Post on 16-Dec-2015
Sarah “Sallen” Allen
PM / Analyst at Modus21, LLC
Interests – Dance (Hip-Hop), Karate, Catholic Young Adult group, Volunteering
Since Olin, I’ve become an aunt for the 5th time and drafted my Bucket List!
I miss THE PEOPLE most about Olin – but I don’t miss the snow.
I signed up to be a member of a breakdance crew. Wish me luck!
Charleston, SC
Simone Sequeira
First year at the KaosPilots in Denmark
Still interested in design thinking and social entrepreneurship
Recent paradigm shift during rush hour in Copenhagen: bikes are a form of transportation
Aarhus, Denmark
Ruth Hunter, 2008Carpinteria, CA
Engineer / analyst at NGAS Astro Aerospace
Soon to take lead on dynamic / kinematic modeling for SMAP reflector at work
My non-work time has been filled with reading, teasing the cats, more reading, and numerous attempts at gardening… with haphazard results.
Morgan Boes
Human Dynamics and Controls Lab– Working on compact pneumatic
AFO Since Olin I completed my
masters degree and have been continuing to work towards my PhD + MD.
From Olin, I miss being able to chat with my professors
I stay busy playing my French horn and directing the handbell choir at church
Urbana, Illinois
Demonstrating a miniature hydraulic excavator
(Part of the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power)
Major Research Project: Portable Pneumatic Powered
Ankle-Foot Orthosis – working to use for stroke
rehabilitation
Bennett Chabot
Working for Linder on ADE: Morocco
Moved to SF Looking for work in
sustainability
San Francisco, CA
Janet Tsai
Grad Student at CU-Boulder, Mechanical
Still teaching yoga too Since Olin I go outside
more I miss everyone most about
Olin The reunion was a blast.
Now I’m on the summer book committee so hit me up with your book suggestions!
Boulder, CO
Mike Taylor
Research Staff / PhD student, Robotics Institute at CMU
Doing design work in Haiti and tackling Big Data problems related to air quality
Since Olin, I earned an M.S. in Robotics and designed a new type of actuator for robotic legs
Olin: I miss the zebra lounge
Travel agenda for the summer: Haiti, Italy, Rwanda, Uganda
Pittsburgh, PA
Evan Morikawa
Founder, Proximate Dev | UX | E! | D! Since leaving Olin
I’ve been self professionally unemployed
Boston, MA
•Programmer at Google•Climbing (not enough),
Reddit (too much)•Life is good!•Miss being as much of
a night-owl as I once was
Sam FreilichSomerville, MA
Julia Buck
PhD Student at Texas A&M University
Received Master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences
Started playing Vampire: The Requiem
I miss the tight knit community at Olin
Bryan, Texas
Erin McCusker Satwicz
Consultant at BCG focusing in Global Health org and strategies
Almost done with Duke Cross-Continent MBA!– Visited 8 new countries
Elected the OAA's first President
Jeff and I bought a new house!
Waltham, MA
Susan Fredholm Murphy ‘06
Still consulting on sustainability and LCA at PE International
Adopted Nilo last July
Honored to be given a look at Olin from a new perspective on the Board of Trustees!
Quincy, MA
Alyssa Levitz, 2011
PM at Microsoft Becoming outdoorsy.
Seattle doesn’t have mosquitoes!
Since Olin, I have visited 8 countries
I miss dorm life most about Olin
Seattle, WA
David Stamp
Finishing M.S. MechE - Colo. School of Mines
High School Nordic Ski Coach
Moving to Anchorage AK this summer!
Golden CO / Casper WY
Got engaged to Francys Scott in March
Moving back to Boston for 2 years this September
Shooting my 3rd feature film, Todd Lucas: Singer/Songwriter this summer in San Diego
OAC Treasurer
Kevin TostadoSan Diego, CA
Maria Firstenberg
SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
Graduating!(And green infrastructure design, especially rain gardens.)
Since Olin I began working on a Masters degree and, more recently, have been hiking around western MA every chance I get.
I miss the amazing community and the “shoot for the starts” attitude on projects most about Olin.
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Syracuse, NY & Littleton, MA
Mikell Taylor
Moving this weekend to the UK to join my fiancé Nick
After 2 years in the UK we’re off to Australia for a few years
Still working for Bluefin Robotics, even after the move, so I’ll be back to visit
I now might even have time to get a “hobby”!
En route to Plymouth, England
Casey Canfield ‘10
PhD Student in Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University
Since Olin I adopted a cat
I miss hanging out with the HPV team – congrats on the success in Grove City!
Pittsburgh, PA
Spike Curtis
Just moved to the Bay Area!
Working at Palantir Technologies
So grateful to be near Oliners again
Reintroducing the bowtie to California
Palo Alto, CA
Cheryl Danner (Inouye) ‘06
Current job: Still a Systems Engineer for Raytheon– But now in the field!
Current top interest: delicious Japanese food
Since Olin, I’ve been slowly learning to be less shy
I miss the old, familiar faces most about Olin
Aomori-ken, Japan
Sakura festival at Hirosaki Sadly, no sakura trees at work
Sara Wheeland
PhD Candidate at UC San Diego
All kinds of baking – and EM research
Since Olin I was blessed with a beautiful baby girl.
I miss hanging out at 3am with really awesome people.
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San Diego, CA
Yiyang Li
Stanford University: Materials Science and Engineering
Renewable energy: solar fuels and batteries
Since Olin, I continue avoiding the real world
I miss professors who are so dedicated to project-based teaching
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Palo Alto, CA
Eamon Doyle, ‘09
Biomed. Eng. PhD at University of Southern California
Rock climbing and running
Since Olin I sold all of my Volvos
I most miss all my Olin friends.
I’m trying to travel more!
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Los Angeles, CA
Bill Dvorak
Algorithm Platform Manager @ TopCoder
Searching for sailing buddies on the Charles
I’ve been traveling a bit to Europe, and visiting Olin friends in the States
I miss projects with friends, creating tangible products
Arlington, MA
Joe Funke
Currently attending Stanford University
Since Olin I have been working on ‘Shelley’, an autonomous race car
I miss the dining hall most about Olin: a daily opportunity to connect with the very cool people that make Olin what it is (and the food was far better than what I cook)
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Palo Alto, CA
Catherine E. Murphie Hall
Engineering solutions to unique, crazy problems on a daily basis– Awesome job– Thanks, Olin, for making me
the ideal candidate Ed and I are working through
the very long home to-do list Five years post-grad, I finally
put up a Christmas tree LASIK was money well spent Why don’t more of you move
down to the DC area? ;-)
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Chantilly, VA
Simon Helmore
Mechanical Engineer at General Compression
Hiking all of NH’s 4000+ ft mountains
Baking delicious bread - Challah!
Traveled to Southeast Asia
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Somerville, MA
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Katie Kavett
I finally made my off-Broadway debut, on a show that the NY Times raved about.
Also: the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, multiple awards shows, a few festivals, and lots of off-off-Broadway shows
Still love stage managing, still love impressing theater people with my engineering smarts
New York City
Carmella (Molly) McCormack
Ask me what a radome is! (or a pas de cheval)
Lately, I’ve been busing it to NYC on weekends for top notch ballet classes.
I miss seeing and talking to my friends every day…
I can’t believe Dewey will turn 5 this summer!
Waltham, Ayer, Melrose, MA
Polina A. Segalova
Current job: medical device engineer
Current top interest: enjoying the Cali life
Since Olin I… got a Ph.D. and a husband
I miss …. my classmates most about Olin
Bay Area, CA
Stephen J. Longfield, Jr.
PhD - Cornell University
Working on Async Computing
Since Olin I’ve learned how to motorcycle, joined a band, and continued to learn
Oliners are always the thing I will miss most about Olin
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Ithaca, NY
Tiana Veldwisch
Product Innovation Manager at athenahealth
Pursuing MBA at MIT Sloan in the fall
Ran my 1st half-marathon last summer and 2 more Tough Mudders since!
I miss random Olin dining hall conversations
Boston, MA
Ash Walker
Still a Telemetry Engineer at ULA. Now getting polled for terminal count readiness
Over halfway through a Masters in Engineering and picked up another FIRST robotics team
Since Olin I…..started drinking coffee
I miss …. having people to do problem sets with late at night and a machine shop
< --- That’s Walter– Yes, people look at you funny when
you slip and scream “Franklin Walter Olin” across the dog park
He was actually named after an astronaut
Highlands Ranch, CO
Alex WheelerTemecula, CA
Still doing quality control of explosives and ammo for the Navy
Will graduate with a Masters in Systems Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in June
Outside of work/school I mainly play with my Corgi & Border Collie or hang out at Disneyland
I can’t wait to do fun stuff again since full time work and school owned my life!
Come visit sunny Southern California!
Jerzy Wieczorek
U.S. Census Bureau: counting poor kids,making interactive graphs, teaching workshops
Throwing food in the air, convincing folks to try lard
I miss Oliners’ approach of “How do we make it happen?” instead of “Here’s why it can’t happen”
Washington, DC
Cody Wheeland
Senior Engineer at Qualcomm
Promoting wireless power solutions for the masses
Since Olin I got married and had a kid.
I miss the close-knit Olin community.
San Diego, CA