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STUDENT PROFILE BOOK | 2019-2020 June 19, 2019 EMBA 2019 and 2020, We are excited to welcome the EMBA Class of 2020 to the Berkeley MBA for Executives Program and to continue with our amazing Class of 2019. This student directory is meant to help you connect with fellow EMBA’s, with whom you will build strong personal and professional relationships over the next months and years. You will find p ofiles of students in both the Cla s of 2019 and 2020 in the following pages. Enjoy your time together here at Haas. Sincerely, Jamie Breen Assistant Dean MBA Programs for Working Professionals BERKELEY MBA FOR EXECUTIVES PROGRAM 2019 5 Jason Atwater Email: [email protected] Current City: San Leandro, CA Education: BS Materials Science Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University Employment Information Title: Digital Marketing Manager, Emerging Businesses Company: Ancestry Industry: Consumer Products Personal Statement Jason graduated from Carnegie Mellon University performance marketing from paid search, affili e with a BS in Materials Science Engineering. He partners, and social media channels. In his spare worked in the electronics and semiconductor time, Jason is an avid family genealogist, amateur industries for 10 years, first as a met ology baker, and tennis fan. He also volunteers time engineer, before making the jump into high tech with charities such as the Leukemia & Lymphoma sales. He moved into digital marketing with a Society and San Francisco AIDS Foundation. He focus on SEO and SEM in 2008 working for AT&T, lives in San Leandro with his partner of eight Salesforce, and Zendesk. Currently, he is Digital years, Tadd, and their spunky French Bulldog, Gigi. Marketing Manager for Ancestry.com, focusing on Jon-Paul (JP) Barbier Email: [email protected] Current City: Oakland, CA Education: BS Statistics, University of California, Berkeley Employment Information Title: COO Company: Knighted Ventures Industry: Entertainment Personal Statement After completing his BS in Statistics at UC management team for 21 portfolio casinos. He Berkeley, JP’s passion for statistics led him to the is responsible for profit and lo s, operations casino industry, where he joined the Network management, resource allocation, and human Management Group in 2006. Throughout his capital strategies. In his spare time, he enjoys career, he has worked in various capacities in going to concerts, learning musical instruments, over 30 casinos, ranging from Gaming Associate exercising, and spending time with his family. He to Head of Internal Control. Now COO of lives in Oakland with his wife of 8 years and their Knighted Ventures, JP directly oversees the senior two children. 6 BERKELEY MBA FOR EXECUTIVES PROGRAM 2019 Michiel Bekker Email: [email protected] Current City: Houston, TX Education: MS Civil Engineering, Delft University of Technology Employment Information Title: Vito Subsea Team Lead Company: Shell Oil Company Industry: Energy Personal Statement Michiel Bekker graduated in 2003 from Delft Since then, he has held positions as systems University of Technology in the Netherlands with manager and project manager for various a master’s degree in Civil Engineering. He worked projects. He is currently responsible for delivery on various international assignments in the United of Shell’s groundbreaking Vito project, which aims Kingdom, Russia, and Brazil. In these assignments, to reduce the cost of oil production in the Gulf he learned the deeply technical skill set required of Mexico by 50%. Michiel lives in Houston with to build and operate oil and gas projects in harsh his wife and two young kids. In his spare time, he environments, as well as executing international enjoys running, road and mountain biking, skiing, projects with diffe ent business cultures. In 2012, and field hoc ey. Michiel moved to Houston, Texas with Shell Oil. Paresh Bharkhada Email: [email protected] Current City: Milpitas, CA Education: BS Engineering, Mumbai University MS Applied Science, University of Windsor MS Engineering, RMIT University Employment Information Title: Engineering Manager Company: Intel Industry: High Technology/Electronics Personal Statement Paresh grew up in Mumbai, India. Upon graduating now lives in Milpitas with his beautiful wife and with his bachelors, he left for Australia, which their two adorable children. He has been riding he credits for making him into who he is today. motorcycles for more than 20 years, and also He eventually moved to Canada, where he lived enjoys squash and skiing. In his spare time, he likes for several years. Paresh decided to move to the to travel and spend evenings with friends and US in 2012 in order to be closer to family. He beer (preferably Guinness). BERKELEY MBA FOR EXECUTIVES PROGRAM 2019 7 Jenna Bilinski Email: [email protected] Current City: San Francisco, CA Education: BS Nursing, Clemson University Employment Information Title: Director, Kaizen Promotion Office Company: Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Industry: Health Services Personal Statement Jenna has a passion for public health and is Office at Zuckerberg San Francisco General dedicated to improving healthcare delivery for the Hospital and Trauma Center, applying Lean underserved patient population. She practiced methodology to improve care for patients. In her as an ER nurse while participating in a leadership spare time, Jenna enjoys party planning, spending development program through UCSF. She went time with family, and cooking. She lives in San on to manage critical care, inpatient care, and Francisco with her husband of 10 years, one outpatient care units. Following this experience, vivacious daughter, a big brown Newfoundland she became the Director of the Kaizen Promotion dog, and two cats. Lydia Butterfiel Email: lydia_butterfield@ber eley.edu Current City: San Francisco, CA Education: BA Finance, University of Wisconsin-Madison Employment Information Title: Senior Manager, FP&A Company: Autodesk Industry: High Technology/Electronics Personal Statement Lydia is a native of St. Louis, MO. She graduated France, Oregon, and California. Lydia currently from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with works for Autodesk, leading a team responsible a degree in Finance. She spent the first 12 ears for managing the operating expenses of the of her career with The Kohler Company. During company. In her spare time, she loves to travel that time, she held progressive accounting and and explore new places both near and far. She can finan e roles supporting the plumbing, power also be found at a Giants game, cheering on the generation, and interior divisions in Wisconsin, St. Louis Cardinals when they’re in town. 8 BERKELEY MBA FOR EXECUTIVES PROGRAM 2019 Howard (Nando) Cooke Email: [email protected] Current City: Dallas, TX Education: DMD Stomatology, First IP Pavlov Medical Institute of Leningrad MS Dentistry, University of Texas at Houston, School of Dentistry Residency Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston Employment Information Title: Oral/Maxillofacial Surgeon Company: Metroplex Surgical Arts, PA Industry: Health Services Personal Statement Dr. Howard Cooke, known as Nando to his the owner of a multi-office surgical practice friends and family, was born in Jamaica. He for 20 years. In addition to practicing facial won a full academic scholarship at age 18 to reconstructive surgery in Dallas, he is involved pursue Dentistry in St. Petersburg, Russia, and in various international medical missions. Nando graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Doctor of enjoys spending time with his partner, friends, Dental Medicine degree in 1992. He completed and family, both at home and abroad. One will his specialty training in Maxillofacial and Oral often find him ooming to the airport on a Friday Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science afternoon in his scrubs on his way to the next Center in Houston. Dr. Cooke is affili ed with exciting destination! the Methodist Hospitals of Dallas and has been Trevor Croghan Email: [email protected] Current City: Danville, CA Education: BA History & Political Science, University of Montana Employment Information Title: General Manager, Vertical Markets Company: One Workplace Industry: Services Personal Statement Trevor is a lifelong Bay Area resident, born and transitioned from the classroom into a role raised in Hayward, CA. He graduated from the focused on designing and implementing dynamic University of Montana with a degree in History spaces for teaching and learning with a local and a minor in Political Science. During his time at organization, One Workplace. He has spent the UM, Trevor was a member of the championship last 5 years in various leadership positions at One football team. He is a third generation educator Workplace, and is currently the General Manager who spent the first 5 ears of his career as a of Vertical Markets. Trevor lives in Danville with his classroom teacher and varsity coach in a Bay wife of 10 years and their two young children. Area public school district. 10 years ago, he BERKELEY MBA FOR EXECUTIVES PROGRAM 2019 9 Douglas (Doug) Cummings Email: [email protected] Current City: Alexandria, VA Education: BA Political Science & German Literature, University of Notre Dame MS Global Business Leadership, University of San Diego Employment Information Title: Director, Experiments and Demonstrations Company: Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Industry: Military Personal