Timothy W Dell is an Associate Professor of Automotive Technology at Pittsburg State University. Dr. Dell received his doctoral degree in curriculum and instruction from Kansas State University, a master of science degree in technology education from Pittsburg State University, and a bachelor of science degree in automotive technology with an emphasis in diesel and heavy equipment from Pittsburg State University. Dr. Dell began his career working for Case IH in their Technical Service Group, specializing in combine diagnostics. He has served on John Deere’s Agricultural National Service Training Advisory Board and has been the advisor of Pittsburg State University’s Caterpillar ThinkBIGGER four—year degree. He currently teaches Automotive Electricity and Electronic Systems, Automotive Automatic Transmissions, Fluid Power, Advanced Hydraulic Systems and Off Highway Systems. Dr. Dell has served as the automotive department chair for four years, but returned to the classroom full time to pursue his passion for curriculum development and teaching.