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Presentacion Rivera-Reyes is currently a graduate research assistant and a Ph.D. student in the Engineering Education Department at Utah State University. He formerly held a position as professor of telecommunication engineering at Technological University of Honduras. He received his B.S. in electrical engineering from the National Autonomous University of Honduras. He has experience in the telecommunication industry where he worked training engineers and technicians in high-speed transmission system for backbone networks.

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Raymond Edward Boyles has an associate's in specialized, avionics, May 1992, from Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, and a B.S., information technology, May 2008, and M.S., technology education, Aug. 2009, from California University of PA. Most Relevant Papers: Santoso, H., Boyles, R., Lawanto, O. & Goodridge, W. (2011). A Preliminary Study of Conducting Semi-Structured Interview as Metacognitive Assessment in Engineering Design: Issues and Challenges. American Society for Engineering Education. Presentations, five most relevant: TeleRobotics: The Internet, a Physical Sensor 73rd Annual Conference Program, ITEEA 2011. Dr. Kallis, J., Boyles, R. Implementation of Microgravity Experiments in the Classroom 73rd Annual Conference Program, ITEEA 2011 Teaching STEM Concepts with Agile Robotics. Dr. Kallis, J., Boyles, R. 73rd Annual Conference Program, ITEEA 2009. Tremaux’s Algorithm with Recursion 73rd Annual Conference Program, ITEEA 2009. "Normalcy" 2008 Intercollegiate Art Show, Best of Show, California University of PA, April 3rd, 2008. "Die Verfeinerung von Sustainability” Create the Future Design Contest, NASA Tech Briefs and Solid Works, Oct. 14, 2008. "Teaching by strong interest through analogous Java Software," 56th Annual TEAP Conference. Harrisburg, Penn., Nov. 6-7, 2008. "G.S.Ohm: Electrical Innovation in Industry." Poster presentation at National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Philadelphia, Penn., Nov. 17, 2006. “Societas crescit: Invention and Innovation through Team Teaching.” Panel presentation at National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Philadelphia, Penn., Nov. 16, 2006. Major Collaborators: Prof. John R. Kallis (California University of Pa.) Graduate Advisor: Prof. Gary Stewardson (Utah State University). Military: U.S. Army, Fort Carson, Colo. Unit Administrative Specialist (Dec. 1998-April 1999), duties: Created and maintained databases for 231 soldiers; responsible for processing all information on incoming and outgoing personnel databases implementation saved 18% manpower. Nuclear Chemical Biological Specialist (Jan. 1998-Dec. 1998), duties: Maintained, overhauled and calibrated all chemical equipment; trained soldiers in how to React in certain NBC situations. Fire Control Repairer, duties: Served as a shop foreman; supervised eight personnel which were responsible for repairing electronic fire control equipment; repaired all electronic equipment on the M!A! and Bradley tanks; and maintained records of cost and requisitioned funding from battalion. Saved 65% in cost by performing office computer repairs. Military Achievements: Two Army Achievement medals, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army Lapel Button, Army Service Ribbon, Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Grenade Bar, and Marksman Marksmanship Qualification Badge with Rifle Bar. Work Experience: Utah State University, Jan. 2010 to present, instructor for ETE 1020 energy, power, transportation systems control technology exploration of the concepts and processes relating to the control and automation (both hard and programmable) of technical systems in the areas of energy and power, transportation, and agricultural and related biotechnologies. California University of PA, Jan. 2008 to May 2009, Teaching Assistant. Assisted the professor in class preparation, lesson plans, and distribution of materials Also gain teaching experience by lecturing the class section which deals with programming robots. Managed a laboratory, which allowed students to complete experiments. AT&T Broadband, Pittsburgh Penn., May 2000 to Dec. 2002, Head end Technician, responsible for all aspects of high speed data, telephony and cable operations, hybrid fiber to coax transmissions, programming in Visual Basic, C++, Java scripting, and M.S. Office. Experience with systems such as Cheetah, Path Tracks, and Cornerstone. Access Bandwidth Technician, responsible for implementing and maintaining telephony network systems for the Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. Data basing and systems programmer for repairs on nodal analysis and problem solving, Heilig-Meyers Furniture Company, Richmond, Va., Aug.1994-Nov. 1994, Network/Telephone/Alarm System Installer, traveled throughout the United States to install computer networks, telephone and alarm systems, which also included maintenance and repair. Guardian Glass Corporation, Floreffe, Penn., Electrical Maintenance Technician, Nov. 1993-June 1994, installed PLC systems (Allen-Bradley); repaired and maintained laser systems, photo helix, pyrometers, and integrated control systems for network operations. WLTJ-WRRK radio station, installed and calibrated all transmission equipment for this radio station.

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Oenardi Lawanto is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University. Lawanto holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. in human resource education. His research interests include areas in cognition, learning, instructions, engineering design, and e-learning. Currently, he is working on two research projects that investigate students’ cognitive and metacognitive activities while learning engineering. Both projects are funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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