Dave Gravdahl is an instructor of Aviation for the CCCTEC, a PLTW instructor at Sheyenne High School and an Applied Synthetics lecturer at the University of North Dakota. Dave had an industrial background before he began teaching having worked with zirconium based composites in fiber optics, FR composites for utility products, pre-stressed concrete manufacture and inspection, metal fab manufacturing primarily for Arctic Cat and also grew up helping with the family sawmill. Dave is a certified Manufacturing and Industrial Technologist and holds a bachelor degree in Industrial Technology (BSIT) and a Master degree in Production based Manufacturing (MSIT).