Alumni

Upon graduation, Robert Anderson went directly into the U.S. Army WWII serving three years as Infantry Sgt. In Europe and received the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, the Combat Infantry Badge. Upon leaving military service, Robert spent 35 years with the General Electrical Co. He holds 31 Patents and was awarded the GE Gold Medallion, the 100th Anniversary Edison Plate Plaque, and the GE Distinguished Inventors Award . . .

President of a rapidly growing business, past President of the MTU Alumni Association Board of Directors and proud husband and father of four kids; life is good for Rom LaPointe. A 1992 MTU graduate, LaPointe credits many things for his success, but it all started with growing up in downstate Michigan.Born in Detroit, LaPointe moved to Allen Park, Mich., where he spent the majority of his childhood. Being the only . . .

Smriti graduated with a Master’s in Electrical Engineering, with emphases in Electronics and Computer Engineering in 1992. She went on to earn her MBA at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan in 1998. She is currently a Dealer Systems Portfolio Manager in the Marketing Sales and Service at Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan. She has been with Ford her entire career spanning over 20 years. Smriti . . .

Dr. Tim A. Williams '76 is the CEO of Beach Technologies, LLC, a consulting company that provides intellectual property assessments and investment due diligence studies for large multinational companies and venture funds. He is also the chairman of Docco Tech, Inc., a company that trains engineers in wireless standards, VoIP, and RFID. Additionally, Dr. Williams holds the position of CEO at BEEcube, Inc., which builds . . .