Meet Your Instructor
Jeff has enjoyed a 25-year career in Manufacturing Engineering. He received his bachelor’s degrees in electrical and mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology. Over the past decade, he has been the manager for Manufacturing Engineering and Technical Documentation at The Gleason Works in Rochester, NY, mainly focused on improving engineering processes and machine assembly efficiency through improved processes, tools, and instructions. He has also led new product introduction and technology transfer projects in their plants in Rochester, Germany, and India.
Prior to his time with Gleason, he spent a few years as a Project Engineer for a custom sheet metal manufacturer, and as a Quality Engineer for a precision machining company. He got his first experience with Manufacturing Engineering working at a light construction equipment manufacturer while he was a machinist and CNC programmer between college semesters. After graduation, he transitioned into the Manufacturing Engineering role, responsible for new product implementation into manufacturing and assembly, and supporting existing product lines. While growing up, he was always tinkering with dirt bikes, snowmobiles, and other machinery, so the hands-on nature of Manufacturing Engineering seemed like a natural career path for him.
In his time away from work, he is an avid golfer and hunter, and he has been restoring a 125+ year-old farmhouse for the past several years.
This course was developed in collaboration with Clarkson University Associate Professor Dr. Carl Hoover.
