Archives of past ENGR 420 classes:
Spring 2003
Spring 2004

SPRING 2006 ENGR 420 - "Engineering for Success"

Instructor: Sol Shatz, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies

Course description: Seminar course featuring prominent UIC College of Engineering alumni as guest speakers. The course is intended to expand students' perceptions of the many career options available to them through interaction with alumni who have been successful in various fields.

Class schedule:
This class is offered during the Spring 2006 term
Mondays 10:00-10:50
1043 ERF

Class dates and guest speakers:

January 9th:
Jaime Velasquez
Assistant Director, UIC Office of Career Services
BA, (Criminal Justice)

January 16th:
No Class - MLK Holiday

January 23rd:
Robert Hildebranski
Vice President, Harbour Engineering, Inc.
Civil and Materials Engineering

January 30th:
Robert Kleiber
Product and Processes Engineering Supervisor, Caterpillar, Inc.
Mechanical Engineering

February 6th:
Peter Quintas
Executive Vice President and General Manager, TrueSentry, Inc.
Electrical Engineering

February 13th:
Merle Davis
President, Automotion, Inc.
Structural Engineering

February 20th:
William Pietrzak, Ph.D
Principle Research Scientist, Biomet Orthopedics, Inc.
Bioengineering

February 27th:
Tony Kobrinetz
Vice President and General Manager, Motorola, Inc.
Communications Engineering

March 6th:
Deborah Evans
Program Manager, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Inc.
Metallurical Engineering

March 13th:
William Hass
Chief Executive Officer, Teamwork Technologies, Inc.
Systems Analysis and Design

March 20th:
No Class - Spring Break

March 27th:
Alan Meyer
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ocularis Pharma, Inc.

April 3rd:
John Hardin
President and CEO, La-Co Industries
Chemical Engineering

April 10th:
Lester Kozlowski
CTO and Founder, Altasens
Information Engineering

April 17th:
Stuart Bailey
Founder and CTO, InfoBlox, Inc.
Computer Engineering

April 24th:
Geoffrey (Jeff) T. Kitz
Senior Technical Manager, Middough Consulting Inc.
Process Engineering