Ryan Aldridge

Ryan Aldridge is an experienced engineering operations manager currently serving at Grand Valley State University since January 2015, overseeing the Innovation Design Center under the Padnos College of Engineering & Computing. In addition to this role, Ryan is a board member and editor for the CEED Division of the American Society for Engineering Education since September 2018, and has been involved with the GVSU STEPS Camp as a lead technician since January 2017. Prior to these positions, Ryan held the role of controls engineer at JR Automation and worked as a GIS technician intern at the Muskegon County Department of Equalization. Ryan’s educational background includes a Master’s of Science in Engineering with a focus on Electrical and Computer Engineering from Grand Valley State University and a degree in Geospatial Technology from Muskegon Community College.