Meet Your Instructors!
Adam Balogh, Department Chair
Bio
Adam has experience in both industrial maintenance and R&D machining. He is very active managing the department’s Instagram account @laneymachinetech He also created the Machine Tech Video Blog, a YouTube channel dedicated to educating the next generation of machinists, metrologists and maintenance techs. Check it out!
Classes
MACH 75
MACH 210
MACH 214
MACH 220
MACH 230
Contact Info
510-464-3444 (Note: This is the number for the department office. We are often out in the shop and cannot answer the phone. In most cases, email is preferred.)
Peder Aune
Bio
Peder has work experience as a CNC machinist and mechanical engineer. He was previously a high school and middle school mathematics teacher, working in schools in Oakland and in Guatemala.
Classes
MACH 30
MACH 31
MACH 206
MACH 207
Contact Info
510-464-3444
Ed Lloyd
Bio
None yet!
Classes
MACH 32
Contact Info
510-464-3444
Jennifer Doyle
Bio
An Oakland native, Jennifer (Jen) Doyle has over a decade of experience working as a Mechanical Engineer at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, and is currently working on her Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley. She is also a graduate of both the Machine Technology and Welding Technology programs at Laney! In her free time, she likes to explore the outdoors and make art.
Classes
MACH 205
Contact Info
510-464-3444
Christian Ziruk
Bio
None yet!
Classes
MACH 20
Contact Info
cpina@peralta.edu
510-464-3444
