BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Héctor Rodríguez is the Dean of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) at Hudson Valley Community College. He has over 27 years of combined industrial and academic experience. Before joining HVCC, he was the Technology Manager for Mechanical Components & Systems at GE Research in Niskayuna, NY. Dr. Rodríguez’s engineering leadership experience includes Pratt & Whitney as the GTF LPC Structures Manager and Infotech Aerospace Services (now Pratt and Whitney Puerto Rico), where he held positions as Mechanical Analysis Manager, Chief Engineer, and General Manager while helping to grow the site into a several hundred-person aerospace design team.
On the academic side, Dr. Rodríguez has held leadership positions as the Dean of Engineering at Universidad del Turabo (now Universidad Ana G. Méndez) and the Department Head of Mechanical Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. Since 2017, he has been a Program Evaluator for Mechanical Engineering programs under the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission. He received his BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. He is a licensed professional engineer in the State of New York.