The Alumni Magazine for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. (WPI)
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Winter 2015 71 2012 Nimra Wasim (MBA) researched the state of social protection in the urban informal sector of Pakistan. Her paper is now published as part of a book on the South Asian labor market by Routledge Books, titled Social Protection Policies in South Asia. Sam O'Connor writes, "Hi all! Since last year, Mark Kuhlwein '11 and I have moved to Rhode Island and I've started working at Electric Boat. I've been staying close with the WPI crew program and guest-coxed some races this past fall. (Yes, crew still takes up my weekends.) Hope everyone is doing well!" John Wilder writes, "I recently moved to Shelton, Conn., to start my second year at Sikorsky Aircraft. Things are ramping up here as we prepare for the frst fight of the CH-53K King Stallion in March of 2015!" Richard Wingert writes, "Since graduation I have been incredibly busy. I started a small company that sub-contracts jobs in all industries of the labor force. I have worked in and all around Massachusetts. More important, I found a way to feed my passion in respect to theatre. I've been averaging a steady fve productions a year and have launched a modeling career from this. Through the insight of WPI's education and incredible faculty, I am doing well." 2013 Greg Overton and Marlisa (Cardoso) Overton '14 have good news to share. "We just bought our frst house in Colorado Springs and we're both enjoying our jobs in the military." Jon Vasquez began his engineering career with a position at Eagle Stainless Tube and Fabrication Inc. in 2012 as a process engineer. The next year he was promoted to his current position of manufacturing engineer. In May of 2014 he moved to the North End of Boston from Central Falls, R.I. He writes that he hopes to further his career in the medical device industry and eventually go back to graduate school. 2014 Randy Chin accepted a manufacturing engineer position at Waters Corporation in Milford, Mass. The frm develops products that help improve the biopharmaceutical sector. He's currently living with three other 2014 WPI grads in Brighton. "We are having a great time there and constantly running into fellow WPI classmates," he writes. "It seems like no matter where I go, traces of WPI are still around." class notes '13 Donal Boyd's photo exhibit "Cape Cod to Cameroon" was on display in Gordon Library this fall, with images of his travels from Cameroon and Turkey to New Hampshire and Cape Cod. The collection of images illustrates the travels of WPI alumni over the past fve months. The Library's blog noted, "Donal has a passion for international development and for photography, often blending the two disciplines to tell captivating stories. He views photography as an invaluable tool that allows him to share his interest in technological innovation and international development in a concentrated and succinct manner. Unlike many photographers, he doesn't only take photos, but also takes notes. Sharing the images and captions offers the viewer a way to experience the wonderful memories of Donal's travels."