Jeffrey Otey is a lecturer at Texas A&M University in the department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution. He graduated from Texas Tech University in 1991 (B.S. in Agricultural Engineering) and from Texas A&M in 1994 (M.Eng. in Agricultural Engineering). He has worked in industry as a draftsman for a structural engineering firm and as a construction inspector for the Texas Department of Transportation. He spent several years in the army as an armorer and small arms repairman, responsible for the repair and maintenance of weapons ranging from .22 caliber pistols to 105mm Howitzers. His areas of expertise include hydrology, irrigation, aquaculture, and rural wastewater management. He teaches in the freshman engineering program and the Engineering Design Graphics program. Prior to coming to the ENDG Department, he taught in the Agricultural Engineering Department and upper level science and math at several local high schools. He is a faculty co-sponsor for the CADD Society.