The Alumni Magazine for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. (WPI)
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class notes Pat MacGibbon writes, "It doesn't seem like yesterday anymore as this will be the 20th year since my ECE days at WPI. Our MQP predicted EV charging stations, hybrid vehicles, and government investment by the turn of the century. It's great to see EV technology come to life!" The USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723) conducted a change of command on 20 December 2013 in San Diego, Calif. CDR Andrew Peterson was relieved by CDR Michael Conner. Peterson's next assignment will be as deputy commander, Submarine Squadron 15 in Guam. "Bonjour, Class of '94," writes Raedah Saman. "I bring you my greetings from Paris, where I moved a year ago as a marketing manager for a French company. Having a blast with my husband, and we also founded an Arabic-speaking church. Take care, all!" 1996 After a year working for IAC at About.com and Ask.com, Mike Caprio is now employed as a software engineer for Neo Innovation Inc. In 2013, Mike organized the New York location for the NASA International Space Apps Challenge, the world's biggest cooperative hackathon, with 11,000+ global participants. Later that year, he was invited to and attended the inaugural "Yes by Yes Yes" (YxYY) conference in Palm Springs. He continues in his capacity as a com- munity leader for the StartupBus organization in NYC. 1998 Matthew Freimuth was promoted to partner at the law frm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher in New York. Matt's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation with an emphasis on antitrust matters, including class action litigation, FTC and DOJ investigations, mergers, compliance, and client counseling. Gregory Murphy writes, "My second daughter, Alexandra, was born in September 2013. I am currently a sports medicine fellow at UMass Medical Center. As part my training I spent six months taking care of WPI athletes and working at WPI Health Services. It's great to be back on campus! With a January deep freeze in Worcester bringing temperatures below zero, Jeff Spaleta writes, "I'm in Antarctica right this minute, writing this email from McMurdo Station. Just to let you know... it's 44 degrees outside and sunny. Nothing really new since my last Class Note submission, but I'm super bummed out about Louis Curran's passing in December." 1999 Paul Graves (MS ENV) was recently interviewed about a "green" parking lot project his team managed this year on the University of Kansas campus. The interview can Stay Connected! FROM DISCOUNTED TICKETS TO INVITATION ONLY EVENTS, LOG ON TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE YOUR EMAIL TODAY! ALUMNICONNECT.WPI.EDU WPI_classnotes_final.indd 61 3/9/14 2:42 PM