Before completing an online master’s degree in Sustainable Systems Engineering at UW-Madison Engineering Professional Development, Blaise Kuo Tiong lived in some extreme climates throughout his career. And those climates are what led him to graduate …
For Trevor Schwartz, who works as the Maintenance, Metals and Tool Repair Manager at Mercury Marine in Fond Du Lac, Wis., changing the paradigm shift is the hardest part of his job. “We’re all …
Eighty-five percent planning, 15 percent emergencies. That’s how Mark Long and Dave Burgette at Sub-Zero and Wolf in Madison, Wisconsin, would ideally like to spend their afternoons. Long, Maintenance Supervisor at Sub-Zero and Burgette, General …
MADISON, Wis. – In his Master’s of Engineering Engine Systems program, Aaron Foege was recruited by his peers to join groups creating engines for vast ocean liners, massive power plants and vintage aircraft. But Foege …
Why Situational Leadership? By Rick Huber, PhD How do you coach and mentor workers with different levels of competence, motivation and confidence? Try using the situational leadership model. With this model, you’ll be able to …
A “first-of-its-kind-solution” MADISON, Wis. – Oil changes are a regular routine for many Americans. We wait at the service center, sipping lukewarm coffee and chatting with the grease-clad workers to pass the time. And …
It all started with air shows Growing up, UW-Madison graduate Tony Milczarek and his brother developed an affinity for air shows. They crisscrossed Southern Wisconsin, Illinois and Ohio as young adults in the pursuit of …
Scott Belfield, a 2011 graduate of the Master of Engineering: Engine Systems program at UW-Madison, works with large engines as a chief marine engineer and attributes much of his success to the degree. Belfield quickly …