Class Notes
The 1950s and ’60s featured a Winter Weekend hosted by the junior class, which included all sorts of winter fun.
1996
Bryan Sartin joined eSentire as chief services officer. eSentire is the world’s largest globally managed detection and response (MDR) provider. Bryan is expanding the company’s cyber investigations, digital forensics, and incident response capabilities.
Posted 2021-09-29
Tim Leung is group chief technology officer for Tricor Group, Asia’s leading business expansion specialist with expertise in business, corporations, investments, human resources and payroll, corporate trust and debt services, and strategic business advisories, operating in 21 countries with jurisdictions with over 2,700 associates globally.
Posted 2021-09-29
Richard D. Willett Jr. joined Tailwind Capital, a middle-market private equity firm focused on investments in the technology and business services, industrial services, and health care sectors, as an operating executive. He will focus on the software and technology sectors.
Posted 2021-09-29
Matt Patricia rejoined the New England Patriots, after serving as head coach for the Detroit Lions. Previously, he was defensive coordinator for the Patriots, where he spent 14 seasons.
Posted 2021-09-29
Col. Chris A. Guilmette is commander of the New York Army National Guard’s 53rd Digital Liaison Detachment in Manhattan. His awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Global War on Terrorism Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon, and the Maryland National Guard Outstanding Unit Award.
Posted 2021-09-29
Kathleen Kay is chief information officer for Principal Financial Group. She oversees all global technology and digital strategies for the company.
Posted 2021-09-29
Rich Gunther is vice president of sales for Pure Wafer, the largest United States-based supplier of virgin silicon wafers, wafer reclaim services, and specialty thin film deposition products.
Posted 2021-09-29
Scott Gill is president and chief executive officer of Trinity3 Technology, a portfolio company of Rotunda Capital Partners and a provider of student computing solutions, warranty services, and enterprise products for the K-12 education market.
Posted 2021-09-29
I am the marketing director for Ecolab’s North American health care business, where we provide infection prevention solutions (disinfectants, hand sanitizer, barrier drapes, hygiene monitoring programs, etc.) to hospitals. It’s been an interesting opportunity to apply the skills acquired at RPI as we’ve been working through unprecedented demand for our products. A bright spot has been reconnecting with people through a weekly Zoom call that a group of Lambda Chi Alpha brothers are hosting. It’s interesting how we went 20+ years with mostly sporadic contact and now, because of the pandemic, are connecting weekly. — Hank Carbone ’96; hcar-bone@hotmail.com
Posted 2021-02-26
Andy Livadariu joined Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. as managing director with the firm’s Global Technology Investment Banking Group. Previously, Andy was with Piper Jaffray, covering application software and leading the human capital management practice.
Posted 2021-02-26
Emily Peyser joined Polsinelli in a leadership role for its new Seattle-based intellectual property team. Emily’s practice focuses on strategic planning, procurement of U.S. and foreign patents, opinions, enforcement, and licensing.
Posted 2021-02-26
Matt Patricia, former head coach of the NFL’s Detroit Lions, was recognized with induction into the Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School’s “Wall of Distinction.”
Posted 2021-02-26
Matt Zaist has been appointed as an independent trustee of American Homes 4 Rent, a provider of high-quality single-family rental homes. Matt was president and chief executive officer, and a board member, of William Lyon Homes from 2016 until the company was acquired by Taylor Morrison.
Posted 2021-02-26
Kathleen Kay, previously CIO for Pacific Gas & Electric, is now CIO at Principal Financial Group in Des Moines, Iowa. In her new role, she is responsible for Principal’s global technology and digital strategies.
Posted 2021-02-26
Science
Congratulations to Sean Trask, a 2019 inductee into the Rockville High School Hall of Fame. Sean was recognized for his high school cross country and baseball careers. At RPI, Sean was a pitcher for the Engineers and helped the team to an unbeaten season our senior year and a first-ever NCAA Division III tournament spot.
Posted 2020-05-21
Science
Classmate Susan (Costa) Galvin and her family have been living in Las Vegas, Nev., since her husband (Steve Galvin) retired from the Air Force after 22 years of service. Both she and her husband are medical doctors. Susan was named chief medical officer (CMO) of Hope Christian Health Center, a faith-based clinic for the uninsured in North Las Vegas. They have three kids, ages 15, 14, and 12, and get the entire family involved in cosplay attending comic and sci-fi conventions. They were even featured on Buzzfeed last year after San Diego Comic-Con! Very impressive!
Posted 2020-05-21
Engineering
Hank Carbone writes: I made the trek back to Troy in September over Reunion Weekend for a Lambda Chi Alpha super reunion that brought together over 140 brothers from the early ’50s through the late 2010s. The memories came flooding back as a few brothers and I took a casual stroll from the Commons down to the Union (the McNeil Room now has a Panera???), through the Quad, over to and down the CII/JCC wind tunnel, and to the VCC/library area to check out the new- to-us EMPAC building. Quite a bit of new construction on campus since we all graduated, but it was still “Good old RPI.”
Attending the super reunion from the Class of ’96 were Jamie Burts, Rex Wang, Neil Kindlon, Steve Lee, Dave Carlson, Mike Nifontoff, and Ron Lewkiewicz. It was a great weekend catching up and reconnecting with everyone. I can’t wait for the next one! And speaking of reunions, our 25th Reunion is in just two years! Keep your late September/early October weekends in 2021 free so you can attend. Hope to see you all there.
Posted 2020-05-21
Hank Carbone was promoted to marketing director for Ecolab's North American Healthcare business in February, and now has marketing responsibility for Ecolab's entire portfolio of cleaning, disinfecting, draping, and temperature management solutions used in hospitals around the country. Hank says: "It’s been exciting taking on the new, broader role helping guide the business unit in our mission to help our hospital partners deliver cleaner, safer, and healthier facilities for their patients, staff, and visitors."
Posted 2019-10-01
Reid Anthony was named CEO of Citizens Advocates, a provider of developmental disability, mental health, and substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery services.
Posted 2019-10-01
Tim Dominick was recognized as the AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) Engineer of the Year for 2019. The award recognizes an individual contribution in the application of scientific and mathematical principles leading to a significant technical accomplishment. Tim is currently a senior principal aeronautical engineer with the Advanced Technology Group at Northrop Grumman.
Posted 2019-10-01
Kobie Boykins is a featured speaker in the National Geographic Live series. Kobie talks about his experiences working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and his work on the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity. You can search online for the video via National Geographic's video website.
Posted 2019-10-01
Jonna Gerken has been recognized as a member of the 2019 class of Influential Women in Manufacturing. Founded in late 2017 by Putman Media editors Erin Hallstrom, Alexis Gajewski, and Christine LaFave Grace, Influential Women in Manufacturing seeks to recognize women who are effecting change in manufacturing and industrial production and engaging the next generation of manufacturing leaders.
Posted 2019-10-01
Michael Lorello started a YouTube channel (look up "par64guy"), mainly focusing on DIY projects and repairs geared toward helping people solve problems, save some money, prevent costly repairs, or just learn about the technology in their homes. His younger daughter, who has taken an interest in technology through her school's "Hour of Code," has participated in a few of his videos. One of Michael's favorite videos is when he gave a talk to his daughter's sixth grade class on careers in engineering, complete with props, in which the kids asked great questions. If you have an opportunity, check out his channel.
Posted 2019-10-01
Hank Carbone writes: Jonna Gerken made a trip to Minneapolis for WE18, the annual conference for the Society of Women Engineers. Jonna is the immediate past president for SWE. Fortunately for me, she was able to break away from the conference for an evening and we were able to catch up over dinner and drinks. It’s been an exciting run as president and now as past president. Back in August, Jonna was able to participate in the ringing of the NASDAQ opening bell with fellow SWE directors and members. Jonna is currently the manager for program chief manufacturing engineers with Pratt & Whitney.
Posted 2019-03-10
Emil Avram has been promoted to vice president-innovation for Dominion Energy. Previously, Emil was the director of engineering services in the Gas Infrastructure Group.
Posted 2019-03-10
Don Seibert was appointed executive vice president of applied analytics for Valen Analytics, an Insurity company. Prior to joining Valen, Don was the VP service line leader for underwriting at Genpact.
Posted 2019-03-10
Jon Espeland has designed and brought to market the Eastern Highlands Pack, a minimalist design horizontal hydration backpack. The pack has separate compartments for dry storage as well as a two-liter water reservoir. The pack weighs only eight ounces, making it ideal for day hiking, trail running, and mountain biking. For more information, check out https://ridgebackpack.com/.
Posted 2019-03-10
Tim DeGregory was inducted into the Upstate New York Basketball Hall of Fame. Tim played 102 games for the Engineers scoring 1,252 points (2nd in school history at the time, currently 5th overall), pulling down 272 rebounds, 117 assists, 98 steals, and nine blocked shots during his career. Congratulations, Tim!
Posted 2019-03-10
David Gierga was elected a fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) and presented with the award at their annual meeting held in Nashville in July. David is a medical physicist in Massachusetts General Hospital’s Department of Radiation Oncology as well as an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. Congratulations, David!
Posted 2019-03-10
Hank Carbone sent in this update: "Steve Lee came out to visit over the last weekend of February and join me for his first-ever American Birkebeiner ski race. The point-to-point ski race travels over the hills of northwest Wisconsin for 50 winding kilometers, all the way from Cable to Hayward. There are almost 1,400 meters of total climb in the race, so it’s a major accomplishment."
"Proving that you can find RPI just about anywhere, Steve was wearing an RPI cycling jacket while we did a little recovery skiing the day after the race when a complete stranger skied up to us to let us know he graduated from RPI in the early ’90s and was now working as an engineer in Milwaukee. It was a great weekend of skiing and catching up, capped off with a get-together with fellow Twin Cities-based brothers Piet Hansel ’91 and Mark Schlichenmeyer at a Saint Paul’s Flat Earth Brewing Co." Posted 2018-10-10
"Proving that you can find RPI just about anywhere, Steve was wearing an RPI cycling jacket while we did a little recovery skiing the day after the race when a complete stranger skied up to us to let us know he graduated from RPI in the early ’90s and was now working as an engineer in Milwaukee. It was a great weekend of skiing and catching up, capped off with a get-together with fellow Twin Cities-based brothers Piet Hansel ’91 and Mark Schlichenmeyer at a Saint Paul’s Flat Earth Brewing Co." Posted 2018-10-10
Michael Wojcik has moved from Logan, Utah, to Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, N.M., to support the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate as a systems engineer. Mike confirms that the food in New Mexico is satisfyingly more spicy.
Posted 2018-10-10
Rick Short was named corporate associate vice president and senior director of marketing communications for Indium. In this role, Rick is responsible for ensuring that all programs and initiatives align with Indium’s corporate branding and culture.
Posted 2018-03-15
