Technology >> CEO Interviews >> June 3, 1999
MICHAEL E. KORYBALSKI co-founded Mechanical Dynamics, Inc., as Vice
President and General Manager in 1977, and became President and Chief
Executive Officer in 1984. In February 1997, Mr. Korybalski assumed the
position of Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive
Officer. Prior to his experience at Mechanical Dynamics, he was employed
as a Product Engineer with Ford Motor Company (1973-1977). He graduated
from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1969 with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. In 1972, he earned a Master's
degree in Mechanical Engineering and in 1980 an MBA, both from the
University of Michigan. Mr. Korybalski actively participates in
business-oriented professional organizations in southeastern Michigan.
He is a member of the Board of the Small Business Association of
Michigan; serves on the Advisory Board of the Michigan Information
Technology Roundtable, an agency within the Michigan Economic
Development Corporation; chairs the External Advisory Board of the
Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Michigan; is a
member of the board of directors of M-TECH at Charles Stuart Mott
Community College in Flint, Mich.; and is a panelist for the
PricewaterhouseCoopers Trendsetter Barometer, a group of 200 business
leaders who are polled quarterly concerning their views regarding
economic trends in the US. He also serves as a frequent speaker at the
University of Michigan Business School, Engineering School, and various
professional organizations. In January 1994, Mr. Korybalski received the
Entrepreneur of the Year Award from New Enterprise Forum, a Michigan-
based organization dedicated to encouraging the spirit and success of
entrepreneurs. In May 1994, he was a finalist for Inc. magazine's
Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the State of Michigan. Profile
history of the company just to set the stage?
Mr. Korybalski: The history of the company is that we got started
