J. Craig McAtee

Executive Director, NCATC

Phone: 708-326-2509

Fax: 708-326-2511

Email: cmcatee@ncatc.org

Craig McAtee was formerly the Executive Director for the Workforce and Economic Development Division of Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio.  He spent over twenty-five years in engineering, technology, and senior leadership positions for the Swagelok Company, an international manufacturing organization, based in Solon, Ohio.

As a member of the College’s Executive Team, he was responsible for all of the advanced and applied technologies related programs including Manufacturing and Construction Apprenticeships, CAD/CAM, CNC, Integrated Maintenance, Industrial Distribution, Innovation, and the Lean Six Sigma Institute.  Mr. McAtee also served as one of the College’s primary liaisons with business, industry, community, and government agencies throughout Northeast Ohio and the US.  He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Educational Foundations for Precision Metalformers (PMA) and Power Transmission Distributors (PTDA) Associations, as well as the fifteen county NE Ohio Manufacturing Awareness & Growth Network (MAGNET) and was the President (2005) of the National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers (NCATC).

At the College, he provided Dean level management of all new and existing applied technologies related credit and non-credit curriculum development, articulation, and deployment with over $3.8 million dollar annual budgets. McAtee also provided leadership for special projects directed by the College President and Executive Vice Presidents, as needed. Currently, he is Co-PI for the NSF funded Automotive Manufacturing Technical Education Collaborative (AMTEC), a Senior Partner with NSF funded Material Science Education Program (MatEd), and manages resources for several other national grants including – NASA/SpaceTEC, NCIST, Rapid Prototyping, and others.

McAtee received an Associate of Arts degree from Cuyahoga Community College, an Industrial Engineering degree from Kent State University, a Bachelor’s degree in International Management from Malone College, and an Executive MBA from Cleveland State University.  He is actively involved Aerospace Industries Association, the American Production Control and Inventory Society, the Cleveland Engineering Society, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, FIRST Robotics, Tech-Prep, and Tri-C’s Corporate College initiatives.  McAtee is also an adjunct professor at Cleveland State University, as time permits.