spring 2015 pitt co-op newsletter

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COOPERATIVE EDUCATION SPRING 2015 You might be noticing a couple of new faces in the co-op office. LeeAnn Falcon joined our team as our Program Administrator back in September of 2014. LeeAnn has stepped in and has just been a tremendous help to our program and I am sure to all of you. LeeAnn previously spent several years working at Pitt but also has a background in events planning. So, for all of you who attended our wonderful dinner in December, you can thank LeeAnn for the beautiful touches. We also are enjoying the enthusiasm and professionalism of Benedetta Khoury, our first graduate assistant from the School of Education! Bene works about 20 hours per week and we don’t know where we would be without her. If you are in need of a resume critique, mock interview, or even want a special company called on your behalf, feel free to ask for Bene at the front desk. Our last fall term was quite a busy one! Our placements were up over 28% from the fall of 2013. We have almost 300 students currently working all over the country and even a couple of students abroad! Co-op Notes and News Benedetta Khoury and LeeAnn Falcon University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Engineering Technology, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Zimmer, Warsaw, Ind. Nicholson Construction, Pittsburgh, Pa. DiGioa & Associates, Pittsburgh, Pa. Tindall Corporation, Spartanburg, S.C. Nestle, Inc., Chicago, Ill. PVE Sheffler, Pittsburgh, Pa. NetApp, Cranberry Twp, Pa. Omnyx, Pittsburgh, Pa. Select International, Pittsburgh, Pa. Northeastern University, Boston, Mass. VA Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa. Deloitte, Pittsburgh, Pa. Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, Pa. We are also excited to report that because of the USAirways/American Airlines merger, that we have our first co-op with American Airlines in Tulsa, Okla. Pitt co-ops are again being recognized nationally! Gian-Gabriel Garcia, our Co-op Student of the Year, won the 2014 National Intern of the Year Award through the Cooperative and Experiential Education Division of the American Society of Engineering Education. Gian was honored at last week’s Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration that was held in Palm Springs, California. Simeon Saunders, Academic Counselor and Program Coordinator for the Excel Program was also in attendance. It is a great time for Pitt Co-op!!! Co-op on the Road Chris Frankovic visited the UPJ campus on January 29th. She met with the freshmen and also upper classmen to present information on Pitt co-op. Maureen Barcic visited the Bradford campus on January 27th to discuss the upcoming co-op fair and resume writing. We have great participation in the program from these two campuses. continued on next page We welcome some of our newer employers, including: Gian-Gabriel Garcia with Dean Gerald Holder

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Page 1: Spring 2015 Pitt Co-op Newsletter

COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONSPRING 2015

You might be noticing a couple of new faces in the co-op office. LeeAnn Falcon joined our team as our Program Administrator back in September of 2014. LeeAnn has stepped in and has just been a tremendous help to our program and I am sure to all of you. LeeAnn previously spent several years working at Pitt but also has a background in events planning. So, for all of you who attended our wonderful dinner in December, you can thank LeeAnn for the beautiful touches.

We also are enjoying the enthusiasm and professionalism of Benedetta Khoury, our first graduate assistant from the School of Education! Bene works about 20 hours per week and we don’t know where we would be without her. If you are in need of a resume critique, mock interview, or even want a special company called on your behalf, feel free to ask for Bene at the front desk.

Our last fall term was quite a busy one! Our placements were up over 28% from the fall of 2013. We have almost 300 students currently working all over the country and even a couple of students abroad!

Co-op Notes and News

Benedetta Khoury and LeeAnn Falcon

University of PittsburghSwanson School of Engineering Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and SciencesEngineering Technology, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

Zimmer, Warsaw, Ind.

Nicholson Construction, Pittsburgh, Pa.

DiGioa & Associates, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Tindall Corporation, Spartanburg, S.C.

Nestle, Inc., Chicago, Ill.

PVE Sheffler, Pittsburgh, Pa.

NetApp, Cranberry Twp, Pa.

Omnyx, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Select International, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Northeastern University, Boston, Mass.

VA Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Deloitte, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, Pa.

We are also excited to report that because of the USAirways/American Airlines merger, that we have our first co-op with American Airlines in Tulsa, Okla.

Pitt co-ops are again being recognized nationally! Gian-Gabriel Garcia, our Co-op Student of the Year, won the 2014 National Intern of the Year Award through the Cooperative and Experiential Education Division of the American Society of Engineering Education. Gian was honored at last week’s Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration that was held in Palm Springs, California. Simeon Saunders, Academic Counselor and Program Coordinator for the Excel Program was also in attendance. It is a great time for Pitt Co-op!!!

Co-op on the RoadChris Frankovic visited the UPJ campus on January 29th. She met with the freshmen and also upper classmen to present information on Pitt co-op. Maureen Barcic visited the Bradford campus on January 27th to discuss the upcoming co-op fair and resume writing. We have great participation in the program from these two campuses.

continued on next page

We welcome some of our newer employers, including:

Gian-Gabriel Garcia with Dean Gerald Holder

Page 2: Spring 2015 Pitt Co-op Newsletter

COOPERATIVE EDUCATION

Westinghouse Electric Company named 2014 Co-op Employer of the Year Each year the Cooperative Education Program solicits nominations for Outstanding Co-op Employer from faculty and students. The criteria are a sustained commitment to the co-op program and its students. We had several nominations this year and of course many outstanding employers in our co-op program, so it is always difficult to select just one. We are very happy to announce, however, that Westinghouse Electric Company has been named as the Swanson School of Engineering’s Outstanding Cooperative Education Employer for 2014.

Our first co-op placement at Westinghouse was in the Fall of 1998. Since then, 82 students have accepted co-op positions with Westinghouse, spanning several degree areas. Many have gone to work full time for Westinghouse after graduation. There are a number of reasons why Westinghouse has been chosen this year. One, of course, is the sustainability and true partnership they have shared with the University of Pittsburgh. Another is the true commitment they have made to our program, even when times were lean. Despite the fact that Westinghouse also hosts a large internship program, they have stayed active with co-op for all of those students hired. Our students do meaningful work, and thrive professionally. Westinghouse has also been a strong partner, not just with co-op, but to the entire Swanson School of Engineering, supporting our nuclear program, our facilities, and our students.

Barbara Delgado completed three rotations at Acutronic USA as a Co-Op student through the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering. Acutronic USA is a project-oriented, small company (~50 employees), and it requires each engineer to be involved in all aspects of a project. During Ms. Delgado’s third rotation, she travelled to Korea with two Acutronic USA engineers to refurbish, integrate and test a complex hydraulic simulator. Ms. Delgado proved to be a valuable member of the engineering group during her Co-Op rotations, and Acutronic USA extended Ms. Delgado a job offer upon graduation. Ms. Delgado will join Acutronic USA in the fall of 2015 as a full-time Controls Engineer. In addition, Ms. Delgado plans to pursue a Master’s degree in Systems and Control Engineering.” Nick Wichowski, Chief Electrical, Systems & Control Engineer, ACUTRONIC USA, Inc.

Co-op Students Recognized at the 2014 Reception and Dinner

Graduating seniors were honored at the 2014 Senior Recognition Reception and Dinner held on Friday, December 5, 2014, at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association in Oakland. Students who completed all co-op rotations received recognition from Dr. Gerald Holder, U.S. Steel Dean of Engineering. The upcoming graduates and their families, in addition to faculty and co-op employers, attended the event. Maureen Barcic, Cooperative Education Director, highlighted the accomplishments of the program for the 2013-2014 academic year, noting the new graduate co-op program and the largest number of student participants ever. Dean Holder awarded each senior with a Certificate of Completion from the co-op program. Ms. Barcic and Dean Holder awarded the 2014 Co-op Employer of the Year to Westinghouse Electric Company. Joe Kennedy, Director of Talent Sourcing, Mobility, Rewards, and Retention graciously accepted on the company’s behalf. Student awards were also presented to acknowledge the co-ops’ successes in their work, academics and communities. The award winners were:

Co-op Student of the Year:Gian-Gabriel P. Garcia Industrial Engineering Universal Electric

Co-op Student of the Year Finalist:Oren S. Lawit Chemical Engineering Exxon Mobil

Co-op Student of the Year Honorable Mentions:Molly C. Finn, Bioengineering, Bayer Consumer Healthcare

Shane P. Kelleher, Mechanical Engineering, Mine Safety Appliances

Aaron M. Lenzi, Mechanical Engineering, Vocollect by Honeywell

Alexander R. Sieman, Electrical Engineering, General Electric Energy Management Inc.

Michael A. Sivak, Civil Engineering, Mascaro Construction

The Co-op Program would like to thank the students, their families, co-op employers, faculty, and staff for attending the dinner event. Cooperative Education takes pride in the students’ accomplishments and values the support of its employer partners.

Dean Holder with Joe Kennedy

Simeon Saunders, academic counselor for Excel Program, Gian-Gabriel Garcia, ASEE/CEED Intern of the Year and Maureen Barcic, director co-op program in Palm Springs, Calif.

Kevin Williams with parents

Dean Holder with awardee Molly Finn

Maureen Barcic with Mohan Wans

Ben Guise flanked by his father and Dean Holder

Page 3: Spring 2015 Pitt Co-op Newsletter

COOPERATIVE EDUCATION

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution. Published in cooperation with the Department of Communications Services. DCS99961-0215

University of PittsburghSwanson School of EngineeringCooperative Education Program

152D Benedum Hall412-624-9826www.engineering.pitt.edu/coop/

Co-op StaffMaureen [email protected]

Chris FrankovicAssociate [email protected]

LeeAnn FalconProgram [email protected]

BioengineeringKimberly P. DaloiseMolly C. FinnMichael T. GriffinMatthew F. GrzywinskiKatelyn J. LougheryLindsay A. NelsonStephanie N. QuatchakBrianna N. RobertsAlexandrea R. RopertiSnehal N. Sawlani

Civil and Environmental EngineeringNathan D. BechAdam J. BertonaschiMatthew E. BettsAlexandria M. CarolanDonald P. CunninghamTolulope A. DayoRyan W. FergusonRachel Emily FosterHannah C. GiacominRachel C. HalbedlNicholas A. HartmanJames R. HelmigDouglas R. KoppMarquis L. McEwenJoseph B. NeubertSteven T. OldratiJoshua I. OlszewskiBrianna R. PinckneyChristopher M. Pogue-GeileVincent P. ScarpaMichael A. SivakDaniel T. StittShirley H. TangDaniel P. ThabaultShawn A. TurnerAlexander S. WolfeCory B. WyffelsTyler J. Zak

Chemical and Petroleum EngineeringMatthew M. AbramsonEvan D. AndersonJoseph L. AndrosRobert F. BriggsFareed R. Caldwell

Domenic Del NanoJoshua G. DiBucciScott A. FrankertDavid H. FultonElizabeth R. GattoMatthew A. GettyLaura E. GreeleyBryan J. HenchirMaia S. HoffmannJonathan D. HughesPranathi KakiOren S. LawitAleigh B. LegereMichael P. McGovernOleg Michael MykhaylivRyan J. OddoKristin A. OsinskiSarah E. PacheskyMallori M. PhersonMichael N. RutiglianoNicole M. SalamachaKatrina E. SedlockStephen D. ShawKevin W. VoseLinzi D. Webster

Computer EngineeringZachary J. AlbertMuneeb R. AlviLeonard S. AronsonCollin P. BarthJason A. Cole-O’LearyAndrew W. CroulConor D. FreelandBenjamin A. GuiseNathaniel W. HachtenLogan KauschBen A. KerestanMichael B. KudlatyBrian T. LitzingerJohlize M. McNeilRyan S. MertzShalin P. ModiBrendan A. QuayKeith J. PayneMario G. PongiboveNicholas A. ReiterStephen T. RuzziniNicholas J. SchnurDeirdre V. Sweeney

Kirsten M. TaingJames T. VentoBenjamin J. WernerDrew A. WinfieldJared A. Zaldonis

Computer ScienceCameron M. BuckCorey M. ClericAllison B. CrawfordWilliam EnglerJoseph B. GelpiMark A. KlaraRyan A. McDonaldVirginia J. MulkyCoriano M. RocchioMatthew J. RubelJeremy D. SchanzCaleb A. ShaferMichael J. StinsonKyle T. WetheraldCody J. Whited

Electrical EngineeringEric J. AmorosoDavid A. ArisumiSteven N. BakerDaniel J. BowersAndrew R. BulmanTianyang ChenBarbara T. DelgadoCody HouckHerve NyirinkwayaSofia Gadea OmelchenkoKieran A. PeleauxBrendan P. RodgersAlexander R. SiemanCody M. SvecMohan WangGregory P. Zielinski

Engineering ScienceMichael P. Bollenbacher

Engineering TechnologyBenjamin E. Sandford

Industrial EngineeringOmar M. AbdelkarimBrynn C. AljoeIan G. AmatettiGiancarlo F. BinandoChristopher A. BistlineStephan G. ChessaJake L. ColoneyStephen L. ConoverAndrew G. DelGrossoAntonio C. DeshieldsNicholas J. DryslewskiJonathan D. FakoSean P. FlanaganGregory J. FriendGian-Gabriel P. GarciaErin E. GramlingDaniel N. GreimMatthew J. HenslerMercedes V. HoeftTyler J. HorganShane P. IrelandMarcus G. JordanAlexander R. JoyceRodney M. KizitoCameron T. LanceMegan E. MunroeMarcel D. MatosNaomi S. RybeckTaylor C. SchubertAdam D. SillsAdam J. SnopkoMichael C. SpahnDavid L. ViningKerra A. Young

Information SciencesWilliam A. Griffin

Mechanical EngineeringFernando Aguirre-PetrilliStephen M. BakerBrandon L. BarceloJon O. BellowsSamuel BuciorNathan D. BudnyRyan M. ByrneJoshua L. CarterJeremy H. CosmatosPatrick R. Coval

Elizabeth M. CraigMatthew J. DelaneyEric A. DeedsRyan N. DohnDustin J. DombrowskiMatthew A. EganPaige Elizabeth FernaldJustin E. FleischmannKyle FragassiJason A. GallettaJuan Menandro GonzalesJoseph T. GrunkleeKevin J. HalpinPramod S. JacobNathan Robert JonesKenneth J. KalbZachary S. KauffmanShane P. KelleherAaron M. LenziXin (Ivy) LiJoshua Thomas LoebigJordan R. LymanRobert D. MancineRyan M. MatthewsMichael C. McCluneNathaniel MentzerJohn S. MillerShroy Swarup MukerjeeAdam A. PereiraWyatt P. PerisseEric C. PriceWilliam C. Price

Mitchel J. RefoscoCaroline R. RepolaThomas A. ReussRussell D. RichardsAlexandra Cara SchroerJoshua B. SellingJoseph J. ShamlinRebecca W. SiegristEdward J. SilcoxJacob M. SnellThomas A. StimmelMark W. StrattonSean A. TomkoNino J. TommarelloStephen J. TruncaleMichelle N. UnderwoodShawn P. WallsDenise WiddowsonKevin P. WilliamsJeffrey D. Zak

2014 Co-op Certificate Recipients