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WIN 2013

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classnotes ment that covers maintenance of all city assets/facilities/ parks and grounds; vehicle fleet; solid waste and recycling programs; engineering; and roadway infrastructure. Hurricane Sandy did some major damage to our community and I am currently overseeing all of the disaster-related claims and associated projects left after her visit. Professionally speaking, I was recently designated a Public Works Leadership Fellow with the American Public Works Association and currently serve the New England Chapter as co-chair of the Government Affairs Committee (go figure, right?), as well as a technical liaison to APWA National for all technical committees (I also sit on the Transportation Committee). Oh, and I also continue to serve on the WPI Alumni Board, as well as run, cycle, and weight train as much as possible. All in a day's work!" Bryan Sheppeck '88 joined Chelmsford, Mass.-based Aspect Software as senior vice president, worldwide sales. Aspect is a global provider of customer contact and enterprise workforce optimization solutions. Brian Standley '88 writes, "I am currently working as a WASH Project Manager with Medair in South Sudan." Chris Fanning '89 is president and CEO of SSI, the world's leading provider of sampling, data collection, and data ana- 12 lytic solutions for survey research. SSI is based in Shelton, Conn., and employs 4,500 people worldwide. Chris, his wife Eileen, and their three children relocated to Westport, Conn., mentation & Technology and the Association for the son, Jerico, adopted from the Philippines in October 2011. from Portland, Ore. Advancement of Medical Instrumentation. Outside of work, The adoption was finalized in the states in April 2012. Brian enjoys ocean sailing with his family, teaching and Rodrigo Illanes '89 is operations manager at Hayes Pump studying Kenpo Karate, (in which he has earned a black Jason Kallio '91 joined the sales team of Terracon Corp. in Inc. in West Concord, Mass. He lives in Stoneham with his belt), and was elected to serve on the School Board in the Holliston, Mass. He specializes in fluid management systems wife, Erica, and sons, Dante (8), and Anderson (6). He is a town of North Andover, where he lives. for the biopharmaceutical and ultrapure water sectors. Michelle (Brideau) Questell '90 writes, "I continue to Dave Andrade '92 writes, "My last day as a classroom work for Procter & Gamble. Wrapping up a three-year assign- teacher was October 26. (Actually, it came a bit earlier than I Ed Woodrow '89 writes, "Living in Kennesaw, Ga., working ment in Puerto Rico, living in San Juan metro area with my expected, because there was no school the week of Hurri- as vice president of Rebar and Wire Rod Operations for husband and two daughters." cane Sandy.) On Monday, Nov. 5, I started a new career in den leader for both boys and coaches their soccer teams. "God continually blesses us," he writes. education. I am now the chief information officer for the Gerdau Long Steel North America. Married, with children in middle- and high school. Finally switched from rifle to archery Paul Redmond '90 says, "Hello to old classmates. After Bridgeport (Conn.) Public Schools. In this capacity, I oversee hunting." working eight years at the Southwest Research Institute as a and coordinate all technology issues and decisions. I lead the research engineer performing metallurgical failure analysis, I IT department and work with other departments on educa- Brian Gross '90, '91 (MS BE) is a principal scientist and have moved on to the oil patch. I am now working at Weather- tional technology needs and decisions, infrastructure, and clinical systems architect in the Patient Care and Clinical In- ford International as a metallurgist in the engineering group for more. After spending 10 years as an engineer, I spent 10 as a formatics business group at Philips Healthcare in Andover, Artificial Lift Systems. I am performing metallurgical failure physics teacher and EdTech specialist. Now my new position Mass. He came to Philips by way of the Hewlett-Packard analysis on artificial lift equipment for our clients, while assist- as CIO merges all of this together. Looking forward to a new Medical Products Group acquisition and has worked for the ing in product and material development." challenge, but will miss my colleagues and students." years, designing, developing, and conducting clinical Bill and Jennifer Sullivan '90 welcomed Brigid Rose on Ed Connor '92 was pleased to see a number of classmates research and advanced product development, including Sept. 2. Brigid joins siblings Julia, Billy, Sean, and David in at Homecoming this fall. "Wow, 20 years flies by!" he writes. large animal surgery and instrumentation. He holds dozens Cary, N.C., where Bill is a senior product manager with Verizon. He continues to serve as WPI's dean of admissions and lives patient monitoring and informatics businesses for over 20 of patents and has published in many clinical peer- with his wife, Jennifer, and son, Sean, in Stow, Mass. Ed reviewed journals. He was recently awarded "Research 12 Pamela Peterson Haddock '91 and her husband, Paper of the Year" by the editorial board of Biomedical Instru- John Haddock, became the proud parents of a 21-month-old 84 Winter 2013 invites classmates and other alumni to visit him when they are on campus.

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