College of Engineering Class Notes

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

1975

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

1977

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.

1978

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

1980, 1984

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

1982

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.

Barabara Schaefer

Barbara Schaefer 1982, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. BS, Mechanical Engineering/Alternative Energy Systems.
I've "gone to the dogs". I raise, train, and race Siberian Huskies and offer Dog Sled Immersions (http://www.RunYourOwnIditarod.com) and Dog Sledding on Wheels in the City for your Urban Dog (http://www.UrbanGoDogs.com)

1985

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.”

1986/1990

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.

1987

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.

1990

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.

1993

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

1996

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.

1997

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.

1998

Darla Weiss

Darla Weiss 1998, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. MS, Mechanical Engineering.
Darla has started her own company. Photacular is an online business offering custom photo gifts, such as mugs, jewelry, tiles, and T-shirts. Anyone want a dog tag? www.photacular.com

1999

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.

2000

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

2003

Jason Gallagher

Jason Gallagher 2003, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Bachelor of Science, Aeronautical and Mechanicel Engineering.
Jason works for Northrop Grumman: Space Technology as a spacecraft design engineer on the James Webb Space Telescope. His primary tasks involve the design of deployable mechanisms for the sunshield subsystem.

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.

Ethan Lipman

Ethan Lipman 2003, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. BSME, Mechanical Engineering.
I worked on the proposal, design and permitting of over 3 MW of solar power at UCSD and the San Diego Community College District. Recently moved back north to San Fran after 3 years in San Diego. Went backpacking for the first time through Tuolumne Meadows, and I'm ready to do it again.

2004

Kelly Bergman

Kelly Bergman 2004, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Mechanical and Aeronautical Science and Engineering, Mechanical and Aeronautical Science and Engineering.
Kelly works for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company as an aeronautical engineer in Marietta, GA.

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.

2006

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.

2007

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.

2008

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