Education
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Responsibilities
Human Resources team lead for Chemical Engineering and Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Awards
- 2019 Years of Service at UF – 10
Responsibilities:
- Approves Bright Futures Extension Requests
- Assists in the Coordination of the Annual Transition Event
- Coordinates Faculty Evaluations
- Coordinates Faculty Syllabi Uploads
- Manages Grade Change Requests
- Manages Lobby System and Student Workflow
- Oversees Academic Activities Reporting
- Oversees Internship, Co-op, and Research Registration Forms
- Oversees Minor Forms
- Processes Summer Waiver Requests
- Updates and Reviews Student Files
Responsibilities
- Staff, Faculty, Lab support
- Endpoint management
- CM
- JAMF
- AD
- IPAM
- Liaison with Networking, Telephony, UFIT
Ashley manages the proposal affairs for the department. She is responsible for coordinating all pre-award activities including the submission of proposals and all post-submission updates from external funding agencies.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Reviews Grant Solicitations and Guidelines
- Reviews Institutional Policy Requirements for Grant Awards
- Proposal Review
- Guide and Provide Resources on Proposal Development and Eligibility
- Budget Preparation and Review
- Proposal Submission
- Responds to Pre-Award Notification Requests
- Updates Supplementary documents for compliance as needed
Mary Church is the Director of Development for the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida, where she fundraises for the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. She comes to the University of Florida with non-profit experience having worked at the American Cancer Society where she was instrumental in making the largest nationwide gain in the Good to Great pilot for Making Strides events.…
- Property Inventory Updates
- UF Facilities Work-order Requests
- Dosimetry Badge Coordinator
- Fed Ex Requests
- Door Code for Labs
- Room Reservation
Awards
- 2021 Years of Service at UF – 30
Ben Crosbie is a student assistant for the MAE marcom and facilities teams. A third-year journalism major, he conducts interviews and writes stories about research breakthroughs, faculty highlights, student groups, alumni achievements, and more for the department’s website. On the facilities side, he can be found moving furniture, delivering mail, putting codes in door keypads, and trying in vain to parallel park a Ford F-150.…
Responsibilities
• Greets, directs, and assists Visitors in administrative office.
• Arranges travel, Lodging and transportation.
• Facilitate meetings/ in-person and virtual.
• assist in arranging or supporting events.
• processes reimbursements
• Prepares documents, correspondence, spreadsheets.
• Orders office supply inventory
• Facilitates faculty Calendars.
• Preparing and proofing documents
Responsibilities
- Administration Operations
- Tenure and Promotion
- Departmental Events
- Faculty Onboarding
- Departmental Security Administrator
- Facilities Operations
- Property Custodian
- Space Allocation
- Facility Management
Awards
- 2022 UF Division Three Superior Accomplishment Award
- 2021 Years of Service at UF – 15
- 2019 MAE Jan Rockey Outstanding Staff Award
Prof. Warren Dixon received his Ph.D. in 2000 from Clemson University. He worked as a research staff member and Eugene P. Wigner Fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) until 2004, when he joined the University of Florida in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, where he is now an Ebaugh Professor and Department Chair. His main research interest has been the development and application of Lyapunov-based control techniques for uncertain nonlinear systems.…
Andrew is a US Army veteran and a lifelong Gator fan who joined the UF/MAE staff in January 2019. He is a sports enthusiast, former baseball player, and current gymnastics Dad. When he isn’t in the office, you can find him at home testing new recipes and smoking meats, or traveling with his wife and two daughters.…
Pamela Gonzales is an Academic Advisor with the Graduate Student Services team within the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department. Prior to joining UF she was an educator in the local public schools for over a decade. Pamela is a Gator alum, earning her bachelor’s degree in business and master’s and education specialist degrees in school counseling and guidance.…
Jeremy is originally from Pensacola, Florida, but has called Gainesville home for more than fifteen years. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Management from Santa Fe College in 2015 and his Master’s degree in Higher Education from the University of Florida in 2017. Jeremy worked in higher education for almost five years prior to joining the University of Florida in 2017; his professional specializations include admissions, advising, educational technology, and many other areas.…
Education
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UF (2017)
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UF (2019)
Responsibilities
- Advises Non-Graduating Seniors
- Coordinates Undergraduate Advising Inbox
- Liaison for Student Conduct & Conflict Resolution
- Liaison for Student Organizations
- Liaison to the Career Connections Center
- Liaision to the HWCOE STAR Office
- Liaison to the University Petitions Committee
- Manages IPPD Program Applications
- Manages Latin-American Scholarships
- Manages Student Initiated Drop/Add Requests
- Serves as Interviewing Officer for University Petitions
Awards
- 2022 Jan Rockey Outstanding Staff Award
Responsibilities
- MAE web server and database administration
- Design, programming, and maintenance of myMAE
- WordPress Multisite administration
Awards
- 2022 MAE Innovation Staff Award
- 2018 Years of Service at UF – 15
- 2007 UF Division Three Superior Accomplishment Award
Daniel is from Gainesville, Florida. He started as a UF staff member in 2004 working mainly in facilities, IT, experiment field support, and logistics as an Engineering Technician and Engineer. He joined MAE in 2019 as a Facilities Operations Specialist.
Education
General Sciences and Engineering Associate of Arts, 2004 Santa Fe College
Responsibilities
- Coordinate repairs and renovations with Facilities Services and HWCoE Facilities
- Staff safety contact for MAE
- Safety and maintenance of MAE Student Design Center
- Departmental Emergency Planning
- Student Design Teams logistical support
- Inventory of attractive and capital assets
- Keypad and key card maintenance and programming
- Vehicle fleet maintenance
- Space auditing
- Backup for mail receiving and delivery
- Backup for equipment and space moves
Awards
- 2021 Division 3 Superior Accomplishment Award
- 2020 Years of Service at UF – 15
- 2018 Division 4 Superior Accomplishment Award
- 2011 Division 4 Superior Accomplishment Award
Education
- B.S. in Sociology from UF (2018)
- (In Progress) M.S. in Education from UF (2023)
Responsibilities
- Advises Second Year Students
- Manages MAE Academic Probation Program, Advises MAE Academic Probation Students
- Manages MAE Peer Advisor Program
- Manages Annual Transition Event
- Liaison to the First Year Engineering Advising Office
Responsibilities
- Assist with advising Third and Fourth-Year Students
- Coordinates Prospective Undergraduate Inbox
- Liaison to the Office of Admissions
- Liaison to the Registrar’s Office
- Oversees Grade-a-Gator
- Manages and Input Course/Room Schedules
- Processes Transfer Admissions Applications
- Processes Transient Applications
Awards
- 2021 – Jan Rockey Outstanding Staff Award
- 2020 – Years of Service at UF – 40
- 2021 – Jan Rockey Outstanding Staff Award
- 2020 – Years of Service at UF – 40 Awards Plaque
- 2016 – Years of Service to UF – 35 Awards Plaque
- 1997 – Superior Accomplishment Award & Gabor Employee Recognition Award
- 1994 – Appreciation Plaque from AeMES Student Societies
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, University of Florida
Master of Business Administration, University of Florida
Responsibilities
Human Resources related to Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Chemical Engineering
Awards
- 2021 Years of Service at UF – 5
Awards
- 2021 Years of Service at UF – 10
REsponsibilities
- Human Resources related to Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Chemical Engineering
Responsibilities
Human Resources for Chemical Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Responsibilities
• Chair Assistant – Maintains calendar, schedules appointments, and arranges travel
• Seminar Organizing – arrange travel and schedule for seminar speakers
• Faculty Hire Logistics – assist faculty search committee meetings, arrange travel and schedule for interviews
• Administrative Support – provide customer service and information within the main office of the department
• Faculty Events – assist with setups for coffee receptions / luncheons / meeting receptions and annual awards ceremony.…
