Who's Who and What's What in Mechanical Engineering

Have you been wondering who you need to see when you have a particular question? Here's a brief description of the ME Staff's duties. Student Services Administrative Support Financial Services Facilities/Safety Technical and Instructional Support Group (TIG) Student Services 6189 Etcheverry Hall Donna Craig Student Affairs Officer/Manager 510-642-5085 dcraig@me.berkeley.edu Coordinate both the undergraduate and graduate programs and oversee all aspects of Student Services. Manage admissions, recruitment, fellowships, block grant awards, scholarships, current student matters and advising, temporary budget, and class scheduling. Maintain undergraduate and graduate student statistics. Yawo Dagbevi Akpawu Student Affairs Officer 510-642-5084 yawo@me.berkeley.edu Assistant to the Vice-Chair of Graduate Studies. Professional academic counselor in all areas of academic advising to current graduate students and applicants to our graduate program. Assist students in interpreting policies and procedures regarding the preliminary and qualifying exams and progress towards completion of their degrees. Shareena Samson Undergraduate Student Affairs Officer 510-642-4094 shareena@me.berkeley.edu Assistant to the Vice-Chair of Instruction in all aspects of the Mechanical Engineering Instruction program e.g., class scheduling, temporary lecturers, GSI and Reader appointments, advising activities, budget, curriculum, and enrollment. course reports, textbooks, teaching records, course updates/changes, grades change, teaching evaluations. Oustanding Teaching Assistant Award, Levens and Jarret Award. Announcement and General Catalog updates. ABET, Cal Day, College Day, Undergraduate Orientation and Annual Commencement reception.   Administrative Support Judy Sykes Department Manager (Administration) 6145 Etcheverry Hall 510-642-1339 sykes@me.berkeley.edu The Department Manager reports to the Chair and is the highest-ranking non-academic authority in the Department and is responsible for performing the highest level of administrative and policy analysis on a broad range of issues for the Chair. Independently responsible for the overall administration of the Department, the Manager provides leadership and management direction within Mechanical Engineering. The Manager is accountable for the following major areas of responsibility: Managerial Leadership, Strategic Planning, Budget & Finance, Academic Administration (including Student Services), Technical & Instructional Support (including IT), Human Resources & Administrative Management, Space & Facilities, and Special Programs (i.e. Academic Excellence Alliance Collaboration with KAUST U.S. Limited (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology). Debra M. Chin Academic HR Supervisor 6137 Etcheverry Hall 510-642-5867 chin@me.berkeley.edu Serves as the Academic HR Supervisor and Liaison for all matters of academic personnel management and administration for the ME Department. Assists the Department Chair, Manager, and Committees in formulating short- and long-range plans involving the academic personnel needs of the Department. Oversees and facilitates the academic personnel process for all academic titles including ladder rank faculty, adjunct appointments, emeritus, recall, professors of the graduate school, lecturers and joint appointments. Manages the faculty recruitment process. Coordinates and processes faculty summer salary appointments. Monitors award announcements, organizes material, and manages submissions for faculty awards. Contact for Human Capital Management (HCM) and APBears transactions for academic personnel. Maria Aranas HR Analyst/Academic 6139 Etcheverry Hall 510-642-6834 mariaa@newton.me.berkeley.edu Oversees all aspects of the ME Department's Visiting Scholar Program (Visiting Scholars, Visiting Student Researchers, Visiting Industrial Fellow and Paid Direct Post-Doctoral Scholars) including the Departmental Springer Professorship. Provides high level assistance to HR Supervisor, Department Chair and/or Department Manager in all aspects of Academic Personnel. Administers and provides analysis in the areas of academic, staff, and student personnel (excluding GSR, GSI and Readers). Melissa C. Varian Chair’s Executive Assistant 6141 Etcheverry Hall 510-642-1338 m_varian@newton.me.berkeley.edu Provides general administrative support to the Chair, Manager and Department, and oversees the general operation of the Main Department Office. Acts as the primary receptionist for the Department and responds to general departmental inquiries, as well as manages the Department Chair's calendar. Serves as HCM administrator and department contact for staff personnel including, career, limited, work-study and other student appointments. Benefits counselor for staff and student employees. Responds to faculty support requests, oversees the incoming and out going of mail, conference room scheduling and key pick up. Facilities, Project & Safety Management Access Controller (Keys/Card Readers) 6161 Etcheverry Hall Dan Essley Facilities/Project Manager 6161 Etcheverry Hall 510-642-7789 510-332-8734 (cell) 510-643-9685 (fax) dessley@nuc.berkeley.edu Financial Services - ME, NE, IEOR Johnny Molina Financial Cluster Manager 5102 Etcheverry Hall 510-643-6159 johnny.molina@me.berkeley.edu Plans, organizes and implements all policies and procedures concerned with the financial operations of the departments of Mechanical, Nuclear and Industrial Engineering and Organization Research. Provides direction and guidance to the chairman and senior administrative managers of the three departments. Manages all financial cluster activities. April Alford Financial Cluster Specialist 5102 Etcheverry Hall 510-642-9332 amal@me.berkeley.edu Responsible for all financial transactions for the three departments which comprise the financial cluster.  Performs BFS reviewer duties as appropriate.  Insures that all documents are in compliance with Department, College and Campus policies and procedures.   Analyzes and resolves non-routine accounting problems.  Creates monthly status reports for faculty, and provides data to Analyst for additional reports as required by Chair, MSO, and faculty.   Serves as primary liaison to department personnel, other campus departments and outside vendors. Analyzes department telecommunications and photocopy records for reports to faculty for annual administrative assessments. Oversees preparation of all required monthly payroll transactions for salaried and hourly paid faculty/staff/students.  Researches and resolves all payroll problems.Complete responsibility for the Business Office internal operation. Sheila Caguiat Financial Cluster Staff 5102 Etcheverry Hall 510-642-3459 sheilapc@me.berkeley.edu Responsible for all financial transactions for the three departments which comprise the financial cluster.  Performs BFS reviewer duties as appropriate.  Insures that all documents are in compliance with Department, College and Campus policies and procedures.   Analyzes and resolves non-routine accounting problems.  Creates monthly status reports for faculty, and provides data to Analyst for additional reports as required by Chair, MSO, and faculty.   Serves as primary liaison to department personnel, other campus departments and outside vendors. Analyzes department telecommunications and photocopy records for reports to faculty for annual administrative assessments. Oversees preparation of all required monthly payroll transactions for salaried and hourly paid faculty/staff/students.  Researches and resolves all payroll problems.Complete responsibility for the Business Office internal operation. Technical and Instructional Support Group (TIG) Scott G. McCormick R&D Engineering Manager I Technical & Instructional Support Group-Manager Alternate Department Safety Coordinator Hesse Hall Building Coordinator 31 Hesse Hall 510-642-3427 mccormik@me.berkeley.edu Rene Viray Information Systems Analyst IV Technical & Instructional Support Group Computer & Electronics Engineering Support-Lead Person 2113 Etcheverry Hall 510-643-0873 rene@cns.me.berkeley.edu Gordon Long Principal Laboratory Mechanician Technical & Instructional Support Group Student-Access Machine Shop-Lead Person 1166 Etcheverry Hall 510-642-4006 gwlong@me.berkeley.edu Mike Neufer Principal Laboratory Mechanician Technical & Instructional Support Group Mechanical Services Shop-Lead Person Hesse Hall Alternate Building Coordinator 31 Hesse Hall 510-642-3427 neufer@me.berkeley.edu Pete Graham Principal Laboratory Mechanician Technical & Instructional Support Group Mechanical Services Shop 31 Hesse Hall 510-642-3427 pgraham@me.berkeley.edu Mick Franssen Senior Laboratory Mechanician Technical & Instructional Support Group Student-Access Machine Shop 1166 Etcheverry Hall mefransn@me.berkeley.edu Tom Clark R&D Engineer II Technical & Instructional Support Group Computer & Electronics Engineering Support 2113 Etcheverry Hall 510-643-0873 tomclark@me.berkeley.edu Alex Jordan Senior Laboratory Mechanician Technical & Instructional Support Group Mechanical Services Shop 31 Hesse Hall 510-642-3427 alexjor@me.berkeley.edu Ben Barrons R&D Engineer II Technical & Instructional Support Group Computer & Electronics Engineering Support 2113 Etcheverry Hall 510-643-0873 Emergency Phone Numbers FIRE - POLICE - AMBULANCE: 9-911 (from pay phones, dial 911 -- no coin necessary) (from campus-only phones, dial 642-3333) UC POLICE (24-hr. service) 642-6760 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY (EH&S) 642-3073 (hazardous spills, general info., etc.) OFFICE of PHYSICAL RESOURCES (OPR) 642-6556 (24-hr. service: elevators, electricity, water, ventilation, sewer, grounds)   See also the department Safety Manual

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