge thrives on being the ‘go-to guy.’ “I’m always willing to answer a question, and if I don’t know the answer, I’ll go find out,” he says. “I like keeping busy and helping out where needed.” That can-do attitude is also helping him not only build his skills and knowledge, but also move up

FVTC welcomed alumni Olivia Arreola, Valarie Schwartz, and Abby Frisk back to campus to help with the summer camp GirlTech. The camp empowers middle school-aged girls to explore occupations that are particularly emphasized in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), helping each participant discover their future education and career paths. All three women agree it

It’s all about safety first at Menasha Packaging As the Senior Director of Environmental Health and Safety for Menasha Packaging, Joe Lauer’s position involves many different responsibilities, but they all lead to the same goal of employee safety. Already in the workforce, Joe enrolled at FVTC as an adult student and completed the Safety Engineering Technology associate

Kudos to the FVTC Automation and Electronics Club for hosting their most successful Electronics Recycling Drive to date this past April. With cars lined up before the event even began, by the end of the day, the club filled 80 commercial bins with items, totaling six truck loads and over 38,000 pounds of material. They

Career Program: Mechanical Design TechnologyOriginally From: Combined LocksCurrent Residence: Combined LocksYear Started at FVTC: Fall 2022 Why did you choose this career program? I love figuring out how things work. Mechanical Design has taught me how so many things work internally and how to improve and create new things that work better. What are you learning about your career field that

Career Program: Automated Manufacturing Systems TechnologyOriginally From: Menifee, CaliforniaCurrent Residence: AppletonYear Started at FVTC: Fall 2023 Why did you choose this career program? I enjoy solving puzzles, whether it be from a video game, a broken home appliance, or computer coding problem. I just love the process of problem solving and learning from it, so engineering stuck out to me as