Contest Judges

Mary Baker

Education

BSEM UW-Madison 1966
MS & PhD Applied Mechanics, California Institute of Technology

Chair ATA Engineering, San Diego CA
Licensed Professional Engineer
30+ Years of project engineering experience
Particular experience in satellite system engineering, launch vehicle and road vehicle dynamics, and simulation and testing of electronic equipment and consumer products for shock and vibration environments

Dustin Kaap

Education:

BSME UW-Madison 1995
MSME UW-Madison 1997
MBA Rockford College 2010

Registered professional engineer in Wisconsin
Employed by UTC Aerospace Systems (formerly Hamilton Sundstrand) in Rockford, Illinois since 1997

Currently a Staff Engineer with project management responsibility for COMAC C919 aircraft power systems
Treasurer of Hamilton Sundstrand Golf League 2010-2012

Chairman of Rockford Airfest Set-up Committee 2008 & 2009
Wrote business plan and consulted for Flexi Snake
Awarded 40 Leaders Under 40 by Rockford Chamber of Commerce in 2008
Past UW-Madison activities:

Teaching Assistant for ME340 Dynamic Systems
President of Pi Tau Sigma
Engineering Expo 1995 - 1st Place
Hoofers Sailing Club

Interests:

Golf, basketball, and football
Supporting Badger Athletics
Business merger history

Ed Gisske

Education

BSEE UW-Madison 1970
BSME UW-Madison 1973
Thirteen postgraduate credits in Thermoscience and Fluid Dynamics at UW-Madison

Registered professional engineer in Wisconsin since 1979
15 US and foreign patents issued, 8 applications pending. More than 50 US Patent citations
Owner Gisske Engineering, Mt. Horeb, WI

Sole-practice that designs and develops electrical and mechanical products for forensic analysis and testing
Participated in bringing more than 150 products to market since 1978

Served as a Lecturer/Specialist in the UW-Madison Mechanical Engineering department teaching Manufacturing Processes, Welding Engineering, Instrumentation and various short courses
Taught ME349 (Mechanical Engineering Senior Design) as an adjunct lecturer in 1997
Interests

Amateur radio: First licensed in 1961, Amateur Extra class license
Aviation: Commercial, Instrument, and Multi-engine ratings
Precision metalworking and machine tool renovation
Home brewing beer

University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Engineering Physics