College of Engineering Class Notes

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Muhamad Z. Bardaie 1974, Biological and Agricultural Engineering. B.S., Agricultural Engineering.
1976 M.S. Engineering. Now Vice Chancellor at University Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.

Carlos Jose Azanza 1981, Biological and Agricultural Engineering. MS, Food Engineering.
Retired from Kraft Foods, Inc. I just finished a Lean Six Sigma Course from Villanova University, PA. Next step is to get certified. Trying to open my consulting in manufacturing, strategy, Lean Six Sigma and supply chain optimization for small and medium CPG companies.

Eric Stimmann 1996, Biological and Agricultural Engineering. M.S., Biological and Agricultural Engineering.
Eric is an electrical engineer at Varian Medical Systems in Palo Alto, living in San Francisco.

Lori A. Chow 2001, Biological and Agricultural Engineering. B.S., Biological Systems Engineering.
A clinical systems engineer with St. Jude Medical Cardiac Rhythm in Sylmar, CA

Christine Ann Bui 2006, Biological and Agricultural Engineering. Bachelors of Science, Biological Systems Engineering.
Christine is a development associate for Geron in Menlo Park, CA.

Deborah Schenberger 2006, Biological and Agricultural Engineering. Ph.D., Biological Systems Engineering.
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering at the University of Portland. I have completed one year as a faculty member at the University of Portland, and I find it very rewarding. I'm setting up a biomechanics course with a lab that I will teach next year, and I'm still collaborating with Dr. Munish Gupta at UC Davis Medical Center on my spinal fusion research.

Matthew Doyle 2008, Biological and Agricultural Engineering. B.S., Biological Systems Engineering.
Matthew is an engineering recruiting consultant for Doyle & Associates in Cloverdale, CA. We are always looking for talented engineers with experience and a high GPA.

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Biomedical Engineering

Nicholas Snead 2006, Biomedical Engineering. B.S., Biomedical Engineering, biomolecular specialization.
I am enrolled in graduate school at the City of Hope, studying molecular biology.

Helena Ou 2007, Biomedical Engineering. B.S, Biomedical Engineering.
Employed as QA Assistant at Monogram Biosciences (recently purchased by LabCorp) in South San Francisco.

Jason Lin 2007, Biomedical Engineering. BS, Biomedical Engineering.
Currently looking for a position.

Joseph ChoKeung Li 2009, Biomedical Engineering. BS, Biomedical Engineering.
Working as a junior specialist for UC Davis Department of Pharmacology in Davis.

Avi Goodman 2009, Biomedical Engineering. BS, Biomedical Engineering.
Currently an investment bank analyst with Jeffries and Company in San Francisco

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Civil and Environmental Engineering

Paul A. Medved 1978, Civil and Environmental Engineering. BS, Civil Engineering.
Paul is currently working with the San Francisco BART.

Phil Risken 1978, Civil and Environmental Engineering. BS, Civil Engineering.
Recently took on a new role as Vice President, National Network Operations for Cricket Communications in San Diego, commuting from Walnut Creek. Wife, Jennifer Tim Risken,1980, Textile Design, continues to work as a fifth grade teacher at the Mount Diablo School District and their son Jacob is now a junior at Cal Poly SLO majoring in civil engineering.

Luis A. Medina 1989, Civil and Environmental Engineering. BS, Engineering.
Employed as an automation engineer at CSW in Petalumna.

William Bell 1991, Civil and Environmental Engineering. BS, Civil Engineering.
William is Vice President of Software Engineering at Grid Net in San Francisco, CA.

Todd B. Martin 1995, Civil and Environmental Engineering. Bachelors of Science, Civil Engineering.
Todd is the vice president of technology development at the Associated Press in San Francisco, CA.

John M. Winn 1996, Civil and Environmental Engineering. BS Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering.
John works for Manhard Consulting, Ltd., Vernon HIlls, IL, as a civil engineer.

Robb Leslie Robertson 1997, Civil and Environmental Engineering. BSCE, Civil Engineering.
Robb is President/CEO of RLRPE, Inc., Carmichal, Ca. "After working as a structural project engineer for several Sacramento firms, I started my own company, RLRPE, Inc., in March 2008. My wife and I have lived in Antelope for 17 years; we have 2 sons and a new baby girl, born in December, 2008."

Jennifer Nakayama 2000, Civil and Environmental Engineering. Master of Science, Civil Engineering.
Employed as Manager of Water Quality at Seaworld San Diego.

Keith Bauer 2001/2003, Civil and Environmental Engineering. 2001 Bachelor's/2003 Master's, Civil/Structural.
Keith is a structural engineer at Buehler and Buehler Structural Engineers, Inc. in Sacramento.

Aldrich R. Bautista 2002, Civil and Environmental Engineering. Bachlors of Science, Civil Engineering.
Aldrich has recently taken a position as associate civil engineer for the City of Vallejo, CA. He will be working on capital improvements in the engineering division of the public works department.

Adam Hayden Knox 2003, Civil and Environmental Engineering. BS, Civil Engineering.
Adam lives and works in Martinez, CA as a field engineer.

Andrew Louis Mittleman 2003, Civil and Environmental Engineering. BS, Civil Engineering.
Andrew works in Sacramento as a project manager for Jacobs Engineering.

Ryan Eugene Powers 2004, Civil and Environmental Engineering. BS, Civil Engineering.
After receiving my Professional Engineer License and L.E.E.D. Accreditation, I have decided to pursue a masters degree in business at the University of Southern California as a member of the class of 2011.

Alexander Ma 2008, Civil and Environmental Engineering. Bachelor's of Science, Civil Engineering.
Alexander works in Napa, CA as an assistant engineer for Riechers Spence and Associates.

Vinay Reddy 2008, Civil and Environmental Engineering. Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering.
Vinay works for Granite Construction Company, Inc. as a field engineer.

Jack Ryan Naylor 2008, Civil and Environmental Engineering. B.S., Civil Engineering.
After a 5-week break traveling around the West Coast, Jack will begin work as a water resources engineer at Mean & Hunt, Inc. in Sacramento.

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Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Leigh Noda 1972, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. BS, Chemical Engineering.
Leigh is self-employed as a consultant in energy products and production, Manhattan Beach. Left ARCO/BP in April 2000. Started freelance consulting in 2001 and never looked back. Been involved in a number of interesting new technologies and a project in Trinidad as well.

Debbie Hill (Hennigar) 1979, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. BS, Chemical Engineering.
Debbie is a professor at Sierra College in Rocklin, CA

Tom Kemp 1980, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. BS ChE, Chemical Engineering.
Tom works in process engineering designing oil refineries and chemical plants for Commonwealth Engineering in Houston, Texas.

Lisa Kinoshita (Yokoyama) 1980, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. B.S., Chemical Engineering.
Currently employed as a process controls engineer with ConocoPhillips in Rodeo, CA.

Thomas P. Bruguier 1983, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. BS Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.
Currently a Project Manager with the Clorox Company located in Oakland, CA

Richard Ogawa 1984, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. Chemical Engineering, BS.
Richard recently took an early retirement from his partnership duties at Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP in Palo Alto, CA to become the Chief Intellectual Property Counsel with Khosla Venture Companies.

Garrett Thomas Oakes 1995, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. B.S., Chemical Engineering.
Garrett is a sales engineer for EV Group in Tempe, Arizona.

Eliah Jareth Hamlin 2000, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. Bachelor of Sciences, Chemical Engineering.
Elijah is plant manager for Amy’s Kitchen in Santa Rosa.

Edward Arata 2004, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. MS, Material Science.
"After UCD I went on to get my Ph.D., also in Material Science, from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. After a short post doctoral research position I returned to the U.S. and have spent the last 6 months looking for an industry position. Please email about Ph.D. level Material Science positions." (Contact engr-comm@ucdavis.edu to connect with Edward Arata.)

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Computer Science

Philip O. Sorger 1984, Computer Science. BS, Computer Engineering / Software Development.
Videogame programmer since 1984. Gorgeous wife and 3 amazing kids. I'm hoping at least one goes to UCD!

Alan Kemmer 1995, Computer Science. B.S., Computer Science & Engineering.
Alan works for N.E.T. as a software engineering manager in Fremont, CA.

Ilya Vinogradsky 1995, Computer Science. BS, Computer Science & Engineering.
Ilya is CTO at SysIQ, Inc. San Francisco. Co-founded a small e-commerce services company in 2000. "Have been slowly growing it through ups and downs of the economy."

Ryan Fong 2000, Computer Science. BS, CS&E.
Ryan works as a senior software engineer for Trapeze Networks (part of Belden Co).

Payam Soleymani 2003, Computer Science. BS, Computer Science & Engineering.
Payam lives in San Francisco and works as Enterprise Representative for Adobe Systems

Alexander Garbutt 2006, Computer Science. BS, Computer Science Engineering.
Currently employed as a Senior Security Consultant for iSEC partners in San Francisco

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Department of Applied Science

Nishant Patel 2004, Department of Applied Science. B.S., Optical Science and Engineering.
Currently a graduate student in a masters program at the University of New Mexico.

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Electrical and Computer Engineering

Gary Ford 1967, Electrical and Computer Engineering. BS, Electrical Engineering.
Assumed a new position as Associate Vice Provost, Undergraduate Studies in January 2008. Responsibilities include serving as the director of Summer Sessions.

George Walker 1968, Electrical and Computer Engineering. BS, Electrical Engineering.
A business coach at Vistage in Rolling Hills Estates. After a long career with Unocal, George is building a coaching practice focused on small business owners. His clients learn how to take their businesses to the next level of revenue and profitability while working fewer hours with less stress.

David Martin 1971, Electrical and Computer Engineering. BS, Electrical Engineering.
David works for Otak, Inc. in Kirkland, WA as a senior project manager. Martin has completed his 30th year of transportation engineering in the Pacific Northwest, focusing on a wide variety of projects from rural trails to urban interstate highways.

Michael Mohr 1987, Electrical and Computer Engineering. BSEE, Electrical Engineering.
Michael works in Walnut Creek, CA as an engineer for Fresenius Medical Care.

Vansin C. Dokken 1992, Electrical and Computer Engineering. BS, Electrical Engineering.
A diplomat with the US State Department in Dulles, VA

Frank Mong 1997, Electrical and Computer Engineering. EECE, EECE.
Frank works as the vice president of marketing for Trend Micro in Cupertino, CA. Mong and his wife, Sandra, have a son, Dylan, and were expecting their second child in November, 2008.

Michael Moreno 1998, Electrical and Computer Engineering. BS, Electrical Engineering.
Miguel is an engineer with Intel. Engineering, especially UC Davis Engineering, prepares you to learn, think, do things you have always wanted to do. After traveling to Texas (Motorola), Phoenix, Europe and San Jose, I am now living in Folsom, CA.

Vince C. Nguyen 1999, Electrical and Computer Engineering. BS, Electrical Engineering.
Vince works for Agilent Technologies as a senior applications manager in Anaheim, CA.

Jeremy W. Webb 2000, Electrical and Computer Engineering. Bachelors, Electrical Engineering.
Jeremy is a senior digital hardware engineer for Centellax, Inc. in Santa Rosa, CA.

Robert Chen 2003, Electrical and Computer Engineering. BS, Electrical Engineering.
Working as a technical project manager for IBM Storage and Technology Group.

Irving Nam 2004, Electrical and Computer Engineering. B.S., Computer Engineering.
Currently employed with Hewlett Packard Company as a product marketing manager.

Trang Le 2005, Electrical and Computer Engineering. Bachelor's, Electrical Engineering.
works as a design electrical engineer for BAE Systems in Santa Clara, CA.

Eric Work 2007, Electrical and Computer Engineering. Masters, Electrical & Computer Engineering.
works for Soft Machines Inc. as a software engineer in Santa Clara, CA.

Nelson Haung 2007, Electrical and Computer Engineering. BS, Electrical Engineering.
Nelson works as a systems engineer for Brocade in San Jose, CA.

Kevin Ka Kei Leung 2009, Electrical and Computer Engineering. MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering.
is a product engineer at OmniVision Technologies Inc.

Zachary William Graham 2009, Electrical and Computer Engineering. BSEE, EE/CE.
I graduated in 2009 with a double major in Electrical and Computer Engineering. I'm finishing up a 6 month co-op at Cisco Systems and I'll be entering graduate school in January 2010.

Vladimir Glavtchev 2009, Electrical and Computer Engineering. Master's, Computer Engineering.
Currently employed with BMW in Palo Alto as an advanced technology engineering.

Wei Lin 2010, Electrical and Computer Engineering. BS, Electrical engineering.
Wei is living in Stockton, CA.

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

John Maroney 1975, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. BS, Mechanical Engineering.
John works in venture capital for Delphi Ventures in Menlo Park, CA.

Guy Cassidy 1977, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. BSME, Mechanical Engineering.
New Venture, President and CEO. I intend to lead a mid- to large-growth business or a portfolio of businesses with highly engineered products and serving the industrial equipment/components industries. Preferably leveraging my experience and building a portfolio of industrial businesses which can leverage their capabilities and the rapid developments in rechargeable batteries into markets for renewable energy and electric-powered technologies.

John Somerville 1978, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. BS, Mechanical Engineering.

Bart Smaalders 1980, 1984, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. BSME, MEME, Mechanical Engineering.
Currently working at Sun Microsystems in Menlo Park.

Paul Korn 1982, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. BS, Mech Engineering.
Paul works for BAAE Systems in Rancho Bernardo, CA as a senior technical recruiter. His recruiting specialties since 1994 have been IT infrastructure, software and systems engineering.

Nancy Morse 1985, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. BS, Mechanical Engineering.
Nancy is a 21-year veteran of commercial real estate. With Grubb & Ellis, she represents such clients as National University, Allen Systems Group and Iron Construction. In 2006 the San Jose Business Journal recognized her as one of the top three brokers in the Silicon Valley, while the Association of Silicon Valley Brokers has nominated her twice as Office Broker of the Year. In 2009 she became the first woman president of the Northern California Chapter of SIOR, whose membership is less than 2 percent women. She chaired the CREW Connection Project that resulted in the donation of more than $140,000 in services and materials to relocate Career Closet’s San Jose facility. Foremost among her goals, she says, is “to provide the best professional commercial real estate service to my clients to meet both their short-term and long-term goals, and to help young women succeed in brokerage.”

Phillip McInroe 1986/1990, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. 1986 BS/1990 MS, Mechanical Engineering.
Phillip transitioned into the medical device industry in 2006 after 15 years in the auto industry working for Ford. He is currently managing the lean transformation and Six Sigma programs at the Synthes Colorado manufacturing and distribution center in Monument, Colorado.

Brian Gleason 1987, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. BS, Aeronautical Engineering.
Brian works for Southwest Airlines Co. as the director of Flight Ops Engineering in Dallas, TX.

David Clifton Rutledge 1990, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering.
I am currently searching for a new position as a mechanical engineer, focusing on research and development, analysis, and testing. I am focusing on the defense, automotive, or aerospace fields.

Robbie MilesBoysen (Miles) 1993, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. BS, Aeronautical/Mechanical.
Configuration Management Engineer, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant.

Amy Little 1996, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. B.S., Mechanical Engineering.
Amy has been working as an associate sanitary engineer for the California Department of Health Drinking Water Program in Santa Rosa, CA for the past four years. In 2008, she welcomed a son, Lucas.

Robert Lee 1997, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. BS, Mechanical Engineering.
Robert works for Synaptics as a mechanical design engineer, designing touch-sensing technologies for mobile phones, notebooks, PCs, and media players in Santa Clara, CA.

Eric Egan 1999, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. BS/BS, Mechanical and Aeronautical.
Eric works as a senior sales engineer for Sonus Networks in San Rafael, CA.

Jackson Hull 2000, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. BS, ME/MSE.
Jackson is a chief technology officer at Sitoa Corporation in San Mateo, CA.

Jason S. Smith 2003, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Masters, Mechanical Engineering.
Employed as a mechanical engineer at Lockheed Martin in Sunnyvale, CA.

Lilian Zheng 2003, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering.
works as a manufacturing engineer II at Micrus Endovascular Corporation, San Jose.

Nicholas Hartley Yang 2003, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. BS, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering.
After graduation, received masters and doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering at Northeastern University in Boston. Currently employed with Exponent in Los Angeles.

Patrick Burnside 2003, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. BS, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering.
I am currently employed as an aircraft structures engineering with United Airlines in San Francisco, CA.

Theresa De Guzman 2004, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. B.S., Mechanical Engineering.
Theresa is an associate consultant for Rolf Jensen & Associates, Inc., a fire protection engineering firm in Walnut Creek, CA.

Jonathan Mann 2006, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. BS, Mechanical Engineering.
Jonathon works in Fremont, CA as a quality engineer for New United Motor.

Jonathan Fought 2006, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. BS ME, Mechanical Engineering.
Jonathon works for Pira International as a project engineer in Sunnyvale, CA.

Nikko Lubinski 2007, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Mechanical Engineering, BS.
Nikko works for SurfaceInk Corporation in San Jose, CA as a product design engineer.

Kevin Mueller 2007, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. B.S., Mechanical Engineering.
Kevin is a design engineer at Goodrich - Universal Propulsion Company in Fairfield, CA. They design and build pyrotechnic ejection systems for military and civilian aircraft, as well as numerous energetic devices for manned and unmanned space flight, various missile programs and other military applications.

Harpreet Dhanda 2008, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. B.S., Mechanical Engineering.
Harpreet works as a structural engineer for Boeing in Everett, WA.