Faculty
Mike Behrmann
Department Chair
Phone: 618.453.9125
Email: mbehr@siu.edu
- Automotive Business and Management
- Automotive Retail/Wholesale
- Automotive Warranty/Goodwill Operations
- Automotive Financial Operations
- Environmental, Safety, and Legal Factors
Andrew Croxell
Assistant Professor
Phone: 618.453.9122
Email: dcroxell@siu.edu
- Fixed Operations Management
- Technical Communications
- Drivetrains
- Department Jobs List Coordinator
Sean Boyle
Associate Professor
Phone: 618.453.9124
Email: jeepster@siu.edu
- Automatic Transmission
- Drivetrains
- Comprehensive Diagnostics
Rod Collard
Associate Professor
Phone: 618.453.9136
Email: rcollard@siu.edu
- Brakes, Steering, and Suspensions
- Stability Controls and NVH
- Alternative Fuels
- Welding and Fabrication
David Gilbert
Associate Professor
Phone: 618.453.9137
Email: dwgilb@siu.edu
- Electronic Engine Controls
- Engine Performance, Drivability, & Emissions
- Electrical Diagnostics
Blaine Heisner
Assistant Professor
Phone: 618.453.9138
Email: bheisner@siu.edu
- Internal Combustion Engine Principles
- Engine Performance
- Alternative Fueled Vehicles
- Biodiesel
Tim Janello
Associate Professor
Phone: 618.453.9131
Email: tjanello@siu.edu
- Diesel
- Drivability and Emissions
- Dynamometer Fuels Testing
- Stability Controls and Noise, & Vibration
- Hybrid Operation/Controls
Benjamin Komnick
Assistant Professor
Phone: 618.453.9130
Email: bkomnick@siu.edu
- Body Electronics
- Network Systems
- Electrical Diagnostics
- Automotive Technology Organization Co-Advisor
Eugene Talley
Associate Professor
Phone: 618.453.9132
Email: etalley@siu.edu
- Heating and Air Conditioning Systems
- Manual Transmissions and Drivetrains
- Engine Management
- Drivability and Emissions Diagnosis
- Brakes, Steering and Suspension
- Automotive Technology Organization Co-Advisor
Kent Meckfessel
Assistant Instructor
Phone: 618.453.9139
Email: kmeckfessel@siu.edu
- Braking systems
- Steering, suspension and alignment
- Engine Mechanical
- Electronic Principles
Ken Pickerill
Assistant Instructor
Phone: 618.453.9133
Email: kdpickerill@siu.edu
- Engine Performance and Drivability
- Electronic Engine Controls
- Drivability and Emissions Diagnosis
- Vehicle Stability and NVH
Jessica Suda
Assistant Instructor
Phone: 618-453-9140
Email: jls1988@siu.edu
Office: TEC 160D
- Automotive Data Systems
- Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technology
- Electrical Principles
- Electrical Diagnostics
Ralph Tate
Associate Professor
Phone: 618.453.9135
Email: rtate@siu.edu
- Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Technologies
- Computing for Automotive Applications
- Wireless and Fiber Optic Data Communications
- Information Technology Specialist
Todd Grant
Assistant Instructor
Phone: 618.453.4024
Email: todd.grant@siu.edu
- Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning
- Automotive Engines
Anthony Heathcoat
Assistant Instructor
Phone: 618-453-9129
Email: anthony.heathcoat@siu.edu
- Automotive Engines
- Automotive Electrical Systems
- Automotive Drivetrains
Lana Rizzo
Automotive Technology
- Body Electronics
- Network Systems
- Electrical Diagnosis
- Drivability and Emissions
Vidya Singh-Gupta
Automotive Technology
- Automotive Communications and Documentation
- Corporate Ethics