San Mateo County Community College District
Michael Hertwig has extensive work experience in the photonics and laser technology field. Michael is currently an Adjunct Faculty at the San Mateo County Community College District, starting in 2023. Prior to this, they held various roles at Coherent Laser, starting in 2007. These roles include Product Line Manager (current), Engineering Manager for the Scientific Business Unit (2017-2022), Senior Staff Development Engineer (2008-2017), and Manager of the Applications Lab (2007-2008). Before joining Coherent Laser, Michael worked as an R&D Engineer at Rofin-Sinar from 2001 to 2007 and TRUMPF from 1999 to 2001.
Michael Hertwig obtained their Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree in Organizational Behavior from Fernuniversität Hagen in Germany. Michael attended this institution from 2005 to 2012. Prior to that, from 1996 to 2000, they pursued their Dipl.-Ing. (FH) degree in laser application from FH Münster, also located in Germany.
San Mateo County Community College District
The District was established in 1922, and operates three Colleges: Cañada College, College of San Mateo and Skyline College. Located between San Francisco and Silicon Valley, the District Colleges provide community college educational services to residents of the County of San Mateo, California. Combined, the three Colleges of the District serve approximately 45,000 students annually and offer the first two years of college-level instruction in a wide variety of transfer programs as well as more than 90 vocational-technical programs. Students can earn either Associate in Arts or Science degrees or receive Certificates of Proficiency in their chosen fields. Distance education courses are available at all three Colleges as well as courses and programs serving concurrently enrolled students. Noncredit, short courses are offered for a fee through the Community Education Program.