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Visiting Professor Ron Mercer Interim Chair
Contact: 260.665.4262 or mercerr@tristate.edu
Associate Professor B.S. (Istanbul Technical University) M.S. (Istanbul University) M.S., Ph.D. (University of Missouri Rolla) Dr. Ertekin received his BS. degree in mechanical engineering from Istanbul Technical University (ITÜ). Then, he attended the Business School of Istanbul University and received a MS degree in Production Management. After completing his military service in the Turkish Navy, he worked for Chrysler Truck Manufacturing Company in Turkey as a project engineer. He received dual MS. degrees in Engineering Management and Mechanical engineering in 1993 at University of Missouri Rolla. He worked for Toyota Motor Corporation as a quality assurance engineer for two years and lived in Toyota City, Japan for four months during that time. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from University of Missouri-Rolla in 1999. While working on his Ph.D. dissertation, he worked as a quality engineer for Lumbee Enterprises in St. Louis, Missouri. His first teaching position was at the Architectural and Manufacturing sciences department of Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green-Kentucky. He came to Tri-State University in 2003 to teach mainly graduate courses in Master of Science in Engineering Technology (MSET) program as well as undergraduate courses in engineering technology and mechanical engineering. His area of expertise is in manufacturing processes, CAD/CAM, CNC machining, quality control and dimensional metrology. His research interest is in sensor based CNC machining, machine tool accuracy enhancement, cutting tool wear, machining process optimization, lean manufacturing, design for manufacturing and Quality Control. He likes very much living in Angola and enjoys surrounding lakes and parks. High performance cars including Formula 1 racing, swimming, soccer and bicycle riding are among some of his hobbies. He is married and has a daughter Aylin and a son Ozan. Contact: 260.665.4264 or ertekiny@tristate.edu
Assistant Professor M.A. (Ball State University) Tom Trusty received a B.S. in Industrial Technology from Purdue University, where he had the opportunity to assist pioneers in Computer Aided Design in program development and instructional methods. Upon graduation from Purdue, Tom concurrently instructed undergraduates in Computer Graphics at ITT Technical Institute and worked alongside engineering professionals as a CAD consultant in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Relocating to Indiana, Tom earned his Masters degree in Technical Education from Ball State University, chaired the Design Technology and Machine Tool Technology departments at Ivy Tech Community College, provided corporate training in the award-winning AutoDesk Training Center at Ivy Tech, as well as developed industry internships and partnerships with the Indiana chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Association. Tom continues to assist engineering, surveying and architectural firms with systems design, CAD programming and training on a consultant basis. Outside the academic arena, Tom is active in coaching youth basketball and soccer, and has acted as the project manager of a community skate park and IT manager of a grassroots non-profit organization. Tom’s leisure time is spent golfing, boating, hiking and enjoying the outdoors with his wife, Kelly, and two sons, Blake and Evan. External Accomplishments/Activities
Contact: 260.665.4266 or trustyt@tristate.edu |
