 | | | Mechanical Design and Drafting/CAD Department--Contacts |
 Chuck Bales
Program Coordinator, Mechanical Design and Drafting/CAD Program, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Drafting and Design/CAD
Telephone: (708) 974-5401
Office Location: T401
E-mail: bales@morainevalley.edu
Chuck Bales is an assistant professor and the program coordinator of the Mechanical Design and Drafting/CAD Program in the Computer Integrated Technologies department at Moraine Valley Community College.  Education:
M.S., University of Florida—Area of Concentration: High-speed unmanned machining and dynamic simulation
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida
Projects: Contributing member in the following government-funded educational projects: - Capturing the Next Step in 3D: From 3D Modeling to 3D Parametrics (#0202256)
- Rapid Prototyping Laboratory Improvement for Interdepartmental Access and Program Partner Education (#9851314)
- Machine Tool Advanced Skills Technology Educational Resources Program (#9553716)
- Machine tool Advanced Skills Technology Program (#V199J40008)
Awards: - Men's soccer coach at MVCC since 1998
- Assistant coach at MVCC 1994-1997
- National Soccer Coaches Assoc. of America—National Coaching Diploma
- Certified Periodization—Planning Specialist (Tudor Bompa Training systems)
- Region IV Coach of the Year—2000
- Skyway Conference Coach of the Year—2000
- NJCAA Region IV men's soccer representative
Teaching Interests: Mechanical design for production, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing Publications: Dynamic Characteristics and Modal Analysis of Thin-Walled Structures, Masters thesis, Univ. of Florida, 1993 Curriculum/Syllabus: | 
