Alumni Resources

Dr. John D. Opie had a long and successful career with General Electric Company, retiring in 2000 after 39 years as the Vice Chairman and Executive Director. John had a rich career at GE; prior to his Vice Chairman position, John rose from Sales Representative to Sales Manager, to General Manager positions in Mining Products, Battery, and Lexan Products Divisions; to Vice Presidencies in Specialty Plastics and Construction . . .

William Winiarski came to Michigan Tech because of "its singularity of purpose" - engineering. When he left Tech, he became a singular success, but he never envisioned the accomplishments he achieved. A native of Chesaning, Michigan, Winiarski graduated from Michigan Tech in 1973 with a bachelor's in civil engineering. College was "tough sledding," he says, but his Tech education prepared him "very well" for the workaday . . .

Richard G. Timmons earned his baccalaureate degree in civil engineering from Michigan Tech in 1969. Following graduation he served for two years in the U.S. Army. In 1971 he joined Atwell-Hicks, Inc., a full service civil and environmental engineering consulting firm based in southeast Michigan. In his 35 years of service with the company he rose to the level of Vice President and managing principal. He was actively involved . . .