Jo Ann Shimek

Engineering Design Program Director
Instructor of Engineering Design
Office: P-210 – Wharton Campus
Ph: (979) 532-6339
Email: joannl@wcjc.edu
URL: https://facultyweb.wcjc.edu/users/joannl/index.aspx

Education:
AAS – Drafting Technology – Wharton County Junior College 
BS – Technology, Leadership, Supervision – University of Houston

Ms. Shimek has industry experience in multiple disciplines including piping design, civil design and structural design. She is proficient in AutoCAD, MicroStation and Inventor software. She began her teaching career at Wharton County Junior College in 2001. She currently teaches Technical Drafting, Basic Computer-Aided Drafting, Intermediate Computer-Aided Drafting, Machine Design, Pipe Drafting, Solid Modeling/Design and Final Project at the Wharton campus.

 

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Haydee Ruiz

Instructor of Engineering Design
Office: FBTC140F – Richmond Campus
Ph: (281) 239-1588
Email: ruizh@wcjc.edu

Education:
AAS – Drafting Technology – Wharton County Junior College
BS – Surveying Engineering Technology – University of Houston
AutoCAD Certified

Mrs. Ruiz industry experience includes civil design, architectural design and structural design. She is proficient in AutoCAD. Her teaching career began at Wharton County Junior College in the Fall of 2007. Mrs. Ruiz currently teaches Technical Drafting, Basic Computer-Aided Drafting, Architectural Drafting and Pipe Drafting at both the Fort Bend Technical Center and Wharton campuses.

 

Part-Time Faculty

Wissam Alobaidi

Part-Time Instructor of Engineering Design
E-mail: alobaidiw@wcjc.edu

 

Education:

PHD, Engineering Science and Systems/Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Arkansas, Little Rock
MS, Systems Engineering, University or Arkansas, Little Rock
BS, University of Technology, Baghdad, International