Fred Johnson – Class of 2011 Employer: Astec Mobile Screens Employer City: Sterling Employer State: Illinois Position: Drafting Manager I started working at Astec Mobile Screens as an intern in 2010. I was hired on full-time is a drafter in January 2011. I was promoted to a Drafting Manager in 2014. I left out the…

Class of 2014 Employer: Sterling Federal Bank Employer City: Sterling Employer State: Illinois Position: Director of Information Services I am currently Desktop Support Engineer at Sterling Federal Bank. During my time at Morrison Tech I reached out to Sterling Federal Bank for an internship, as they have had other graduates from Morrison Tech intern over…

Cameron Finley Class of 2009 Major: Engineering Technology Employer: E.D. Etnyre & Co. Employer Location: Oregon, IL. Position: Drafting Engineer Daily activities: design, produce, and maintain 3d models and drafts of large assemblies and singular parts of road construction equipment, including, but not limited to: chip spreaders, distributors, flushers, transports, live bottom trailers, and low…

Dwight Baker Class of 1994 Major: Engineering Technology Employer: CMBA Employer Location: Sioux City, Iowa Position: Architectural Technician & System Administrator/Cadd Management (Retired 2015) I graduated from MIT June 1994 at 45 years old and moved to Sioux City, Iowa to take a position with Cannon Moss Brygger Architects (CMBA) as an Architectural Technician. I…

James “Buck” Buckhahn Class of 1973 Major: Engineering Technology Employer: Terracon Consultants Employer Location: Omaha, NE. Position: Department Manager (Retired) I was hired through an on-campus interview by Soil Testing Services of Iowa which later changed its name to Terracon Consultants.   I worked for them for almost 36 years.   29 years in the Quad Cities…

Ed Madaus Class of 1986 Major: Engineering Technology Employer: Hanson Professional Services, Inc. Employer City: Springfield, IL. Position: Manager/Designer I’m a 1986 graduate of Morrison. I spent 18 months working at Illinois Bell as a drafter upon graduation before landing at Hanson. I’ve been with Hanson for 29 years and have served many rolls: surveying,…

Tyler Thacker Class 0f 2015 Major: Engineering Technology Employer: BorgWarner Automotive Employer City: Dixon, IL. Position: Product Designer I currently design turbo and emission system components for most major car and engine manufacturers. I work with the engineers at BorgWarner to improve and create new designs of components with feedback from the suppliers who make…

Morgan Rae Haick Class of 2016 Major: Engineering Technology Employer: Seiberling- A Haskell Company Employer City: Beloit Employer State: Wisconsin Position: Process Design Technician Job Details: A typical day starts at 7:30am. I come in log onto my computer and open up AutoCAD as well as check my emails. Depending on the project, I will receive an email…

Scott Schriener Class of 1989 Major: Engineering Technology Employer: Private University Antenor Orrego Employer Location: Trujillo, Peru Position: Coordinator/Engineer of the CIM-CAD-CAM Laboratory Work in Tutoring and Academic Counseling / Industrial Engineering Private University Antenor Orrego Trujillo, Peru January 2011 to the Present Coordinator of the Engineering Laboratory; Supervises and coordinates the day-to-day operations of…

DJ Clayton Class of 1998 Major: Engineering Technology Employer: Orbital ATK Employer City: Chandler Employer State: Arizona Position: Sr. Designer – NX I started at Orbital ATK back in May of 2007. I work mainly new development programs. Here in Chandler our products range from Targets, Interceptors and Space Launch Vehicles. I am currently working…