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Faculty & Staff

Meet Your Instructors

Adam Balogh, Department Chair

Adam Balogh inspecting perpendicularity of an angle plate.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

abalogh@peralta.edu

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

Peder Aune working next to a large structure.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

paune@peralta.edu

510-464-3444

 

Ed Lloyd

BioEd Lloyd posing on mountaintop

None yet!

Classes

MACH 32

Contact Info

elloyd@peralta.edu

510-464-3444

 

Jennifer Doyle

Jennifer Doyle holding a comically oversized wrench.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

jenniferdoyle@peralta.edu

510-464-3444

 

Christian Ziruk

Christian Ziruk profile Bio

None yet!

Classes

MACH 20

Contact Info

cpina@peralta.edu

510-464-3444