1. ENGINEERING Exploration/Orientation Workshop
A Very Unique Educational and FUN Experience
Ralph Dergance, Program Director
Shades of Blue
September 17, 2016

2. WORKSHOP SUMMARY
TEN Sessions Prepared Especially for 7th Through 11th Grade Students with a Keen Interest in Pursuing an Engineering Career
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Civil and Structural Engineering
Aerospace Engineering and Sciences
And more!
Schedule
Saturdays – September 17, 2016 Through March 18, 2017 with no Sessions Competing With School Breaks, Holidays, Proms, Other LHS or LPS Activities
10:00 am to 12:00 Noon Each Day
Location
Littleton High School, 199 E. Littleton Blvd., Littleton, CO 80120

3. THE FACULTY 31 Professional, Experienced Instructors
Ralph Dergance – Retired Engineer/Executive from Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Shades of Blue Program Director
Melanie Jollett – Water Resources Engineer, Colorado Springs Utilities
Dave Lewis - President S. A. Miro, Inc. International Engineering/Construction Firm
Stef Petryszyn – Board Chair and Director of Shades of Blue, Retired Program Manager & Engineer from Raytheon Corporation
Lee Hogan – Communications Manager from United Launch Alliance
Dr. Vanessa Aponte – Corporate Fellows Program Manager & Human Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Dr. Penina (Penny )Axelrad-Chairman , Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at The University of Colorado Boulder
Willie Daniels – Founder & President of Shades of Blue, UA 777 Captain
Jim Paradise – Graduate Studies Manager and NASA Ambassador, Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Christine Edwards Stewart – Program Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Christine Kryscio – Spacecraft Quality Assurance Engineer, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Shawn Cochran - Systems Engineer, Raytheon Corporation

4. THE FACULTY (Concl)
John Holmes –Director of Shades of Blue and The Boeing Company
David Fisher - Retired Architect and Architectural Engineer, Founder of Fisher Associates
Sheldon Clark – Aerospace Engineer, Raytheon
Kerry Grant - Aerospace Engineer, Raytheon
Jeff Darling – Robotics Expert, Aurora Public Schools
Martin Allen – Water Management Engineer, US EPA
Randy Giffin - Water Management Engineer, US EPA
Bret Lowell – Aerospace Engineer, Raytheon
Gopal Padmanabhan – Renewable Energy Expert, Renewable Energy Corp.
Sandra Scanlon – Lighting and Electrical Engineer, Scanlon Szynskie Group
Lt. Col. Julian “Juice” Clay – Pilot, USAF
Andrew Tsoi-Software Engineer, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Mykal Lefevre – Spacecraft Design Engineer, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Mary Buckley, Director of Educational Partnerships, DIA
Paul Hemmick, Space Weather Prediction Center, Chief of Staff
Jeff Dankenbring, Transportation Engineering
Jim Barnard, Retired Systems and Propulsion Engineer
Scott Dergance, Director of Architecture, Prescient, Inc.
Kristin Walsh, Director, Colorado + Ivy

5. 2016/2017 SCHEDULE DATE SUBJECT INSTRUCTOR(S)
September Introduction, Engineering Overview Dergance
October Mathematics, the Solar System, & Jobs Paradise
October Human Spaceflight/Orion Program Tsoi
November Oil and Gas Technology Colorado Ivy + team
November Hydraulics, Water Management Jollett
January Scientific Method Petryszyn
February Space Science/Earth Climate Cochran
February Civil/Structural Engineering Lewis and team
March Launching Learning (Rocket Science) Hogan and ULA Team
March CU Boulder Engineering Tour Axelrad, Aponte
and Closing Remarks Dergance, Daniels

6. KEY WEB SITES Shades of Blue Engineering Workshop Presentations
Engineering Workshop Presentations
Schedule of Events