Staff Responsibilities

Administrative Services

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Cindy Bartleson | Business Administrator/Assistant to the Chair

  • Assistant to the chair
  • HR liaison

Katie Lott | Administrative Assistant

  • Department support (visiting scholar and visa requests)
  • Travel requests and reimbursements
  • Liaison to department standing committees
  • ME Design Expo
  • Capstone Design Course assistance

Lani McKinney | Communications Specialist

  • Website and social media
  • Newsletters and reports
  • Photo and video

TBD | Administrative Assistant

  • Classroom printing
  • Conference room scheduling
  • Key requests
  • Department seminar hospitality

Information Technology Services

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Nate Jensen | IT Manager, Systems Analyst
Joel Buehler | Information Technology Support
Derek Dickson | Information Technology Support

  • Manage and support faculty, staff, and lab computers
  • Provide technical hardware and software support for faculty, staff, and students
  • Manage ME Intranet and course sites
  • Large format poster printing
  • Door lock programming
  • Data backup support

Undergraduate/Graduate Program Services

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Brianna Enearl | Graduate Student Services Specialist

  • Graduate Program (non-advising components) All graduate student forms
  • Degree requirements
  • Graduate Handbook
  • Admissions processing for ME grad programs
  • Grad Student Support for Workday
  • ME600 seminar attendance
  • ME Grad Student Organization (MEGSO) co-advisor
  • Summer Research Experience for Undergrads (REU)

Breanna Helfrick | Program Assistant for Undergraduate Education

  • Undergraduate program (non-advising components)
  • Course and room scheduling
  • Textbook coordinator

Labs and Operations


Sandy Sayer | Manager of Program Facilities

  • Space Coordinator
  • Technical Staff Manager

Jim Dautremont | Engineer

  • Support for equipment design
  • Installation and repairs for teaching labs
  • Support for equipment design, installation and repairs for research labs

Josh Delarm | Engineer

  • Primary Engineer for Design Labs associated with classes ME590, ME490, ME466, ME270, ME170
  • Primary Engineer for Learning Communities, Clubs and the Resource Hub that utilize Boyd Lab
  • Resource Hub contact

John Howell | Teaching Lab Specialist

  • Primary Teaching Lab Specialist for Fluids Labs associated with class ME335
  • Primary Teaching Lab Specialist for Heat Transfer Labs associated with class ME436
  • Primary Teaching Lab Specialist for Engines Lab associated with class ME449
  • Safety Committee Chair and building safety contact

Sawyer Krotz | Teaching Lab Specialist

  • Primary Teaching Lab Specialist for Additive Manufacturing Lab
  • Primary Teaching Lab Specialist for Controls Labs associated with class ME421
  • Primary Teaching Lab Specialist for Capstone Design class ME415
  • Primary Teaching Lab Specialist for Instrumentation labs associated with class ME370
  • Primary Teaching Lab Specialist for teaching labs in ME411 and ME410 courses

Wyman Martinek | Teaching Lab Specialist

  • Primary Teaching Lab Specialist for Manufacturing Labs associated with class ME324

Kaden Peterson | Teaching Lab Specialist

  • Primary Teaching Lab Coordinator for Manufacturing Labs associated with class ME324

Craig Severson | Teaching Lab Specialist

  • Primary Teaching Lab Specialist for Design Labs associated with classes ME590, ME490, ME466, ME270, ME170
  • Primary Teaching Lab Specialist for Learning Communities, Clubs and the Resource Hub that utilize Boyd Lab

Undergraduate Student Services Center

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Alyssa Stafne | Lead Advisor
Kirsten Hauge | Academic Advisor
Breanna Kixmiller | Academic Advisor
Aliza MacKenzie | Academic Advisor

Fred Lloyd | Academic Advisor
Ryan Johnson | Academic Advisor
Samantha Brockshus | Student Services Coordinator

  • Assist students with academic plans
  • Teach engineering orientation and career planning courses
  • Recruit new students
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