Michael C. Bickel
(Industrial Technology, B.S., '95 & Industrial & Technical Studies, M.S., '02)
Bickel is the president and owner of RPS Holdings, Inc. in Los Osos, Calif. RPS Holdings provides electronic products and services to aerospace and defense operators and contractors. He is a longtime supporter of the Industrial Technology (IT) program and has served on the Industrial Technology Board since 2005. He is heavily involved with IT, mentoring students, guest lecturing and providing student projects. In 2008, Bickel created the Bickel Family Scholarship Endowment to support incoming IT freshmen.