Mr. Bob Arcipowski is no stranger to Precision Machining, having spent over 20 years in the Manufacturing Industry, he gained experience in Tool and Die along with CNC Programming. Prior to joining South Tech High School in 2006, Mr. Arcipowski taught at Ranken Technical College for 16 years.

Mr. Albie Mitchell is the Facilitator and Instructor of South Tech's MAKES program. Mr. Mitchell joined South Tech in 2016 and holds a BA in Studio Arts and a Master of Architecture from Washington University. He has been in a designer in St. Louis for over ten years. Mr. Mitchell has founded two design firms, and specializes in design thinking, prototyping, custom fabrication, and architectural interiors. Mr. Mitchell has been teaching for five years and has taught classes at the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University.

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Mr. Matt Rola has been in the Advanced Manufacturing Industry for 15 years and began teaching at South Tech High School in 2001. Proir to joining the Tech team, Mr. Rola worked as an independent Engineering consultant.

Although Ted has been working at SSD for nearly 30 years, he says he ended up here by "accident." Ted lost the use of his legs due to a degenerative back condition back in 1985, which ended his career as a machinist. After extensive rehabilitation and some valuable advice that he would be good working with kids, Ted started back to work as a substitute teacher. Soon after, Ted was hired as a full-time paraprofessional and began teaching about 8 years ago. He earned his bachelor’s degree in 2004 and is currently working on his master’s degree.