This program offers a unique set of courses designed to provide you with the skills required by industry in Connecticut and throughout the Northeast Region. Focused on automated controls, Laser/Fiber Optics core has been incorporated into the program, and the automated controls courses have been expanded to include additional focus on Robotics. You can design your own concentration through project opportunities offered in several courses.

The Program offers core courses in Electrical, Electronics, Lasers, Optics and Automated Controls. Some related areas include Electrical Power/Alternate Energy, Machine Vision, Wireless/Fiber Optic Communications, Internet of Things (IoT) and others. All courses are taught in state-of-the-art laboratories with an emphasis on hands on experience through lab exercises, demonstrations and projects. Upon graduation, you will be prepared for employment in industrial automation, manufacturing/test engineering, product development and other roles in a variety of industries.

Students can design their own concentration through project opportunities offered in several courses.

Industrial Automation
Manufacturing/Test Engineering
Product Development
Other roles in a variety of industries

Bismark State College
Central Connecticut State University
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Fairfield University
Sacred Heart University
Southern Connecticut State University
University of Bridgeport
University of Connecticut
University of New Haven
University of Saint Joseph
Western Connecticut State University

See below for a list of all full-time Department Faculty. Please note that not all listed faculty may teach courses related to this specific degree or certificate program.

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Patrick Burton

A.S., Thames Valley State Technical College; B.S., University of New Haven; M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteBusiness and Technologies Department Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator of Computer Science

Office: C162
work Faculty Office Hours (860) 215-9476work pburton@threerivers.eduINTERNET

Mark Comeau

A.S., Thames Valley State Technical College; B.S., B.Arch., Roger Williams University; M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Licensed-Registered Architect, CT, RI, NY NCARB Board CertifiedBusiness and Technologies Department Department Chair & Professor of Construction Technology

Office: C218
postal Faculty Office Hours (860) 215-9415work MComeau@threerivers.eduINTERNET

Aaron Dahlen

A.A., Northland Community College; B.S., Minnesota State University Mankato; M.S., Minnesota State University MankatoBusiness and Technologies Department Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology

Office: C140
work Faculty Office Hours (860) 215-9476work ADahlen@threerivers.eduINTERNET

Thomas Dobkowski

A.S., Hartford State Technical College; B.S., Central Connecticut State UniversityBusiness and Technologies Department Lab Technician

B105
work (860) 215-9449work TDobkowski@threerivers.eduINTERNET

Michael Gentry

B.S., M.S., Cornell UniversityBusiness and Technologies Department Assistant Professor of Engineering

Office: C154
postal Faculty Office Hours (860) 215-9428work MGentry@threerivers.eduINTERNET

Dhyaa Kafagy, Ph.D.

M.S., University of Science Malaysia; M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University; Ph.D., Tulsa UniversityBusiness and Technologies Department Assistant Professor, Manufacturing Technology

Office: C158
work Faculty Office Hours (860) 215-9408work dkafagy@threerivers.eduINTERNET

Chris Kmiecik

B.S., Coast Guard Academy; M.S., Monterey Post-Graduate SchoolBusiness and Technologies Department Technology Faculty

Office: C126
work Faculty Office Hours 860-215-9507work ckmiecik@threerivers.eduINTERNET

Soumyashree Sahoo

B.A., Krupajal Engineering College; M.A., Konarek Institute of Science and TechnologyBusiness and Technologies Department Computer Science Lecturer

Office: C106
work Faculty Office Hours (860) 215-9409work ssahoo@threerivers.eduINTERNET

James R Sherrard

B.S., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; M.S.N.E., M.S.N.A., Nav. E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.S.M.E., University of Connecticut; M.S.N.S., Catholic University of America; P.E., MarylandBusiness and Technologies Department Professor of Nuclear Engineering Technology

Office: C-210
postal Faculty Office Hours (860) 215-9472work JSherrard@threerivers.eduINTERNET

Mark J Vesligaj

B.S. North Carolina State University; M.S. Carnegie Mellon UniversityBusiness and Technologies Department Professor of Engineering Science

Office: C-128
work Faculty Office Hours (860) 215-9442work MVesligaj@threerivers.eduINTERNET