Introduction to Production Systems
About Us
Mission Statement
To upskill Tampa Bay residents in essential manufacturing technologies by providing accessible, high-quality training programs that combine technical knowledge with hands-on experience. Our goal is to prepare participants for long-term success in the manufacturing sector by fostering industry-relevant skills, promoting career advancement opportunities, and supporting the region鈥檚 economic development.
Meet the team
Nancy Diaz-Elsayed, PhD
MFG Processes, Industry 4.0, Sustainable Manufacturing, Production Planning
Redwan Alqasemi, PhD
Rehabilitation Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, Robot Controls, VR/AR
Muhammad Saad Amjad
Program Analyst
Measurement Systems Instructor
Marilyn Barger, PhD
Engineering Educational Advisor 鈥� FLATE
Purvee Bhatia
Additive Manufacturing Instructor
Alexandro Castellanos, PhD
Embedded Systems, IoT, Cyber-Physical Systems, Mechatronics, Automation
Delaney English
Research Support Assistant
Brandy Jackson
Scoutlier | AMRoC
Mechatronics 鈥揑nstructor
Yang Liu
Teaching Assistant
Donald McCleeary
CAD/CAM Instructor
Sohan Nagaraj
CAM and Materials Instructor
Alexander Dominguez Piloto
Senior Lab Technologist
Software and IT
Pallavi Singh
Automation, Robotics, Machine Learning and IIOT Instructor
Otavio Vidigal
Program Coordinator
Karen Willis-Barret
Resume Building Workshop - Instructor
Meet the Advisory Board
Dan Chaput
Bausch & Lomb
Pete Cirak
Seal Dynamics
Kathy Holmes
Career Source Tampa Bay
Nick Millard, PE, CEM
EMI Industries
J.B. Wright
McCormick Stevenson