Dr. T. Michael Toole

T. Michael Toole has had a 30-year career as an entrepreneurial and interdisciplinary leader in the military, industry and academia.  Before serving as the Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Toledo from 2017-2024, he spent 18 years at Bucknell University that included serving as an Associate Dean of Engineering, a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the Director of the Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management.  Mike received his B.S. from Bucknell and his Masters and Ph.D. from M.I.T.  A professional civil engineer registered in Pennsylvania and a Fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers, he initiated and maintains https://designforconstructionsafety.org.  His professional employment includes serving five years of active duty as an officer in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps and management positions with a publicly traded homebuilder and a multidisciplinary engineering firm.  His safety professional service has included the NIOSH NORA Construction Sector Council, ANSI A10 Prevention Through Design Working Group, and the ASCE-CI Construction Safety Committee.  His publications on construction safety (especially designing for construction safety) and construction innovation can be downloaded from https://tmichaeltoole.com/.