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Outstanding in Their Field engineering news class notes Celebrating the many achievements of USD’s Engineering program 2 / Prestigious Milestone 14 / Get caught up on what National honor society Tau Beta Pi is installed at engineering alumni have I am excited to present our third issue of But these three stories offer just a few of the ways the USD engi- USD, bringing the university’s engineering programs been doing since graduation. USD Engineer. With each issue, engineering neers stand out in their studies, work and communities. Many other another significant step forward. at USD has continued to grow. Last year, stories, as well as news from the latest graduating class and more 17 / Introducing the proud for the first time, we crossed the mark for than 60 alumni, help to complete the picture. I hope you enjoy 3 / Shining Stars Class of 2012. more than 300 students. This fall, we’ve set catching up on the accomplishments of your colleagues, and I look Faculty members Thomas Schubert and Susan Lord are yet another record, and welcome more forward to being able to include news from you next year. recognized at nation’s top engineering education conference. than 350 new and returning aspiring engi- 2 engineering neers to our program. In May, we celebrated Of course, as the ranks of our students and alumni continue to 4 / Exercises in Ingenuity Kathleen Kramer, PhD the commencement of 44 freshly minted grow, it becomes more difficult to maintain the close relationships Director of Engineering Programs Capstones give engineering students room to stretch their USD engineers. And, as the number of students and alumni grows, that enrich our programs and are of great value to our faculty and [email protected] creativity while providing eye-catching displays for all. so too does the diversity of their accomplishments, both inside and staff. For several years, we’ve maintained the University of San Diego magazine staff outside the classroom. Engineering Alumni LinkedIn group, and we encourage you to join Julene Snyder us there, even if you aren’t an engineering alumnus. And last spring, faculty notes Editor / Senior Director, The first feature story in this issue highlights the achievements of we began hosting engineering social events at USD’s O’Toole’s University Publications our engineering student-athletes. While it’s unusual for students lounge on campus, and will be adding more alumni events 6 / Engineering faculty achievements include Barbara Ferguson majoring in engineering to participate in NCAA athletics at most throughout the year. The first of these will be an inaugural Home- research, industry honors and much more. Senior Creative Director, schools, at USD, it’s much more common. This story reveals how coming and Family Weekend event on Sat., Oct. 13. We hope to 4 University Publications their athletic pursuits complement their engineering studies, helping see you there. to make them complete engineers who can succeed both technically student profiles Chika Sasaki Left Tree Design and professionally. Finally, feel free to send me or my “friend,” USD Engr, a Facebook 8 / On the Ball friend request (https://www.facebook.com/usd.engr), because any Engineering student-athletes are shifting the paradigm by writers Another story recognizes the academic accomplishment of our friend of USD Engineering is a friend of mine. proving that they can achieve success in disparate arenas. Ryan T. Blystone outstanding students by chronicling the installation of a new chapter Karen Gross of Tau Beta Pi at USD. Tau Beta Pi is the first and most distinguished Steve Murray Mike Sauer engineering honor society. Its values of distinguished scholarship, feature story exemplary character and the desire to foster a liberal culture reso- 10 / Breaking Barriers contact nate strongly with USD engineering’s mission. The formation of a Helping women close the engineering gender gap is University of San Diego USD chapter is a milestone event that gives national recognition to 8 Engineering Programs a passion for ranks of female faculty, scientists the caliber of our programs and the quality of our students. Loma Hall, Room 230 and researchers across the country. 5998 Alcalá Park Kathleen Kramer, PhD San Diego, CA 92110-2492 While our current students impress us with their achievements on Director of Engineering Programs campus, some of our alumni are applying their engineering back- alumni profile ground to accomplishments well beyond engineering. Ali Alma- www.sandiego.edu/engineering trouk ’07 (EE) is one such alum. He has been applying himself to a 12 / Impressive Impresario [0912/1750] variety of international and entrepreneurial activities, and I am Ali Almatrouk ’07 (EE) applies the lessons he learned pleased to be able to share his story. at USD to his Kuwaiti-based businesses. 12

usd engineer fall 2012 1 exemplary character.” News of the programs’ chapter acceptance was particularly Prestigious Milestone pleasing for Barbara Kanneman, wife of the late Thomas Kanneman, National honor society Tau Beta Pi installed at USD the USD engineering program’s founding director. Barbara made a by Ryan T. Blystone generous gift to the engineering

news he year was 1991. USD’s mechanical engineering — have and most prestigious of engineer- program to help pave the way for first graduating class of been added, graduated classes ing national honor societies. USD’s chapter and honor her T engineering students — and achieved ABET accreditation. “This recognition from Tau Beta husband, who came to USD in 1986 consisting, in its entirety, of five Supremely creative students have Pi is a very important milestone in and was a Tau Beta Pi member. electrical engineers, who all come up with ideas ranging from the development of our distin- “I’m just really pleased that this followed a unique dual-degree robots to sustainability, all the guished engineering programs,” has finally happened,” she says. “It’s (BA/BS) curriculum taught by a while embracing interdisciplinary says USD’s Director of Engineering something I know that Tom always small-but-dedicated group of projects that have impacted Programs Kathleen Kramer. “It’s an wanted to see happen at USD. He faculty members — proudly communities around the globe. excellent fit with our emphasis on belonged to several honor went forth into the wider world. And in late February of 2012, development of the whole person, societies and it was important to To say the program has been on USD’s engineering programs took or what I call ‘the complete see the students at USD honored a growth spurt since would be another significant step forward as engineer.’ Tau Beta Pi has a strong for their achievements.” an understatement. current students and alumni interest in promoting the liberal Kramer says the petition process Case in point: Two major participated in the official USD culture with schools of engineer- to get chapter approval began disciplines — industrial and chapter installation for Tau Beta Pi, ing, and emphasizes both in 2010 after the program met systems engineering along with the oldest (established in 1885) distinguished scholarship and several mandatory eligibility requirements, including community service.

“Our service project this year NICK ABADILLA was the FIRST Lego League Tournament at Escondido Charter High School in November,” Kramer says. “We served nearly 160 Shining Stars students, ages 9-13, who were discovering engineering through USD faculty members recognized for stellar work an engineering challenge on food safety.” at nation’s top engineering education conference In October 2011, Petitioning by Davis Jones ’14 President Joseph Ellis ‘12 and he USD Department of professional community, so being industrial and systems engineering Electrical Engineering Professor Engineering garnered an recognized in such a forum by so program and the mechanical and Faculty Advisor Susan Lord T impressive pair of acco- many colleagues was very engineering program, as the presented USD’s case for final lades last June, as faculty members meaningful.” accomplishments he’s most approval to the Tau Beta Pi Thomas Schubert and Susan Lord The prestigious award is named in proud of. Executive Council. Mechanical (pictured above) were honored at honor of William Elgin Wickenden, “Basically, what I have done is to Engineering major Jessica Buckley the American Society of Engineering whom ASEE describes as an “engi- dedicate my efforts as an engi- was elected the first student Education (ASEE) conference and neer, educator, philosopher, neering professor to creating an president of the new chapter of exposition in San Antonio, Texas. administrator and humanitarian.” environment conducive for young Tau Beta Pi, California Alpha Epsilon. Lord’s collaborative research Schubert, who co-founded the adults to grow into engineering The initiation featured students paper titled “Race, Gender, and engineering program in 1987, professionals,” he says. “To me, that and alumni, a mix that Kramer Measures of Success in Engineer- received the Robert G. Quinn means putting the welfare of the welcomed. “We’re extremely happy ing Education” won this year’s Award for “outstanding, sustained students and the quality of my engineering that so many of our finest alumni William Elgin Wickenden Award, contributions in providing and courses above all else.” were a part of this. We definitely which recognizes the highest stan- promoting excellence in experi- Both professors’ accomplish- Society President of Tau Beta Pi look forward to more alumni dards of scholarly research among mentation and laboratory instruc- ments are reflective of a surging Larry A. Simonson, initiations in the future.” the 29 articles published in the tion.” Among his numerous career program that continues its rise USD Tau Beta Pi Student Chapter Journal of Engineering Education highlights, he cites developing toward national prominence. President Jessica Buckley The next initiation for the California in 2011. many of the laboratory courses “Honors such as these help and Director of Alpha Epsilon chapter of Tau Beta Pi “This was indeed an honor,” the and exercises in the electrical bring the university’s name to the Engineering Programs is scheduled for Dec. 11, 2012, in the USD optoelectronics director says. engineering program, as well as forefront for others across the

Kathleen Kramer at the G ere m ia A nt o ni J. Degheri Alumni Center. “ASEE is an important part of my helping to develop both the nation and the world,” Lord says. official chapter installation.

2 usd engineer fall 2012 3 engineering news Thirteen senior capstone projects were presented at the 2012 Engineering Programs Spring Open House. Students say that the projects integrate the knowledge and skills they’ve learned throughout their engineering studies. INVEST in the spirit Exercises in Ingenuity of INNOVATION Capstones give students room to strut their stuff by Ryan T. Blystone here’s nothing funny about disciplines. There were also posters temperature, external temperature examining drive-thru throughput the idea of an engineer’s on the second and third floors of and gas sensors); a microprocessor at fast food restaurants; improving Tmind having a creative side. Loma Hall to showcase Six Sigma- to capture, run and send data; and overall efficiency for L&T Precision, Just ask senior mechanical engi- infused products by ME and ISYE a mobile device application to a machining and sheet-metal fab- neering student Patrick Walton, who students: a durable “bulletproof” send information from multiple rication company; and improved took “a funny idea” for a project school binder; tents that provide units to a central server. The Bio- layout of operations at USD’s and quickly turned serious. He and ample ground-up storage space; VSS was sponsored by KAB Labo- E-Waste Collection Center. The three classmates developed the and a headphone storage device. ratories, which sought to invest in Kinetic Fountain, BioVSS and the Kinetic Fountain, which powers The four ME capstones, in a system that can provide auto- fast food drive-thru capstones water spouts with music. That addition to the Kinetic Fountain, matic reports of field position and received special awards. Six judges unlikely marriage between art and were: an Energy Relay Competi- status in both civilian and military determined the winners on tech- science was front-and-center at tion where students created four fields. This summer, the BioVSS nical merit, presentation, demon- the engineering programs’ 2012 self-propelled devices utilizing team co-authored a paper on the stration and a written report. Spring Open House. the contest’s theme of alternative project, “Biological Vision Sensor Students remarked upon how “We’ve been building this ver- energy sources in a relay-race System (BioVSS) for Providing Live much they enjoyed creating their sion for four to five months, but styled competition; a T-shirt Biotelemetry and Environmental capstone projects, especially the testing to get to this point was folding machine; creation of new Data,” for the 2012 International because the projects integrate nine months,” says Walton, who tennis ball designs that, through Conference of the IEEE Engineering knowledge and skills they’ve worked with classmates William testing of their spin rates and in Medicine and Biology Society. learned throughout their engi- Lehman, Gabriel Mendiola and velocity, attempt to slow down Each ISYE capstone assessed neering studies. Michael Spies. “It’s been a lot of the sport of tennis for the sake ways to improve existing businesses: And that’s no joke. work, but it all came together and of crowd entertainment; and we got what we were hoping for.” continuation of a wind tunnel The team displayed the fountain project that uses lab experiments for open house visitors in the involving fluid dynamics and shady, verdant Loma Hall/Warren heat transfer. Hall patio, and it was definitely an The five electrical engineering eye-catching display. The blue capstone projects were: Biomedi- rectangular box was designed “to cal Vision Sensor System (BioVSS); USD engineering students showcase their skills by designing recreate the visual output of an Curl Environmental Lab; Electri- TO inventions that raise eyebrows, raise awareness and raise the bar. equalizer with multiple fountain Cool Magnetic Slot Racing; Emer- outputs,” explains Walton. “All jets gency Vehicle Alert System; and a THE Some capstone projects include: of the fountain receive flow from Java Cores, Inc.-sponsored project G VE one large pump that’s controlled wherein students developed a ++ Kinetic Fountain by a ball valve connected to a CNC modern demonstration platform, ENGINEERING stepper motor. An Arduino board using components found in cur- ++ Biomedical Vision Sensor System filters the musical input to then rent consumer electronics. CAPSTONE FUND send the given outputs to the The BioVSS student team, com- ++ Improving Drive-Thru Restaurant Throughput stepper motor controllers.” posed of Anthony McConnell-Col- The Kinetic Fountain was one lins, Allen Cadreau and Matthew ++ Wind Tunnel of 13 senior capstone projects Jauregui, created a mobile device presented among the electrical (EE), with biometric and environmental www.sandiego.edu/giving/capstone ++ Emergency Vehicle Alert System mechanical (ME) and industrial sensors. Their idea has three com-

and systems (ISYE) engineering ponents: the sensors (EKG, core NICK ABADILLA Support USD Engineering: Give to the Capstone Fund Today!

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profiles by Mike Sauer hese days, it seems there are university’s burgeoning Depart- a willingness to achieve that success,” as many clichés attributed ment of Engineering. And whether says USD Director of Engineering T to team sports as there are, you’re watching USD Offensive Programs Kathleen Kramer. well, teams themselves. We all know Lineman of the Year Christian Unfortunately, it’s also cliché in that there’s no “I” in “TEAM,” that Fetters (ME) protecting the some circles to assume that you win as a team and you lose as quarterback, Women’s Soccer student-athletes who pursue a team, that individual success Co-Captain and All-Conference degrees in fields related to STEM means nothing if the team fails, Midfielder Elissa Magracia (ISYE) (science, technology, engineering and, of course, that it’s a team effort. delivering the perfect pass, and math) can’t excel in college But while they can be an Women’s Tennis MVP Juliette sports, given the amount of time integral part of pre-game huddles Coupez (ME) hitting winners with needed to commit to their studies. and post-game locker room laser-like accuracy or four-year Not true, says Fetters, who managed speeches, clichés have never men’s crew team member Nick to hold down a 3.2 grade-point

helped orchestrate a tide-turning Delgado (EE) outpacing the average (GPA) while locking down A badilla

touchdown drive. Nor have they competition, you get the sense some of the Pioneer Football N ick booted a game-winning goal, or that these are student-athletes League’s best defensive linemen. served out a tightly contested whose drive, desire and dedication “You can do well at both, but advanced technologies is net … and did so by applying a learned to maximize every minute mornings are one of the main tennis match. Come to think of it, are the foundation for their success you better be really good with something I’ve been interested in basic engineering lecture topic to of every day, which she cites as the reasons why he’s managed to they don’t matter one iota to a — both on the field of play and in time management. Engineering is since I first got involved in USD’s her approach. key to her success. “I’ve always maintain a 3.2 GPA. crew team member straining to the classroom. one of the more demanding engineering program.” “We always talk in class about wanted to find a way to combine “It’s liberating to know how cross the finish line first. “The most successful engineers majors given the amount of time As a freshman back in 2008, efficiency, and when you’re sciences and my love for sports in much I can accomplish despite my Thankfully for fans of Torero are the ones that work effectively you have to commit to labs and Magracia knew there would be looking to score a goal, most times general, which is why I came to brain and body wanting to shut athletics, those pressure-packed on teams with people who have studies. You’ve got to be focused, two central components to her you’re just reacting,” says the senior USD,” she explains. “The small class down,” he says, laughing. “I’m a responsibilities are the purview of different backgrounds and skills, because you really don’t have college experience: soccer and and current member of the sizes allow you to work with your really positive person, which I think USD’s stellar student-athletes, and I’ve learned to expect that much free time to spare. There engineering. Little did she know industrial and systems engineering professors on developing the best you have to be when the alarm many of whom hail from the engineering student-athletes have were definitely times where I that in November 2011, both would honor society. “With that penalty schedule to be successful. I love goes off at 4:30 a.m., but I feel like student wished I picked a major that play a pivotal role in helping USD kick, I just tried to be as efficient as playing and I’m used to having a rowing has helped me develop the allowed me to sleep more, but it athletics ascend to new heights. possible with my shot, put it on a very intense schedule, and I just discipline necessary to stay was all definitely worth it.” Imagine this white-knuckle line towards the top left corner of have to be very efficient in every focused in my classes and my labs, Student-athletes like Fetters’ ability to balance sports scenario: as the team’s co-captain, the goal. I guess efficiency worked!” little thing I do.” and I only want to get better at Women’s Tennis MVP and scholastics earned him selection she was chosen to line up a Garnering maximum results in For Delgado (pictured above), both my junior year.” Juliette Coupez (at right) to the National Football Foundation potential game-winning penalty the most efficient way possible efficiency is the name of the game Through their successes, all and men’s crew team and College Hall of Fame Honor kick against the then No. 2 ranked also defines Coupez’s approach to from sunup to sundown, and he four of these exceptional Toreros member Nick Delgado Society, as well as an internship with UCLA Bruins, a team the Toreros her tennis game and her studies. relishes the opportunity that being are helping redefine what is (above right) epitomize aerospace and defense conglomer- had not beaten during Magracia’s She recently finished her senior a member of USD’s men’s rowing possible for student-athletes, and the Engineering ate ATK, where he hopes to develop tenure. As if that wasn’t enough season with a 23-9 overall record in team provides in honing that skill. in the process, rendering old Department’s emphasis technologies that provide U.S. pressure, a win would advance the singles play, earning her first-team Take, for example, his auspicious clichés obsolete. on team-building troops with the edge they need for Toreros into the Sweet 16 of the All-West Coast Conference (WCC) schedule last season. Three days a “It seems that many people are and working towards a success on the battlefield. NCAA Women’s Soccer Tourna- honors. As impressive an accom- week, he’d be at the team’s Mission surprised that students can common goal. “Being in San Diego with the ment for the first time, and in the plishment as that is, it’s made even Bay facility by 5 a.m. to get a full successfully combine athletics military presence here, it’s process, hand the Bruins their first more so by the fact that she practice in before his 8 a.m. with engineering,” says Kramer. something I’m very respectful home loss in 30 playoff games. maintained a 3.82 GPA during her electrical engineering class — the “These student-athletes epitomize towards and thankful for. The idea Never one to lose her cool come USD playing career. first of five for the day. As a the ‘complete engineer’ that

S c o tt of being able to help our troops by crunch time, Magracia calmly From the time she was 11 years walking, talking well of enthusi- we see as the key distinction of

B r o ck providing them with the most buried her shot in the back of the old, the French-born Coupez has asm, Delgado feels the early USD engineering.”

8 usd engineer fall 2012 9 feature story Encouraging students like Elissa Magracia (below left), Caitlin Lambert (below right) and Julie Brown (at right) to pursue the so-called STEM professions is a goal for USD faculty Breaking Barriers and scientists across the country. Helping women to close the engineering gender gap by Karen Gross ven though Julie Brown’s math and physics, she hadn’t had ranks of female scientists and director of engineering programs own father worked as an any exposure to hands-on engi- researchers across the country. A at USD. “It’s more likely that a male E electrical engineer while she neering during her middle- and sweeping research survey released student will just shrug and say, ‘Cs was growing up in the fast-paced high-school years. For girls especially, by the American Association of get degrees.’” tech world of Silicon Valley, Calif., that absence of an early introduction University Women in 2010 titled That’s not the only difference. the 21-year-old senior readily ad- can have a huge impact on the ca- “Why So Few?” found that, while Subtle stereotypes that still imply mits that when she enrolled at USD, reer path they eventually choose. the picture is improving — espe- girls are not smart enough steer she barely knew what he — or any “I know there are a lot of people cially in medicine, biology and the them away from the so-called other engineer — actually did. who don’t really enjoy taking those life sciences — career opportuni- “hard” sciences. And studies show “I didn’t even really figure it out math and physics classes,” she says. ties for women still lag far behind that women are more inclined until my second semester of fresh- “But I’m not just talking about in physics and engineering. And in than men to want to see the re- man year,” says Brown, now on the math and physics anymore. I’m ap- computer science, their numbers sults of their work in action, and to verge of becoming an electrical plying it to real-life situations.” have actually declined after rising know that they’re making a differ- engineer herself. “I was thinking Encouraging young women like for several years. ence in peoples’ lives. Explaining either math or physics, but when I Brown to pursue the so-called “It’s been found that if girls are what engineers actually do is cru- started taking engineering classes, I STEM professions — science, tech- not doing extremely well, they’ll cial, says Debra Kimberling, a me- fell more and more in love with that.” nology, engineering and math — transfer to something else where chanical engineer at Solar Turbines The revelation came as a surprise has become a passion not only for they will do extremely well,” says and lifetime member of the Soci- to Brown. Although she excelled in USD faculty members, but also for Kathleen Kramer, professor and ety of Women Engineers. “Young women need to know they can make a contribution to society and that engineering is a viable field,” she says. “We need to make the link to real people.” That link was established early on for Kimberly La Salle, a 21-year- old senior whose choice of me-

chanical engineering was guided NICK ABADILLA by her desire to improve the world. “I’ve always wanted to help peo- hosted the 10th annual Expanding But the hurdles remain very That jarring workplace reality That key piece of advice will likely ple,” she says. “To see what they Your Horizons conference, where high. Even at USD — where num- hit Brown head-on, the first day be very useful to Brown and her need, then develop something more than 400 middle- and high- bers surpass the national average of her summer internship at the fellow female engineers, as they they can use.” For her senior proj- school aged girls took part in — only about a fourth of engi- offices of Ericsson’s, the telecom- bravely blaze a trail in a world ect, La Salle knows she wants to hands-on workshops where they neering students and a fifth of the munications industry giant based that’s still quite foreign to women. give back, and is thinking about tried everything from crime scene faculty are female. According to in Silicon Valley. They might also want to consider designing a water delivery system investigation to chromatography the National Science Foundation, “It was a little bit intimidating,” the wise words of Kramer, reflecting for impoverished villages in Third to building towers with spaghetti just 12 percent of undergraduate she says. “I walked through and it on her own very successful career World countries. and marshmallows. Other out- engineering degrees and 17 per- was all men.” Brown’s manager as a engineer and internationally Convincing other young women reach efforts include partnerships cent of degrees in physics are quickly gave her a pep talk. He told acclaimed academic. and girls they can take engineer- with the San Diego Science Alli- awarded to women. Getting girls her that female engineers tend to “As a female in this profession, ing and a variety of science careers ance’s BEWiSE program, and Girls past these daunting statistics and hold back for fear of saying some- I’m not used to being in the majority,” in similarly impactful directions is Day Out, a science and engineer- stubborn barriers, implicit bias thing wrong, and encouraged her she laughs. “If this was upsetting or something USD faculty take very ing fair that targets middle-school and a mostly-male work environ- to assert herself during meetings threatening to me, then I’d need to

NICK ABADILLA seriously. Last spring, the university girls in San Diego. ment, can be tricky. and conference calls. change fields.”

10 usd engineer fall 2012 11 alumni profile Ali Almatrouk’s high standards and consistency served him well at USD and throughout his career. “It all keeps me quite busy, but it’s all really fun,” he says. Impressive Impresario Ali Almatrouk applies USD lessons to his Kuwaiti-based businesses by Steve Murray li Almatrouk is a busy nity and we jumped on it,” he organize my work today. It saves was one of 100 people selected man, and that’s just the recalls. “I also used Texas Instru- a lot of time and makes you very from 650 applicants,” he says with A way he likes it. The CEO ments products while I was at efficient and productive.” pride. The program, which he of Makers, Inc. — a Kuwaiti USD and they helped me tre- Lord is quick to note that the completed this summer, involved company that Almatrouk created mendously in my engineering lessons flowed both ways. “A cir- focused business and leadership in 2009 — recently launched classes. We contacted Texas cuit simulation tutorial that Ali training at Cornell University. a second business venture in Instruments and things moved developed for a homework as- Although he married in 2008 real estate. on from that.” signment was so good that we and welcomed the birth of his “I come from an entrepreneur- They certainly did. “We’re now used it to train our new engi- daughter, Sheikha, in 2011, family ial family,” he says. “My grandfa- the official distributor in Kuwait neering students.” life has not slowed him down. ther was an entrepreneur, and for two companies,” Almatrouk Almatrouk’s high standards This year, he started a new busi- my great grandfather was one of explains. “Texas Instruments Edu- and consistency served him ness — Oro Realty Group USA, the leading merchants in Kuwait cation Technology and Vernier for well at USD: As a student, Alma- LLC — along with his brothers, from the 1920s to the 1950s. I Science and Technology.” trouk served as chair of the Insti- Mohammed and Hasan. Oro will always looked at these two great He credits the USD engineer- tute of Electrical and Electronics manage property in both Kuwait men as idols in my life; I want to ing program for helping to culti- Engineers student chapter and and Southern California. continue on their path.” vate his personal work ethic. was president of its honor soci- “We want to balance the risk in Almatrouk has already traveled “We spent lots of time in the ety, Eta Kappa Nu. He earned our businesses by diversifying quite a way down that path. “I labs. We literally spent most of his BA/BS in electrical engineer- our portfolios,” he explains. wanted to work in big corpora- our weekdays, and sometimes ing in 2007, graduating summa “It all keeps me quite busy, but tions first, to learn what goes weekends, preparing our projects cum laude. it’s all really fun. The days are long, into running an organization. I and lab reports,” he recalls. “But He is quick to credit his educa- lasting until late in the evening, also wanted to learn how to for me, the hands-on time made tion at USD as a key component and I also do lots of traveling recognize what these organiza- for the best experiences. As stu- of his success and says that shap- between the Middle East, Europe tions were doing that was right dents, we developed very special ing employees into ethical and and the U.S.” or wrong so I could use that relationships with each other be- competent managers is a big part Despite his busy schedule, experience when I started my cause of all the time we spent of his business strategy. making time for USD is a priority own business.” working together.” “USD emphasized ethics a lot for Almatrouk. When he learned He started his career in the Almatrouk also acknowledges in my courses, including engineer- that he would be a 2012 induct- family merchandising business close faculty relationships for ing. To build a stable company, it’s ee into Tau Beta Pi, the national — Mezzan Holding Company — keeping him focused on his important that people trust you. engineering honor society, he and then signed on at telecom- goals. “The faculty knew us by We want the common link be- adjusted his travel schedule munications firm Zain Kuwait be- name, and were interested in our tween all of our products and ser- to make sure he’d be in San fore setting out on his own. Today, success. I still keep in contact vices to be high quality; honesty Diego for the initiation ceremony Makers, Inc. promotes education- with them.” in dealing with clients reflects our last February. al technology products in Kuwait, The high expectations of the exceptional customer service.” And clearly, the university although Almatrouk has plans to engineering faculty provided les- Others are now noticing will continue to loom large in move the company into other sons that still resonate. “Dr. Susan Almatrouk’s talent and drive as his life: In 2010, Almatrouk estab- services, too. Lord, for example, forced us to be well. The Kuwaiti government lished the USD Alumni Associa- “We chose education first as perfect as we possibly could recently selected him to be part tion chapter in Kuwait. Given because I had some experience be,” he recalls. “If you submitted of its Thukhur Promising Leaders his boundless energy and esteem A l m atr o uk A li in tutoring at USD and we saw something, it had better be error- program, established to nurture for his alma mater, there’s little that this market is underserved free. She also pushed us to be or- the future leaders of Kuwait. doubt that this venture too

in Kuwait. It was a real opportu- ganized. I still use her methods to “It’s a competitive program. I will thrive. o f Co urtes y

12 usd engineer [1993] [1996] column in Industrial Engineer magazine Eli joins big brother AJ Kupono, Jaclyn Sonico (ISYE) and her hus- of Mozambique. She recently was Mauricio Lopez-Hodoyan (EE) Langford Wasada (EE) has transi- and recently was appointed co-editor- who is now 2 years old. band, Lt. Cmdr. Joe Hebreo, welcomed awarded with an Achievement Rewards has been married for six years to wife tioned to senior principal firmware en- in-chief of the Journal of Cost Analysis and a son, Jaxen Philip Hebreo, in February for College Scientists Fellowship. Gaby and they are the proud parents of gineer at Broadcom and is now solving Parametrics. He and his wife, Briana, have [2002] 2012. Jaclyn is now based in San Diego. Valeria and Mauricio Enrique, ages 5 and puzzles in the cellular baseband arena. two sons, Rocco and Lucca, and wel- Oscar Arzu (EE) and his wife, Lori Rasmussen Egbers (ISYE) 3. After 16 years at Qualcomm, he recent- comed a baby girl, Stella, last November. Lauren, have two children, Nyla and Pedro Usma (EE) has been working and her husband, Hannes, welcomed ly was promoted to vice president of [1997] Mason, ages 4 and 2. They live in for Science Applications International their first child, daughter Isla Shea Eg- strategy and analysis of QCT (Chipsets). Christine Bridewell Keefe (EE) [2001] Woodland Hills, Calif. Oscar is now a se- Corporation (SAIC) for 10 years. He is bers (initials ISE, note how close she al- was promoted to technical manager in James Cena (EE) is still in the U.S. nior systems engineer at Raytheon in now an electrical engineer for the Lo- ready is to becoming an ISYE), born in [1994] charge of the Multigenerational Radio Navy and was promoted to the rank of Los Angeles. gistics and Engineering Solutions Busi- December 2011. Lori is a sales engineer A le x

notes Daniel Ettlich (EE) and his family Systems Engineering Team at Alcatel- lieutenant commander. He and his ness Unit. He splits his time between at Northland Engineering Sales in moved to Northern Virginia. He is now Lucent. She begins her MBA studies at family are stationed in Monterey, Calif., the United Kingdom and the United Woodbury, Minn. the director of submarine safety and George Mason University this fall. She while he attends the Naval Postgradu- States, testing Deployable Tactical Air

quality assurance at the Naval Sea Sys- also is doing volunteer work in a variety ate School and pursues a Master of Sci- Navigation (D-TACAN) systems. F ullinwider

tem Command at the Washington of ways: as a catechist at her parish; on ence degree in electrical engineering. E rin Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. He and the planning board for the Cormack This year, he and his wife, Melanie, are [2003] wife Jenna welcomed their fifth child, Finn McCarty Foundation; and for the celebrating their 12th wedding anni- Melissa Glazebrook (EE) married Tom Davis (EE) was married on 2002 babies 2002 Hope Elizabeth, in January. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. versary with their little girls, Deanna Alec Kosy in May 2011. She and Alec Oahu, Hawaii, to Dr. Erin Fuller (USD E gbers and Caitlyn. o f both work for ViaSat based in Carlsbad, ’05). Erin is starting a dermatology resi-

Scott Denton (EE) is now principal C lass Calif. They are living and working in Turin, dency program at State University of

design engineer at Luxtera in Carlsbad, Carlos Dominguez (EE) relocated Italy, on a two-year assignment. They New York, Buffalo, and Tom is a senior R as m ussen

Calif., working on CMOS photonics. Pri- to Rhode Island to work for 38 Studios Lisa Duvall (EE) is approaching sev- are taking full advantage of the oppor- electrical engineer at Watts Architec- Lo ri or to this, he sold uPlay, the company on an amazing new MMO (Massive en years with Maxim Integrated Products tunity and really enjoy being so close ture & Engineering in Buffalo, N.Y. he co-founded, to Callaway Golf and Multi-player Online) game. Sadly, it all in San Diego, Calif., where she is a senior to the different countries and cultures. Paula Lucchini (EE) is in her sixth had become its senior director of inte- came crashing down when the studio account manager. She enjoys spending year at Chevron and has just moved grated devices. His daughter, Olivia, is 7. went bankrupt. He reports that it was her free time with her two daughters, Lilly Carlos Williams (EE) retired from into her fifth role in the company as the an incredible experience becauses all and Brooke, ages 2 and 1. the U.S. Navy in 2008 and is now an elec- competency and training coordinator [1998] the nearly 400 employees banded to- trical engineer for Naval Facilities Engi- for the engineering department. She is Vu Lac (EE) is a field applications en- gether, gaining national media cover- Estrellina Pacis Rius (EE) and neering Command Northwest in living in the San Francisco Bay Area.

class gineer with Laird Technologies. Laird age that generated awareness for their her husband, Robert Rius, welcomed Bremerton, Wash. In July of 2011, he re- She and her fiancé, Ben Baldwin, ex- provides electro-mechanical shielding situation. Carlos has now joined the in- their first child, Roberto Vicente ceived the Certified Energy Manager pected to be married in Chicago on products. He and his wife, Caroline, tegrated play department at Hasbro “Vince” Rius, in November 2011. designation from the Association of En- Sept. 8, 2012. have a 1-year-old son, Aiden. Inc. Carlos and his wife, Nicole, also Estrellina just celebrated her 10th ergy Engineers. He and Jody, his wife of

DANIEL ETTLICH DANIEL welcomed their second son in August. year at SPAWAR Systems Center, Pacif- 23 years, have four children. [2000] Nicolas, their first, is almost 2 and is en- ic, and continues to work in the ro- Andrew Isaksen (EE and Daniel Empeno (EE) works as a joying life in Rhode Island. botics branch as a project manager. [2004] IMBA’05) is now a supplier manage- consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton. He Estrellina oversees system integration Scott Chicotka (EE) recently grad- Mission Statement: ment procurement financial analyst at supports the Foreign Military Sales Divi- of robot autonomy on small ground uated with a Doctor of Medicine from DAVIS USD Engineering is Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) sion of the MIDS Program Office. His platforms to support various Warf- the Royal College of Surgeons in Dub- T OM distinguished by working on the 787 Dreamliner pro- wife, Jessica, is now the manager of ad- ighter mission applications. She also lin, Ireland. He has just begun a five-year L ucchini student-centered gram. He and his wife are adjusting to missions at San Diego Hospice. This works for NASA Ames Research general surgery residency at Columbia Michelle Esteban (EE) is a patent

education that life and weather in Seattle. year they celebrated 10 years of mar- Center’s Intelligent Robotics Group, Presbyterian Hospital in New York. attorney with Schwegman, Lundberg, PA ula supporting analog rover tests and and Woessner, in San Jose, Calif. emphasizes modern riage by renewing vows on the big is- Don Jenkins (EE) is now the direc- land of Hawaii. research in human-robot interaction. Russell DeCaprio (ISYE) is with Holly Lyons (ISYE) is currently the engineering skills and tor of energy markets and data quality Booz Allen Hamilton in San Diego. He Erik Loftis (EE) is an active duty cap- leader of the Supply Chain Continuous development of the at EnerNOC, where he is responsible for D OM INGUEZ CARL O S Chris Smith (EE) has been working works to support overseas Navy net- tain in the United States Marine Corps, Improvement and Supplier Development whole person. the management of demand response at Northrop Grumman for 12 years. He works with the establishment of more currently deployed to Afghanistan and Department at Goodrich Aerostructures, We are dedicated to portfolios that reduce energy usage Mark Heffernan (EE) and his wife, and his wife, Melanie, celebrated their rigorous systems engineering and con- serving as an advisor to the Afghan based in Chula Vista, Calif. The job requires innovative teaching, when dispatched by the grid operators Jenni, are welcoming their second fifth wedding anniversary this year and figuration management practices. He Uniform Police in Helmand Province. that she travel about half the time to differ- meaningful scholarship across North America, the United King- baby girl in November. enjoy spending time with their two lit- and his wife just welcomed their second ent Goodrich sites and suppliers. This has dom, Australia and New Zealand. His tle girls, Presley and Aubrey. son, Lincoln, in April 2012. In their “free” Brian Momeyer (EE) passed the and compassionate service. afforded her the opportunity to work with wife, Lorrie, and daughter, Alex, are both Sally Mahdavi (EE) completed the time, the DeCaprios operate Papercut United States Patent and Trademark people from a variety of different cultures in college pursuing their bachelor de- Executive Perspectives for Scientists & Invites, specializing in customized Office bar to become a patent agent. and see many parts of the world that she grees. Lorrie is attending Bridgewater Engineers Diploma at the University of printed products for weddings, parties He is now a patent agent at Qualcomm never thought she would have the State University majoring in criminal jus- California, San Diego, in May 2012. and other special occasions. in San Diego. chance to see and experience. tice with a minor in political science, while Alex finished her first year at Northeast- Ika Santoso (ISYE) is based in Ja- [2005] [2006] Nathan Roberts (EE) received an ern studying behavioral neuroscience. karta, Indonesia, and works at Bank Erin Fullinwider Alex (EE) is Tolu Abe (ISYE) has completed her MS in electrical engineering from the Uni- Central Asia where she is a credit card working to establish a new Los Angeles first year in the University of Washing- versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 2011. He

Derek Kranig (EE) is living in Ham E M PEN O DANIEL unit business officer. On May 5, 2012, branch of AMA Consulting Engineers, a ton’s PhD program in industrial and sys- is now a PhD candidate at the University Lake, Minn. He went to Haiti in August she married Ferdinan Marlim at Holy building service engineering firm. The tems engineering. She currently has a of Michigan studying low power RFIC de- 2012 on a mission trip with his church Ricardo Valerdi (EE) is an associate Family Catholic Church in Jakarta. firm’s biggest project is the new Univer- research assistantship in partnership sign. He is engaged to Michelle Chen. delivering water to families and visiting professor of systems and industrial en- sal City Broadcast Center, which will be with Health Alliance International, an orphanage as well as a home for the gineering at the University of Arizona in Alika Vasper (EE) and Michella home to NBC News. Last year, she mar- where she is developing a simulation- [2007] elderly. He has been an engineer with Tucson, Ariz. In the summer of 2012, he Reyes Vasper (EE) welcomed a new ried Christopher Alex in Founders Chapel. based decision-making tool to help Ali Almatrouk (EE) is CEO of Mak- So nic o Innovative Laser Technologies in Min- was a visiting fellow at the University of addition to their family, a baby boy He is an architect currently working on health care management improve re- ers, Inc. in Kuwait. He founded the com-

neapolis for seven years. South Australia. He authors a quarterly named Eli Hokuokalani, in March. J acl y n the new Disneyland resort in Shanghai. source allocation in the Sofala Province pany in 2009. (See story on page 12.)

14 usd engineer fall 2012 15 class notes class of 2012

Hunter Barns (ISYE) is currently [2008] program, he changes jobs and compa- are currently supporting the LPD 23 In 2012, USD’s School of Engineering conferred diplomas to 44 students, making it serving in the Yokosuka, Japan-based Chris Neithardt (ME) received his nies within United Technologies. His USS Anchorage and LPD 25 USS Somer- Submarine Group Seven directing oper- MS in mechanical engineering from first rotation is planned for Sikorsky Air- set naval ships. one of our largest graduating classes ever. The class was comprised of 14 electrical ational support for U.S. and allied sub- UCLA and began work at Glenair Inc., craft in Stratford, Conn. marines deployed in the Far East and an aerospace manufacturing company engineers (EEs), 11 industrial and systems engineers (ISYEs) and 19 mechanical Middle East. He has been an officer in specializing in high performance con- Megan Menconi (ISYE) was recently engineers (MEs). Here’s what some of them have been up to since graduation: the U.S. Navy since graduation and has nectors and harnesses, in Glendale, Calif. promoted to International Trade been deployed in locations far and near. He is a manufacturing engineer in Compliance Manager at Hamilton He is studying toward an MS in engi- the advanced prototype harnessing Sundstrand and moved to Boston. Julie Birch (EE) is a hardware Michael Rios (EE) is an electrical

neering management from Old Domin- division. He married Emily Latronico ’08 She and fiancé Wesley Rothman M END O ZA engineer on the Corporate Engineer- engineer at SAIC, but this fall he will be ion University. in August 2012. will be married in Lucca, Italy, in ing Hardware Team at Qualcomm in attending graduate school to continue September 2012. San Diego. studying electrical engineering at the

Scott Cuzner (ME) married Mallory and MO LINA University of Wisconsin, Madison. Miller in Newport Beach, Calif., in June Jarrod Pitts (ME) is a power plant Brandon Blom (ME) is working on 2012. Mallory and Scott met while study- developer at Tenaska in Dallas. Averi Thomas (ME) graduated with thermal analysis, product design and Jenna Rohrbacker (ME) is a ing abroad in Sydney, Australia, during a Master of Science in mechanical engi- acoustic analysis as an engineer at mechanical designer for Dufoe their junior year. They live in Redondo Karl Riesen (EE) recently was pro- neering from Stanford University. Qualcomm in San Diego. Consulting Engineer Inc. in San Diego. Beach, Calif. Scott works for Neutroge- moted to principal applications engi- na as a senior supply chain planner. neer at Western Digital in Irvine, Calif. [2011] Jenni Boles (EE) is an electrical Mackenzie Sparks (ME) is a He has begun studies toward an MBA Allison Harms (EE) finished her integration engineer at General systems engineer for Raytheon

Benjamin Fieman (ISYE) has start- NEITHARDT CHRIS at the University of California, Irvine. first year at Hastings College of the Law. Atomics Aeronautical in Poway, Calif. Integrated Defense System’s Expedi- ed his own bikini company, Kaimana She is enjoying her classes and being tionary Warfare Center in San Diego, Beachwear. Go to www.kaimanabeach- Adam “AJ” Purdy (ISYE) graduat- [2010] back in San Francisco. She is currently Ryan Boufford (ME) is an energy working on ship self-defense systems wear.com. ed from California State University, Vincent Atofau (ME) is a proposal interning at Garteiser Honea, a small IP engineer at Itron in the San Diego area. for the U.S. Navy. Monterey Bay, with an MS in coastal analyst at Northrop Grumman in Los law firm. At Hastings, Allison has won Mark Kondrat (ISYE) returned watershed science and policy earlier Angeles, Calif. His two children, daugh- a CALI Award and a Wikin Award for Allen Cadreau (EE) is an engineer Renee Thomashow (ISYE) is a from deployment on the USS McClusky. this year and was accepted to pursue a ter Lo’ani and son Noah, are keeping being the top of her class in writing. at Indian Energy, LLC, in San Diego. subcontracts administrator for the His crew was successful in interdicting doctorate in the Earth System Science him fit. She also was awarded for top brief in F/A-18 at Northrop Grumman in El more than $125 million in illegal nar- program at the University of California, her moot court class. Julio Dejesus (ISYE) is a quality Segundo, Calif. cotics as part of Operation Martillo. He Irvine. He will be in the Hydrology and Patrick Boensel (ISYE) is in the engineer at L-3 Communications in is going to be stationed in Coronado, Climate Research Group. U.S. Navy and finishing advanced heli- Jeff Inlow (ME) is a research and San Diego. Jeff Trial (ME) accepted a position Calif., as an instructor pilot in the new copter training in Pensacola, Fla. He will development engineer with MicroVen- as an engineer assisting the capacitor MH-60R helicopter. He is looking for- [2009] marry fiancée Christina Hayes in Sep- tion in Tustin, Calif. Bethany Dimas (ME) is an ap- and radiation monitoring systems ward to being home with wife Brittney, Spencer Anderson (ME) is study- tember 2012 in Virginia. plications engineer at Flowserve in groups at General Atomics Electronics dog Keanu, and cat Baxter. ing at MIT in Cambridge, Mass., as Sam Levine (ISYE) is with Hamilton Los Angeles. Systems Inc. in San Diego, Calif.

a fellow in the Leaders for Global Justin Hall (ISYE) is hiking the Pa- Sundstrand Power Systems in San Diego, GARCIA LUIS Colin Porterfield (ME) is a produc- Operations program. It is a dual-degree cific Crest Trail. He was last heard from where she recently took a position Andrew Disotell (ISYE) is an Colby Trudeau (EE) is a hardware tion supervisor at Flowserve in Los Ange- program leading to both an MBA from at mile 903... see www.jhallll.blogspot. in operations. industrial engineer I at General San Diego. This fall, he’s planning to Roy Leyrer (ISYE) is a program engineer on the Corporate Engineer- les. In his work, he supervises a team the Sloan School of Management and com for updates. Atomics Aeronautical Systems. begin studies toward a Master of quality engineer at Hamilton Sund- ing Hardware Team at Qualcomm in of machinists, mechanics and welders an SM in mechancial engineering from David Leyva (ME) is a mechanical Science in wireless embedded systems strand Power Systems in San Diego. San Diego. repairing centrifugal equipment, such as MIT School of Engineering. Kelty Lanham (EE) has been ac- engineer for Transaction Printhead Robert Driggers (EE) is a software at University of California, San Diego, pumps and mechanical seals. He is hap- cepted into U.S. Navy jet pilot training Group, TPG, a dot matrix printhead engineer at Lockheed Martin in while he continues at Cubic. Anthony McConnell-Collins (EE) Anthony Van Der Zee (ISYE) is pily enjoying life in Redondo Beach, Calif. Omar Damluji (ISYE) is studying and has moved to Meridian, Miss. He company in San Diego. Boulder, Colo. is a software engineer at KAB Laborato- currently a second lieutenant in the toward a juris doctor (JD) from Califor- hopes to move back to California to fly Cristina Leon Heredia (EE) is an ries in San Diego. United States Marine Corps at nia Western School of Law. He has F/A-18s. Chris Steward (EE) is a radar Joseph Ellis (EE) is an electrical entry associate at Aon Risk Services Quantico, Va. passed the U.S. Patent and Trademark signal processing engineer at Science engineer specializing in communications in Los Angeles. James O’Hara (ME) is a mechanical Office bar and is now a registered Neil Lum (ME) has been promoted Applications International Corpora- engineering at MITRE in San Diego. engineer with General Atomics Andrea Warren (ISYE) is a patent agent. to quality engineer for Cobham Com- tion (SAIC). In fall 2012, he begins This fall, he plans to begin full-time Chayne Johnson (ISYE) is a Aeronautical Systems in San Diego. subcontracts administrator for Tactical posite Products in San Diego. graduate studies in electrical engi- graduate study at Columbia University subcontracts administrator for the Unmanned Systems (TUMS) for LTJG Ben Hunter (ME) is finishing neering at the University of California, in electrical engineering, specializing Broad. Area Maritime Surveillance William O’Quinn (ME) is an ensign Northrop Grumman in Rancho up a tour with Naval Mobile Construc- Veronica Molina (ISYE) and Tif- Santa Barbara. in image recognition. (BAMS) and Globalhawk program at in the U.S. Navy. Bernardo, Calif. tion Battalion 4. He spent nine months fany Mendoza (ISYE ’11) are Northrop Grumman in Rancho in Afghanistan last year. In December currently working with Raytheon Com- Casey Weiss (ME) recently became Jayme Ross Eva (ME) was accepted Bernardo, Calif. Aaron Paxton (EE) is a technical Clark Yin (ME) is doing biochemis- 2012, he will begin his next tour with pany based in San Diego. They have a a design engineer in the R&D Irons into the Disney College Program. sales engineer at Texas Instruments try research while he prepares to apply the Civil Engineer Corps in Virginia. temporary duty offsite assignment Group at TaylorMade Golf Company in Brandon Kopinski (EE) is an in Dallas, Texas. for medical school. providing engineering support for the Carlsbad, Calif. He is very excited for Matt Gigli (EE and CS) is an electrical engineer working on Stephen McGee (ME) has joined Navy’s LPD 17 Class ships under con- this opportunity and looks forward to embedded software engineer for the circuit board design and testing Anthony Reisch (ME) is a Tay Young (ISYE) is a warranty and United Technologies’ Operational Lead- struction in New Orleans at the Hun- learning more about design and the ground combat training systems at Teledyne Advanced Pollution consulting engineer with Volt Workforce returns engineer for Skullcandy Inc. in

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