Roy Krzywosinski

Like many alumni, Roy Krzywosinski has fond memories of his time at Michigan Tech playing broomball and counts chemistry professor Myron Berry as an influence.

"He taught me early on, as a freshman, that hard work would yield good results. Electrical engineering professor Dennis Wiitanen was also a key influence. He was patient and always took the time to provide wise counsel on both an academic and personal level. Our class worked hard and had some fun doing it."

Roy graduated in 1981 with a BSEE from Michigan Tech and started his career as a Design and
Construction Engineer for Chevron Corporation in Denver, Colorado. He subsequently spent 40 years with Chevron working in various technical, operations and business-related assignments - both domestically and internationally. Over that time, he lived and worked overseas for nearly half of that time in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Angola and Australia. He spent nearly 9 years as Managing Director and CEO of Chevron Australia responsible for over $80 Billion in investment on behalf of Chevron and partners in developing the Gorgon and Wheatstone Liquified Natural Gas Projects. Most recently, he is Vice President of Engineering at Chevron in Houston and is responsible for engineering support for global operations and major capital projects.

"Michigan Tech prepared me well both technically and interpersonally for both my first
assignment and throughout my career. I was well versed in problem solving and had a general curiosity to learn more about my job; how it impacted other parts of our business; and how to add value to the broader business. This led me to eventually go on to obtain an MBA from the
University of Colorado in 1988," said Roy. In fact, he encourages current MTU students and
young alumni to "take the time to develop your interpersonal skills and business acumen. Upon
graduation, you will find yourself working in teams on complex business-related problems and it
is always good to have firm foundation in these areas."

As a member of the Michigan Tech College of Engineering Advisory Board, he said that "It is
always good to take the time to give back to those that help shape your own life and career path.
I am very grateful for the time I spent at Michigan Tech and how it prepared and shaped me to
grow personally, professionally and to constructively contribute to society. I consider it an honor
to give back my time to Michigan Tech in the hope that I can pay it forward."

Updated September 2021