Instructors & Staff
Our Instructors and Teaching Assistants
Lyle Palm
Dean of Welding & Head of Facilities
Pat Dorris
Dean of Machining
Derek Beecher
Welding Instructor
Shafer Bark
Welding Instructor
Jim Fitzgerald
Welding Instructor
Sopheak Chan
Machining Instructor
Kaleb Cole
Machining Teaching Assistant
Randall Uerkvitz
Machining Teaching Assistant
Miguel Carrillo
Machining Teaching Assistant
Jacob Nichols
Machining Teaching Assistant
Anthony Flatt
Machining Teaching Assistant
Dakota Monroe
Welding Teaching Assistant
Seth Sepulveda
Welding Teaching Assistant
Sean Weaver
Welding Teaching Assistant
Iris Wilkins
Welding Teaching Assistant
Bethany Prescott
Welding Teaching Assistant
Monique Carrasco
Welding Teaching Assistant
Johan Burgos
Machining Teaching Assistant
Keith Winslett
Welding Teaching Assistant
Robert Fisher Jr.
Welding Teaching Assistant
Our Staff
Hernán Luis y Prado
Founder & CEO
Rachel Luis y Prado
Chief Operating Officer
Mark Platt
Chief Academic Officer
David Smiljkovich
Chief Financial Officer
Willy Buhl
Director of Strategic Initiatives
George Arlantico
Director of Enrollment
Lisa Record
Senior Director of Development
Meredith Roderick
Director of Human Resources