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The Faculty

The faculty of the Department of Technology consists of both full time professors and part time adjunct instructors. The full time professors hold advanced degrees in their respective areas and do research and publish in those areas as well as teach courses. The adjunct faculty are full time professionals in the areas they teach and bring valuable real world experience to their courses.

Dr Moore

Dr. William Moore
Associate Professor of Technology
Chairman, Department of Technology
Director, Manufacturing Applications Center
Office Location:
Phone: 780-5313

Dr. Moore attended Gorham State College, University of Maine at Portland/Gorham, and the University of Tennessee and holds BS, MS, and Ed.D degrees. Chairman of the Department of Technology. He teaches courses in materials properties and testing, material processes, automated manufacturing processing, computer numerical control, computer integrated manufacturing and ergonomics / time study. He works with companies to develop products from design to testing prototypes and is a frequent consultant to attorneys and insurance companies. His research and publications focus on the failure analysis of materials.


Dr Zaner

Dr. John Zaner
Associate Professor of Technology
Office Location: 210 John Mitchell Center
Phone: (207) 780-5145/5440
E-Mail:

Dr. Zaner attended Millersville University, the University of Maryland, and Pennsylvania State University and holds BS, MEd, and EdD degrees. He teaches courses in Internet website development, technical graphics, materials processing, and production control. His experience includes teaching in the public schools in Pennsylvania and Maryland, Pennsylvania State University, several companies and military bases, and the University of Southern Maine. His areas of scholarly interest and publication are website development, problem solving, and curriculum methods.


Dr Wilson

Dr. Glenn Wilson
Associate Professor of Technology
Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Research in Information Sciences
Office Location: 178 Science Bldg. Portland Campus and John Mitchell Center Gorham Campus
Phone: 780-5619/5440

Dr. Wilson attended University of North Carolina Greensboro, Appalachian State University, and Indiana University and holds BA, MA, and EdD degrees. He teaches courses in computer hardware, computer networking, and network security. His experience includes research and development work with IBM, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, the Maine Learning Results, and the University of Southern Maine's Research Computing Group. His areas of research and development include scientific visualization, data networks infrastructure development, and high peformance computing systems.


Dr Marshall

Dr. John Marshall
Associate Professor of Technology
Office Location:
Phone: 780-5447/5440

Dr. Marshall earned his Ph. D. from Texas A&M University. His areas of expertise include: hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical energy conversion systems; electricity and electrical power generation; programmable logic controllers and process automation; plant layout and material handling; telecommunications and automatic data collection; and industrial distribution. Dr. Marshall is the Internship Coordinator for the Department of Technology.


Mr Carter

Mr. Richard Carter
Associate Professor Emeritus of Technology
Office Location: John Mitchell Center
Phone: 780-5918

Mr. Richard Carter B.S. Gorham State College, Ed.M University of Maine, C.A.S. Boston University Mr. Carter is Coordinator of Cooperative Education for ASET


Mr Early

Mr. David Early
Associate Professor of Technology
Construction Management Program Coordinator
Office Location: John Mitchell Center
Phone: 780-5969

Mr. Early attended Northeastern University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and holds BS and MS degrees. He teaches courses in Construction Management, Project Management, Plant Layout, Technical Operations, Teambuilding and Facilitation, and Cost Analysis and Control. He has extensive experience in the precision metal working industry and institutional facilities management including plant and facility planning, permitting, construction, equipping, operations and maintenance. His areas of scholarly interest include energy efficiency, sustainable design and construction methods. Mr. Early has addressed audiences across the country on the subjects of energy efficiency, total quality management, and green design and construction.



University of Southern Maine Department of Technology
211 John Mitchell Center, Gorham, Maine 04038
Phone: 207-780-5440 Fax: 207-780-5129