Mercury Marine Staff: Randy Poirier, Bill Hesterberg, Jim Heldt, David Michaelson, Jim Denomme, Bruce Beilfuss, Jim Hubbard, Claus Bruestle	Mercury Marine Engineers flew in to visit Michigan Tech and tour research and student design labs. They also saw a metal casting operation in the MSE foundry.	Members of Michigan Tech's Innovative Casting Enterprise (ICE)
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Mercury Marine Chief of Staff Jim Hubbard chatting with an ICE team member and Stephen Stackhouse of MTU Corporate Relations	Mercury Marine engineer Randy Poirier, vice-president David Michaelson, MTU's Steve Forsell, and Mercury Marine vice-president, research and development, Claus Bruestle	Mercury Marine's Jim Denomme and Bruce Beilfuss talking to Kevin Geshel who is the Director of Corporate and Foundation Development Michigan Tech
Mercury Marine engineer Bruce Beilfuss and Claus Bruestle looking at some castings	Mercury Marine engineer Bill Hesterberg, an MSE '67 grad in metallurgical engineering talking to Jim Denomme , '85 ME-EM grad and to the right, Bruce Beilfuss and Kevin Geshel.	Dr. Mark Plichta, chair of MSE showing the ICE mug model to Mercury Marine V.P. of research and development, Claus Bruestle
		Mercury Marine Web site

Mercury Marine Staff (Showing MichiganTech Alumni)

Jim Hubbard, Chief of Staff
Claus Bruestle, Vice President Research and Development
David Michaelson, Vice President, Manufacturing (1974 ME-EM)
Bruce Beilfuss, Director, Engine and Test Development
Randy Poirier, Director, Drives and Propulsion (1983 ME-EM)
Bill Hesterberg, Staff Engineer, Casting (1967 Met. Engg)
Jim Heldt, Program Manager, Manufacturing (1986 ME-EM)
Jim Denomme, Manager, Plant #4 Shafts, Gears and Heat Treatment (1985 ME-EM)