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About Me

Holly Dunckel is the GSBA Resource Center Manager. Before her involvement in GSBA, Holly was the SAE Formula Hybrid Team Manager of the collegiate chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. Before the Formula Hybrid team was formed, she was the Baja Team Manager for two years. Ms. Dunckel achieved a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Cal Poly and an Engineer-in-Training certificate in 2008. She worked at Alien Technology in Silicon Valley for three years in the manufacturing department reverse-engineering and documenting parts and assemblies as a Mechanical Engineering intern and made production improvement recommendations as an Industrial Engineering intern. At Cal Poly, she performed research on cutting tool composition for Genius Metals and worked as a CAD specialist for POLY GAIT, the RFID center on campus. After graduation, she worked on an emission-free pizza oven and pool heating system at Anaerobe Systems in Morgan Hill, California. For her thesis project, Holly made marketing and supply chain management recommendations for Tillage Management in Tulare, California. Ms. Dunckel is currently earning an M.S. in Industrial Engineering and an M.B.A. through the Engineering Management Program at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.

Work History

• Tillage Management
• Program Magagement Intern
• July 2009 to Present

• Evaluate part drawings to estimate manufacturing costs. Make recommendations for supply chain management.

• Cal Poly Mechanical Engineering Department
• Student Projects Laboratory Technician
• September 2006 to Present

• Supervise shop floor to ensure safe procedures and provide instruction when necessary. Provide manufacturing process advise and guidance to students and faculty.

Education

• California Polytechnic State University -- San Luis Obispo
• Masters, Engineering Management, Master of Science in Engineering, Masters of Business Administration
• 2008 - 2010

• The Engineering Management Program (EMP) is a 2 year program resulting in MS in Engineering and a MBA.

• California Polytechnic State University -- San Luis Obispo
• Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
• 2003 - 2008