Alumni

Robert Hirvela joined the HF Communications Division of Collins Radio Company in 1959 as a project engineer. In 1973, he led the Rockwell business unit that invented and developed the first Digital Automatic Call Distributor, the Rockwell Galaxy ACD, and launched what is known today as the Call Center Industry. In 1978, he transferred to the Air Transport Division of Rockwell as Director of Product Management with . . .

Margo Woller-Carter is the Senior Manager of Human Factors Engineering and Technical Documentation of Siements Healthineers Ultrasound. Woller-Carter was born and raised in Merrill, WI, and went on to attend Michigan Technological University, where she gained an A.A.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology and a B.S. in Psychology. She went on to earn a Master's Degree in Cognitive/Human Factors Psychology from Kansas . . .

Sirak Seyoum is a 1993 Electrical Engineering Grad currently living in San Francisco. Sirak grew up in Gondar in northern Ethiopia idolizing sports legends such as Pele and Abebe Bikila, which inspired his love for the outdoors and pushed him to engage in college sports, while also excelling academically in the Electrical Engineering program at Michigan Technological University. While also perusing his career, Sirak is . . .

Richard (Rich) Ford received the degree Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 1977. While earning his degree, Rich says he was fortunate to have studied under Dr. Dennis Wiitanen who provided him with a solid technical background in electrical engineering along with some valuable life lessons. Upon graduation he joined Consumers Power, now Consumers Energy, in Jackson . . .