Faculty and Staff Information

Mr. Steve Gutschlag

• University Position: Instructor
• Degrees:
• BSME (University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 1978)
• MSEE (Bradley University, Peoria, IL, 1984)
• Campus Phone: (309) 677-2972
• Office: Jobst Hall, 336
• E-Mail:
• Research and Professional Interests:
• Consulting:
  • Professional Race Car Design Engineer (1978-82)
    Johnson's Competitive Enterprises, Kewanee, Illinois
  • Automotive Electrical System Design (1983)
    Classic Coach Interiors; Kewanee, Illinois
  • Electronic Design Consultant (1985 - 1990)
    Technical Commercialization Center, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois
  • Electric Control and Power Systems Consultant (1982-present )
    Gutschlag Electric, Kewanee, Illinois
• Other related experience:
  • Teaching:
    • Teaching Assistant (1981-1983) Department of Electrical Engineering, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois
    • Full time Instructor (1983-Present) Department of Electrical Engineering, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois
  • Industrial:
    • Hydraulic control and diesel engine applications (1978-1981) International Harvestor, East Moline, Illinois
    • Electrical and electronic system design (summer 1982) International Harvestor, Hinsdale, Illinois
• Professional development activities in the last 5 years:
  • Implemented the Kiel Integrated Development Environment (IDE) as the laboratory platform for all Intel 8051 based microcontroller system development to provide students exposure to a professional level IDE
  • Expended significant time and effort expanding my knowledge of the VHDL hardware description language, and researching the various hardware and software environments available to determine the most reliable and user-friendly IDE for CPLD/FPGA design in the ECE laboratories
• Hobby Interest:
  • Farming