Curtis Casey

Office: 52 - Room: 111

480-461-7131

480-461-7131 (alt)

Office Hours

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
		By appointment

Maricopa Community Colleges (Aug 2013- May 2014 and Aug 2015 to Present)

Welding Instructor at Mesa Community College

WLD101	Introduction to Welding					3 Credits
Introduction to safe operation of shop equipment and common joining and thermal cutting processes used in the welding industry. It is designed to provide a brief exposure to the SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, OFW, OFC, PAC processes while developing incremental hands-on skills through sequenced lab experiences. Prerequisites: None.
Section	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Availability
17138	Dobson Campus Welding Lab 2	Hybrid In-Person Lecture/Lab	06/02/2025 – 07/09/2025	MoTuWe	9:30 AM – 12:50 PM	Class Ended
17138	Notes: Hybrid classes include face-to-face format on campus at the time listed in the class schedule. The other part will be held online either without a set time to attend or a Live Online session. Students enrolling in a hybrid class acknowledge they already possess the skills described in the Minimum Computer and Technology Requirements at https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. Class 17138 Empire Southwest Think Big program

WLD101	Introduction to Welding					3 Credits
Introduction to safe operation of shop equipment and common joining and thermal cutting processes used in the welding industry. It is designed to provide a brief exposure to the SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, OFW, OFC, PAC processes while developing incremental hands-on skills through sequenced lab experiences. Prerequisites: None.
Course Notes: Wait lists are available for closed WLD101 classes.
Section	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Availability
23842	Dobson Campus Welding Lab 2	Hybrid In-Person Lecture/Lab	08/27/2025 – 10/15/2025	We	7:00 AM – 2:15 PM	Closed
23842	Notes: Hybrid classes include face-to-face format on campus at the time listed in the class schedule. The other part will be held online either without a set time to attend or a Live Online session. Students enrolling in a hybrid class acknowledge they already possess the skills described in the Minimum Computer and Technology Requirements at https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information.

WLD101	Introduction to Welding					3 Credits
Introduction to safe operation of shop equipment and common joining and thermal cutting processes used in the welding industry. It is designed to provide a brief exposure to the SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, OFW, OFC, PAC processes while developing incremental hands-on skills through sequenced lab experiences. Prerequisites: None.
Course Notes: Wait lists are available for closed WLD101 classes.
Section	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Availability
24367	Dobson Campus Welding Lab 2	Hybrid In-Person Lecture/Lab	10/22/2025 – 12/19/2025	We	7:00 AM – 2:15 PM	Closed
24367	Notes: Low-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of the required materials for this course is $40 or less.

SME for the revisions of the NCCER’s Welding Level I, II and III curricula, 2001 through 2018.
Presenter at the AZ CTE 3 day conference in Tucson AZ, July 2012, July 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Presenter at the AZ Tech Prep conference in Tucson AZ, July 2003, “Meeting and exceeding the state welding standards in your school”
Taste of Welding Workshop presenter to High School teachers, 5days, June 2013, Jun 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
AZSkills USA advisor, numerous state and national medals.
NISOD Excellence Award recipient June 2006, Austin Texas.
Participated in two 9-month sabbaticals to teach welding at (MIT) Manukau Institute of Technology in Auckland New Zealand, 1997&99.
American Welding Society Certified Welding Inspector and Certified Welding Educator 1982-1990 and 1999 to present.
Welding curricula consultant for Pearson Publishing