Mechanical Mondays

Mechanical Mondays: Spring 2026 Schedule

All Mechanical Mondays will take place in Marquez 126 on Mondays from 12 to 12:50

 

January 26th Logan Nissenson, Regional Engineering Manager, Wildan Group, Inc.
February 23rd Kathryn Brinton, Fire Protection Engineer, Michael Baker International
April 6th Andrea Lehnhoff, SEIT Leader, ULA

Past Mechanical Mondays Series

Fall 2025

Fall 25 Schedule:

September 8th  Mike Lontine – Director of Engineering from Arthrex
September 22nd Gavin Jones – Head Project Engineer from Edel Golf
October 27th Renee Jeffereis – Sales & Project Engineer from Samson Controls
November 10th Ryan Stephen – Water & Business Group from GTF

 

Spring 2025

Spring 25 Schedule:

January 13 Industry Spotlight: Ryan Miely and Mohd Ahmed Khan, Ultium Cells

 

Fall 2024

Fall 2024 Schedule:

August 26 Alumni Spotlight: Madison Kelley – Manager, Numerical Simulation, Utility Global
September 9 Alumni Spotlight: Isabella Mendoza, PhD – President of MatchID US Inc.
October 7
Alumni Spotlight: Michael DeGrace – Manager, Universal Robots
November 11 Alumni Spotlight: Grewcock Chair, Director UCT, Mines

 

Spring 2024

Spring 2024 Schedule:

February 5 Alumni Spotlight: Sean Zeeck, Lockheed
February 26 Alumni Spotlight: Kathryn Kostecka, ULA – Cancelled
March 11
Alumni Spotlight: Max Dumler, SLB – Cancelled
March 25
Alumni Spotlight: Gavin Jones, Edel Golf
April 8 Alumni Spotlight: Ashley Armstrong, Chevron
April 22 Alumni Spotlight: Alex Flanagan, Ursa Major – Cancelled

 

Fall 2023

Fall 2023 Schedule:

August 28 Alumni Spotlight: Kaiden Hales, HDR
September 11 Alumni Spotlight: Mike Mooney, Underground Construction and Tunneling
September 25
Alumni Spotlight: John Huston, Montrose Environmental Group
October 23
Alumni Spotlight: TBD
November 06 Alumni Spotlight: Shane Giskaas, Ball Aerospace
November 20 Alumni Spotlight: Carly Blaes, GE Vernova
December 04 Alumni Spotlight: Matt Zappulla, Los Alamos, NV

 

Spring 2023

Spring 2023 Schedule:

 

March 1 Alumni Spotlight: Ian Coberly, McKinsey & Company
March 27 Alumni Spotlight: Max Fuller, AZP Engineering
April 10
Alumni Spotlight: Samantha Palma, ULA
April 24 Alumni Spotlight: David Chamberlain, Kiewit
Fall 2022

Fall 2022 Schedule:

August 29 Alumni Spotlight: Dave Gleister, Ball Aerospace
September 12 Alumni Spotlight: Eric Martins, Tekni-Plex, Inc.
September 26
Alumni Spotlight: Daniel Seaver, Fundare Resources
October 10 Alumni Spotlight: Mike Rosenberg, Prieto Battery
October 24 Alumni Spotlight: Mike Lontine, Arthrex* Rescheduled
November 7 Alumni Spotlight: Andrew Schaaf, Mountain West Consulting
November 21 Alumni Spotlight: Chad Rolsted, Canadian Pacific Railways
Spring 2022

Spring 2022 Schedule:

January 31 Alumni Spotlight: Geordie Campbell, Jabil Engineering
February 28 Alumni Spotlight: Amy Hegarty, CU Boulder
March 14
Alumni Spotlight: Mitch Kruse, Fluke
April 4 Alumni Spotlight: Michael Riechers, ULA
April 18 Alumni Spotlight: Scott Hodgson, Maxson
May 2 Industry Spotlight: 3D Systems
Fall 2021
Fall 2021 Schedule:

September 20 Alumni Spotlight: Will Fehringer, Juno Mission Operations, Lockheed Martin
October 4 Industry Spotlight: Chad Allie, The MathWorks (Plano, TX)
October 25
Alumni Spotlight: Claire Teklitz, United Launch Alliance
November 8 Alumni Spotlight: Ryan Zamora, Milwaukee Tool
November 22 Alumni Spotlight: Matt Miller, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source
December 6 Alumni Spotlight: Brian Wiesner, Downing USA
Spring 2021
Spring 2021 Schedule:

January 25 Graduate Student Panel
February 1 Study Abroad Program at Mines
February 22 Alumni Spotlight:  Claire Teklitz, United Launch Alliance
March 8 Industry PerspectiveET1 (SS) Ryan M. McCabe, US Navy
March 22 Alumni Spotlight: Jessica Reeves, Trane Technologies
April 12 Industry Perspective: Karl Grueschow, Patroness
April 26 Alumni Spotlight: Ryan Zamora, Milwaukee Tool
Fall 2020
Fall 2020:
Due to COVID-19 campus restrictions, we did not host Mechanical Mondays this fall.
Spring 2020
Spring 2020 Schedule:

January 13 Alumni Spotlight: Geordie Campbell, Jabil
January 27 Graduate Student Panel
February 10 Industry Perspective: Earl Benson, Northrop Grumman
February 24 Industry Perspective: Mike Karty, TMMI
March 9 Alumni Spotlight: Devin Sammon, Transportation Technology Center Inc.
Fall 2019
Fall 2019 Schedule:

August 26 Industry Perspective: Mike Casey, Antarctica Experience
September 9 Alumni Spotlight: Andrew Bradt, BP Global Concept Development
September 23 Alumni Spotlight: Doug Collins, Avid Product Development
October 7 Industry Perspective: Dave Wolenski, Electro-Mechanical Products
October 21 Alumni Spotlight: Matthew Dawson, Utility Global
November 4 Alumni Spotlight: Eddie Carell, Sundyne LLC
November 18 Alumni Spotlight: Bennie and Julie Benson, ENERGYneering Solutions
December 2 Industry Perspective: Tony Glocker and Mike Puckett, SolidProfessor
Spring 2019
Spring 2019 Schedule:

January 14 Industry Spotlight: Kiewit Rondout Tunnel Team
January 28 Alumni Spotlight: Scott White, Denver Machine Shop
February 11 Faculty Spotlight: Dr. John Steele
February 25 Alumni Spotlight: David Bloch, Outdoor Edge
March 11 Alumni Spotlight: Justin Mattice, Air Squared
April 8 Alumni Spotlight: Jason Chamberlain, Specialized Bikes
April 22 Alumni Spotlight: Eric Thurston, Personify Inc.
Fall 2018

Fall 2018 Schedule:

August 27 Club Day: ME club opportunities for undergrads
September 10 ME Research Divisions: ME research opportunities for undergrads
September 24 Group Hike
October 8 Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Neal Sullivan
October 22 Industry Spotlight: Synchroness
November 5 Graduate Student Panel: Life as an ME grad student at Mines
November 19 Alumni Spotlight: Ian MacGregor, Skratch Labs CEO
December 3 Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Werner Kuhr