Meet the GD&T Basics Team: Steve Bobek, GD&T Instructor

Meet Steve

Steve Bobek is a GD&T Instructor at GD&T Basics who brings a combination of hands-on engineering experience and a genuine passion for teaching. His favorite part of working with GD&T Basics is being in a room full of GD&T nerds like himself, where he can help teams across industries become more confident and effective in their work.

Steve’s interest in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing began early in his career as a designer, when he saw it being copied from one drawing to another with few people truly understanding what it meant. It raised the question: “What’s the point of all the CAE, material selection, stress analysis, etc…if when you’re done nothing fits together?!” That question has shaped how Steve approaches training. At GD&T Basics, the focus is on real-world application, and Steve enjoys sharing both his successes and mistakes from his career to help others save time, money, and frustration.

Outside of GD&T, Steve is passionate about motorsports. He and his father built a race car from the ground up and enjoy competing in races together.

School & Certifications

Steve earned two associate degrees from Oakland Community College in Auburn Hills, Michigan—one in CAD and the other in Technological Sciences. He holds the Technologist-level GDTP certification from ASME and is also fluent in CATIA, NX, and SolidWorks.  

Work Experience

Steve brings a diverse background to his role as a GD&T Instructor, with experience in automotive, energy storage, and advanced prototyping. His work has included fluid routing systems, safety components, battery enclosures, and large-scale energy storage concepts, along with hands-on use of rapid prototyping and 3D printing technologies. 

One of the projects he is most proud of was converting the Hyundai Ioniq 5 battery enclosure to a polymer-based design. His small team took on this complex assembly from CAD to functional full-size prototypes and became the front-runners in integrating cooling channels directly into the plastic enclosure. 

Steve now brings that real-world experience into every class, helping students connect GD&T decisions to real manufacturing outcomes.