Technology Management Faculty & Staff
Alice Allen
Director, Student Recruitment/Engagement

Denise Engebrecht
Academic Program & Student Services Manager

Idaho Water Center
208-364-6123
Campus: Boise Program Support: Engineering Management Advisor Technology Management Advisor
Michael Haney, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Center for Advanced Energy Studies 259
208-533-8209
Campus: Idaho Falls
Courses: Network Security, Computer and Network Forensics, Advanced Information Assurance Concepts, Special Topics
Areas of Expertise: computer and network security, forensics, applied cryptography; critical infrastructure protection including: SCADA and industrial control system protocols for power, water and nuclear systems, resilient system design; situation awareness; incident detection by IDS and honeypot systems
Sandy Lieske
Lecturer, Engineering Management
Campus: Boise
Courses: Technical Project Management, Advanced Project Management, Engineering and Technology Management Fundamentals, Process Improvement Methods, Effective Global Product Development
Areas of Expertise: Research and development, project management, change management, process improvement, offshoring, and talent development
Michael McKellar
Assistant Research Professor
Campus: Idaho Falls
Amin Mirkouei, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor
TAB Suite 310
208-757-5420
Campus: Idaho Falls
Areas of Expertise: Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, Operations Research, Energy Systems Modeling, Life Cycle Assessment, Real-Time Data Analytics, Bioenergy Production Processes, Advanced & Smart Manufacturing, Logistics & Supply Chain Planning, Project Management, Network Optimization, Cyber-physical Systems
Lee Ostrom, Ph.D.
Center Executive Officer, Idaho Falls Center
TAB 307
208-757-5427
Campus: Idaho Falls
Courses: Project Engineering, Project Risk Assessment, Capstone I and II, Industrial Ergonomics
Areas of Expertise: Risk assessment, human factors, ergonomics, industrial safety
Alex Vakanski, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor, Industrial Technology
TAB 311
208-757-5422
Campus: Idaho Falls
Courses: Engineering Graphics, Quality Assurance Organization and Management, Computer Integrated and Robotics Manufacturing Technology, Fundamentals of Unmanned Aerial Systems, Mechatronics Systems
Areas of Expertise: Cognitive robotics, learning from demonstration, Vision-based control of robots, Machine learning and artificial intelligence, Control systems and automation