CMT Faculty
Retired Faculty
Howard
"Mac" Gray
Mac.Gray@umit.maine.edu
B.S. Civil Engineering/University of Maine 1973
M.S. Civil Engineering (Structural Emphasis)/University of Maine
1975
Mac Gray earned both his Bachelors and Masters
of Science degrees in Civil Engineering at the University of Maine.
After graduation in 1975, he joined Chicago Bridge and Iron Company,
a construction company that specializes in heavy metal plate construction
such as oil storage tanks, offshore drilling platforms and nuclear
containment vessels. Mac spent one year as a field engineer on
several construction projects in the eastern United States, two
months in a fabrication shop, and six months in the regional engineering
offices as a structural designer and draftsman.
After completing the training program, Mac went
to work at the Corporate Headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois as
a design engineer in the Special Structures Group and later, in
the Stress Analysis Group. In this department, he performed both
static and dynamic analysis of pressure vessels and components.
Although the work was challenging and interesting
at CBI, the state of Illinois was a bit too flat for a native
Maine canoeist and hiker! The opportunity to teach at his alma
mater was too good an opportunity to pass up. In 1981, Mac accepted
a temporary position as a Lecturer in the Department of Civil
Engineering, teaching courses in Statics, Materials Lab, Structural
Steel Design, and Matrix Structural Analysis.
In 1983, Mac joined the School of Engineering
Technology faculty. Several years later, he was instrumental in
developing the B.S. degree program in Construction Management
Technology, becoming Coordinator of the program in 1987. Structural
Design is Mac's favorite course to teach and he also teaches Materials
Properties and Testing Lab, and Soil Mechanics and Foundations.
Mac enjoys meeting with students and is advisor to second year
students. In addition to teaching, several summers have been spent
employed by local corporations and also doing consulting work
for the UMaine Department of Industrial Cooperation. Mac also
works part time in the Advanced Wood Composite Center.
Mac is:
- a registered professional engineer
- a member of American Society of Civil Engineers
- a member of the Board of Directors of the
Maine Chapter of the National Society of Professional Engineers.
Knud
Hermansen
Knud.Hermansen@umit.maine.edu
A.D. Wildlife Technology/Pennsylvania State University 1978
B.S. Civil Engineering/Pennsylvania State University 1980
M.S. Civil Engineering (Surveying & Mapping Emphasis)/University
of Wisconsin 1981
Ph.D. Civil Engineering/Pennsylvania State University 1986
J.D. Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence/West Virginia University 1989
Knud E. Hermansen began his surveying career in
the United States Marine Corp. over 30 years ago. After completion
of basic training, Knud was sent to surveying school and spent
the next three years with the 2nd Topographic Platoon, 8th Engineer
Battalion performing control surveys throughout the world. After
his release from active duty as a sergeant, Knud worked for various consulting
firms providing a wide range of services involving boundary surveys,
site development, and engineering. During the last several years,
Knud has provided consulting services in land surveying, civil
engineering, and law. Much of Knud's present consulting activities
involve boundary disputes, easements, land development, liability,
title, and contract issues.
In addition to consulting work, Knud has over
20 years in the military reserves rising through the ranks from
sergeant to major. Much of his military time was spent with engineer
and construction units within the United States Army Corp of Engineers.
Knud is a/an:
- Professional engineer
- Professional land surveyor
- Attorney at law
- Member of the
- American Society of Engineering Educators
- Reserve Officers Association
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- American Congress on Surveying and Mapping
(Fellow)
- National Society of Professional Surveyors
- National Lawyers Association
- Maine State Bar Association
- Maine Society of Land Surveyors
- several other state bar and surveying
societies.
His college education includes:
- Associate degree in Wildlife Technology
- Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
- Master of Science in Civil and Environmental
Engineering (surveying and photogrammetry emphasis)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering
- Juris Doctorate.
He taught at Penn State University for four years
before teaching at the University of Maine.
Knud currently teaches three to four courses a
semester -- from basic surveying to construction law. He is the first-year and senior class advisor
for CMT students. He teaches in the Surveying Engineering Technology program and the Construction Management Technology program.
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Phil Dunn
Philip.Dunn@umit.maine.edu
Phil Dunn is a Civil Engineer with the Maine
Department of Transportation on a leave of absence to teach at
UM for the Fall 2003 semester. He has been with MDOT for 19 years
having worked in both Construction and Geotechnical Engineering.
Phil graduated from the University of Maine
in 1981 with a BS in Civil Engineering. He began working as an
Assistant Engineer with a small municipality in Maine. In the
Fall of 1981, he went to work for a small consultant engineering
firm doing site development and landfill design. Phil returned
to the University in the Fall of 1983 and earned a Master’s
in Engineering specializing in Environmental Engineering. He then
entered the Maine Department of Transportation in the Fall of
1984. Beginning in the construction division, Phil was assigned
to the inspection staff of the I-395 connector between Bangor
and Brewer, Maine. His primary duties included earthwork and drainage
inspection. He then became the resident engineer on a relocation
project in Codyville, Maine. In 1987, Phil entered the Geotechnical
Division eventually rising through the ranks to supervisor. He
has been involved with several research projects and has implemented
the uses of soil nailing, geosynthetics, and lightweight fills.
As he rose through the supervisory ranks, Phil earned a Master’s
in Business from Husson College in 1992 and a Master’s of
Public Administration from the University in 1995. He is currently
in an Independent PhD program at the University with comps and
a dissertation left in his program. He has also taken several
geotechnical courses and keeps updated on many areas of Civil
Engineering.
Phil is active with the American Society
of Civil Engineers and served as State president in 1994, State
150th Champion, and is involved with the Awards and History committees.
He is active on the National Cold Regions Committee and serves
as a member of the Transportation Research Board Geosynthetics
Committee. Phil is also involved in the community currently serving
as the Chair of the Old Town Citizens’ Sewer Advisory Board
and the Old Town Street Commissioners. He is active with the Good
Samaritan Agency serving now as recording secretary. He also holds
several positions with his Church and the Knights of Columbus.
Phil Dunn likes teaching and has taught
courses in Highway Design, Business, and Physics throughout the
past several years.
Phil is a:
- Professional Engineer
- Member of
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Transportation Research Board
Geosynthetics Committee
- Old Town Citizens' Sewer Advisory
Board
- Old Town Street Commissioners
- Good Samaritan Agency
- Knights of Columbus
Retired CMT Faculty
The Construction Management Technology program
owes its reputation to the faculty who have previously taught
in the program. The following faculty have taught in the Construction
Management Technology program before retiring:
George
Hayes (1983-1993)
George Hayes
graduated with a bachelor of science degree in Civil Engineering
from the University of Maine in 1952. For over 25 years he worked
with various contractors, engineers, and architecture firms. He
retired as a associate partner and branch manager of a large achitecture/engineering
firm in 1983. He joined the Construction Management Technology
faculty in 1983. He retired from the University of Maine as a
full professor in 1993. George is a professional engineer and
registered architect. He was a member of the American Institute
of Architects.
George spends
his winters in North Carolina and the remainder of the year in
Maine. He is an avid golfer and fly-fisherman.
Charles
"Chuck" Gould (1989-2002)
Charles "Chuck"
Gould has had a 25 year career in the construction industry. He
started his career in 1957 in the Civil Engineer Corps (Seabees)
of the U.S. Navy. He has had a variety of positions where he has
been in charge of engineering, estimating, or administration.
Chuck holds a Bachelors of Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute (1957) and a Masters of Science in Civil Engineering
from the University of Michigan (1979). Chuck joined the faculty
of the Construction Management Technology program in 1989. He
retired as a full-professor in 2002. He is a registered professional
engineer and a member of the Associated Constructors of Maine
(ACM) and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Chuck spends
his winters traveling. His summers are spent at their camp on
Green Lake fishing and enjoying visits by family and friends.
John
J. McDonough, P.E.
John.McDonough@umit.maine.edu
BSCE Northeastern University 1968
M.S. (Structures) University of Cincinnati 1970
ABD, (Structures) University of Cincinnati 1974
John J. McDonough's career began as a Co-Op
student while attending Northeastern University where he worked
for a consulting structural engineer and progressed through the
ranks from draftsman to structural project engineer. After graduating
from Northeastern University with a B.S.C.E., he attended graduate
school at the University of Cincinnati, where he earned a M.S.,
with an emphasis in structural engineering. While attending graduate
school, he taught full time and consulted on the side. During
this time he took a two year leave to teach Civil Engineering
in Afghanistan.
When he returned from Afghanistan, he took
all the course work necessary to complete the Ph.D. at Cincinnati,
and decided that University life was not for him. He then moved
to Madison, Wisconsin to work as a structural project engineer
for an architectural firm, where he designed and oversaw the construction
of various concrete and steel structures.
The call of the east came, along with a
teaching opening at the University of Maine, so in 1976 he packed
his family and moved to Maine to teach in the General Engineering
program. After two years, he took a leave to teach math and computer
programming in Algeria. One year of that was enough, as he returned
to UM to the Civil Engineering Technology program as program coordinator.
He currently is Associate Dean in the College
of Engineering where he handles student matters. He is a:
- Professional engineer
- Fellow of the American Society of
Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- Fellow of the American Society for
Engineering Education (ASEE)
