Alumni

Retired Vice President, IBM Corp., Global Industry Solutions Owner, Sisukas Consulting, LLC John Soyring provided global business leadership for the industry solutions amp; industry products portion of IBM's global software business. This role included functional leadership for strategy, research amp; development, marketing amp; sales, business development, product support, and services related to the IBM offerings . . .

Mr. Putnam began his career at Clark Controller Company in 1950. He attended Cleveland-Marshall Law School evenings and earned a J.D. law degree in 1955 becoming General and Patent Counsel for the Clark Controller Company. In 1963, Charlie began his career with Whirlpool Corporation as a Patent Attorney. After holding several key executive positions, he was elected to the position of Executive Vice President of Administration . . .

Why did you choose Michigan Tech? I was looking for a small school with a great reputation to study electrical engineering and Michigan Tech was the best fit! Tell us about a memorable experience you had with a class or about a favorite professor? Dr. Warren Perger in my Antenna Theory and Design class. We were to design, build, and test an antenna for a specific frequency. Much to our surprise, Dr. Perger announced . . .

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 . . .