Michael Oja

Michael Oja has held a variety of roles in the engineering and technology fields since 2000. From 2000 to 2003, they were a Materials Laboratory Assistant for Salt Lake County's Public Works Department. From 2003 to 2005, they served as a Graduate Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant at the University of Utah. In 2005, they became a Materials Engineer II at VEXTEC Corporation, where they remained until 2013. During that time, they also served as an Independent Consultant providing Technical Services and Online Content. In 2013, they joined UTC Aerospace Systems as a Materials and Process Technology Engineer, where they managed projects related to first article evaluations and new supplier qualification. Since 2016, they have been a Sales/Project Manager at VEXTEC Corporation, managing technical projects and providing Technology Sales and Business Development.

Michael Oja completed a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Utah in 2003, following a Master of Science (M.S.) in Metallurgical Engineering from the same university in 2005.