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SPRING 2012

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classnotes Ernst Minschke '06 and his wife, Lenora, were married in 2008, with classmates Tim Burke, Justin Gonsalves, and Jason Overson in attendance. On Jan. 11, 2012, Ernst and Lenora became the proud parents of Silas Philip. Vinnie Nogarotto '06 and his wife, Brandi, welcomed their first child, Mitchell Anderson, on Jan. 14, 2012. Vinnie works for ExxonMobil Refining & Supply as a mechanical engineer; Brandi is a nurse at Woman's Hospital in Baton Rouge. 27 Julian Race '06 is currently serving as a systems administrator for the United States Antarctic Program in the Marine division. He works on board the research vessels Nathaniel B. Palmer and Laurence M. Gould, supporting sci- ence missions in Antarctic waters. Recently, the USAP vessels have conducted research in the Drake Passage, the Antarctic Peninsula, and the Ross Sea. When not exploring the south- ern oceans, Julian lives in Denver, enjoying the skiing and hik- ing adventures to be found there. Mark Sitkowski '06 reports that he's been working as an electrical engineer at the National Grid. Deepti Sukhwani '06 (MS EE), '12 (MBA) and Bharat Sukhwani of Natick, Mass., welcomed their daughter, Neev Suri, on Oct. 23, 2011. James McMillan '80 says, "Still employed at General Dynamics, but I have relocated from Massachusetts to the Orlando area, where I work from a remote site location outside the University of Central Florida." Mike Miller '07 and Eric Gebrian '06 recently founded a revolutionary start-up called Socialete, with a technology to disrupt the nightclub promotion industry. "Nightclub promot- ers are typically an under-the-table marketing tool that club owners use because there is no other option," they say. "Socialete throws members-only parties and socials for urban, young professionals in the Boston area and offers the inside scoop on the best events in town. Check it out at socialete.com." Kris Nigro '07 recently moved back to the east coast and is working for a contractor in Connecticut and finishing a master's degree through WPI. In October 2010, Derek Williams '07, '11 (MS MFE) married Amanda Seekell, whom he met while studying at WPI. They live in Middletown, Conn. Derek works as an instrumen- tation engineer at Pratt & Whitney. Gabriel Baldwin '08 writes, "I've traveled all the way to Timbuktu and back!" Jessica Coelho '08 recently moved into a new home and became treasurer of Local 3713 at the MDC in Hartford, Conn. 27 28 Jeremy Lebowitz '08, '09 (MS FPE) and Caitlin Lally '08 tied the knot on Sept. 17, 2011, at Zorvino Vineyards in Sandown, N.H. Jeremy earned his PE license in December and is working as a consultant at Rolf Jensen and Assoc. in Framingham, Mass. Caitlin received her doctor of pharmacy degree from MCPHS in Worcester; she is the pharmacy manager of the Holden Walgreens. They recently bought a house in nearby Grafton. Mina Salib '08 continues as a senior engineer at Pfizer. Ryan Trunko '08 is engaged to Katie Lupian; they will be married on July 6, 2012. They reside in Albany in their own house. Ryan has been working as a civil design engineer for Laberge Group since he left WPI. Virginia Ward '08 writes, "After my Fulbright fellowship teaching in Taiwan during the 2008-09 school year, I returned to the US, worked in DC for a year, and New Orleans for a summer. I'm now back in Asia, living and teaching in Ulsan, South Korea, and will be here until August (maybe longer!). I'm looking forward to attending graduate school for interna- tional education policy or management in 2013." Kevin Wayns '08 '09 (MS ODL) is an industrial engineer completing the three-year Manufacturing and Operations Leadership Program with Campbell Soup. He writes, "My successes include project leadership with autonomous main- tenance, collaboration with plant leadership, technicians and all operations associates, as well as strategic planning and lean manufacturing problem solving. I attained a Six Sigma Black Belt after delivering three initiatives to improve overall 28 packaging efficiency by 25 percent. I'm interested in plant management and developmental roles in maintenance, logis- tics, planning, and area management." Vineet Barot '09 reports, "I got my master's in mechanical engineering from UW-Madison. For my research, I collabo- rated with Hydro-Thermal Corp.—and, behold, they hired me afterward! I've been working as a flow analysis engineer for the past six months and I recently moved to downtown Mil- waukee. Fun times! I also have a girlfriend. (Take that, Jon!)" Spring 2012 83

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