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Stem College and Career Fair Brochure Nov 2014
Stem College and Career Fair Brochure Nov 2014
AbbVie, Inc
Kelvin Lau, Senior Scientist
At AbbVie, we have the expertise of a proven pharmaceutical leader and the focus and passion of an entrepreneur and innovator. The result is something rare in
health care today a global biopharmaceutical company that has the ability to discover and advance
innovative therapies and meet the health needs of
people and societies around the globe.
When it comes to innovating, AbbVie starts with the
patient. We draw on our deep expertise in some of
the most difficult-to-treat diseases and on our understanding of the patient journey to identify opportunities to create better outcomes at every stage. This
patient-centered approach to discovery and development ensures we remain focused on our goal of improving lives.
People today live longer, healthier lives, but along with
a longer life expectancy comes a higher prevalence of
chronic disease. We take a broad perspective on improving healthcare and are committed to new thinking
and approaches; we strive to find new solutions that
will enable healthcare systems to bring medical innovation to more patients cost effectively.
Becker College
Laurie Kalil, Asst. Director of Admissions
Private, coeducational college offering bachelor and
associate degrees; founded in 1784. Over 35 programs
in Animal Studies, Business, Criminal Justice, Design,
Education and Psychology, Nursing and Health Sciences. Located on two campus: Worcester and Leicester
MA. Becker College is among the best in the nation.
Our recognition includes: One of the best 378 undergraduate institutions by The Princeton Review for two
consecutive years, Top game design program in U.S.
Beyond Benign
Kate Anderson, Director of Education
Beyond Benign is dedicated to providing future and
current scientists, educators and citizens with the
tools to teach and learn about green chemistry in
order to create a sustainable future.
A major focus within our organization is the education
of the next generation of scientists; we aim to inspire
future scientists and to create more informed consumers and voters who are able to support a growing
industrial market based on the concepts of green
chemistry and sustainability.
Bose Corporation
Cory Roberts , Research Engineer
Eric Mitchell, Research Engineer
Colin Fletcher, Home Entertainment Program Manager
Deb Chalak, Sr. Engineering Project Manager
Kelsey Reilly, Financial Analyst
Sarah Myers, Account Specialist
Steve Romine, Chief Intellectual Property
Counsel
Stephanie Kenney, Community Relations
Manager
Bose Corporation was founded in 1964 by Dr. Amar G.
Bose. Today, the company is one of the largest and
best-known audio technology developers and product
manufacturers in the United States and throughout
the world. Bose is known for home entertainment
systems and speakers, the Wave products, premium
automotive music systems, noise reducing headsets
for consumers and pilots and sound for public spaces
and musicians. Bose Corporation has a simple mission:
think of better solutions, create better products, help
people enjoy the things they love. All of their work
supports this mission and continues with innovative,
passionate employees around the globe.
EcoTarium
Mary McIntosh, Overnight Program Coordinator
The EcoTarium is well rooted in the Worcester community as an organization dedicated to the study of
science and nature. The private, non-profit institution
was founded in 1825 as the Worcester Lyceum of
Natural History and was incorporated in 1884 as the
Worcester Natural History Society EcoTarium's legal
identity. Our transition from the New England Science
Center to the EcoTarium in 1998 refocused the museum on its roots in the natural sciences with a focus on
hands-on exploration and discovery. The EcoTarium is
on the forefront of bringing science and nature education to schoolchildren in grades K-12. Each year, the
museum serves thousands of schoolchildren from
across the region and strives to provide unique and
exciting avenues to explore science and nature inside
the classroom and out.
EMC
Diann Loring, Principal IT Project Manager
EMCs corporate HQ is based in Hopkinton, MA. EMC
is a global leader in enabling businesses and service
providers to transform their operations and deliver
information technology as a service (ITaaS). Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing.
Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT
departments to store, manage, protect and analyze
their most valuable asset information in a more
agile, trusted and cost-efficient way.
Green Schools
Robin Organ, Executive Director
Maureen Aylward, Director of Students and
Schools
Laurie Prew, Board/Advisory Member
Breanne Penkala, Intern
Green Schools is a multiple award-winning 501 (c) 3
nonprofit organization organized for Environmental
Education [EE], STEM Education, and Environmental
Literacy purposes. Green Schools mission is to create
Greener & healthier students & schools through Environmental Education, Innovation, Leadership, and
Action! Green Schools provides a number of Handson, Environmental Education/STEM-Education programs and resources to help students [K-16], schools,
and communities make The Green Difference! Since
2007, our Award-winning programs have been recognized by US ED, US DOE, US DOL, US DA, US EPA, NEEF
[National Environmental Education Foundation],
NAAEE [North American Association for Environmental
Education], EDN [Earth Day Network], GSNN [Green
Schools National Network], KAB [Keep America Beautiful], NWFs Eco-Schools USA, GEF [Green Education
Foundation], Beyond Benign, and several other stakeholders connected to Environmental Education on a
statewide, regional, and national Level.
iRobot
IBM
Insulet
Nick Jansky, Mechanical Engineer
Insulet Corporation is an innovative medical device
company based in Billerica, MA that develops, manaufactures, and markets insulin infusion systems for
people with insulin-dependent diabetes. Specifically,
through its revolutionary OmniPod Insulin Management System, Insulet seeks to expand the use of insulin pump therapy.
Intel Corporation
Rick Bombard, SOC Design Engineer
Don Morin, Engineering Manager
Intel is a multinational corporation headquartered in
Santa Clara, CA that is the largest and highest valued
semiconductor chip supplier in the world. Intel was
founded in 1968 by two scientists, Robert Noyce and
Gordon Moore with a vision for semiconductor
memory products. By 1971, Intel had introduced the
worlds first microprocessor. Since then, Intel has
established a heritage of innovation that continues to
expand the reach and promise of computing while
advancing the ways people work and live worldwide.
MathWorks
Charlie DeVane, Principal Software Engineer
MathWorks is the leading developer of mathematical
computing software, with more that 1 million users.
Engineers and scientists worldwide rely on its products
to accelerate the pace of discovery, innovation, and
development. Founded in 1984, MathWorks employs
over 3000 people in 15 countries, with headquarters
in Natick, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Ping Identity
Tom Doyle, Senior Director Sales Engineering
Ping Identity provides Identity Management and security solutions to facilitate secure single sign-on for web
and mobile applications. Our goal is to ensure application authentication is secure while making end user
experience seamless. More information about Ping
Identity can be found at www.pingidentity.com.
SolarFlair Energy
Dan Barnett, Residential Sales Associate
Mike Perkins, Residential Sales Associate
SolarFlair Energy is one of Massachusetts leading Solar
PV Installers, locally owned and operated in Framingham, MA, SolarFlair Energy has installed hundreds of
Residential solar photo-voltaic systems in the Boston
Metrowest area, including many homes in Mendon as
part of the 2012 Solarize Program.
Southwicks Zoo
Bestey Brewer, Owner
Tim Cornwall, Education Coordinator
Southwick's Zoo is the largest zoo in New England and
has a non-profit arm called Earth Ltd. The mission of
Earth Ltd. is to provide environmental and conservation education with an emphasis on animal ecology,
endangered species and threatened habitats. Earth
provides on-site programs at its Discovery Center and
community outreach through the ZooMobile program.
In recent years Earth extended its reach outside of the
US. Our international projects include support of Great
Green Macaw Conservation, the International Rhino
Foundation, whale shark research, sloth rehabilitation,
and The Sarapiqui Conservation Learning Center in
Costa Rica.
Stratus Technologies
Andrew Pitman, Software Engineer
Stratus solutions enable rapid deployment of alwayson infrastructures, from enterprise servers to clouds,
without any changes to your applications. Our products software and platforms combined with our
people and services enable us to prevent downtime
before it occurs and ensure uninterrupted 24 x 7 x 365
performance of essential business operations.
Triton Digital
Kellie Walton, Director of Marketing Technology
Triton Digital is a mid-stage technology company focused on the digital audio industry. Publishers including CBS, Pandora, Entercom, Microsoft and Slacker use
the Triton platform to enrich their content and deliver
it to a global audience. My role requires bringing cross
-platform digital marketing technical projects from
start to finish, including web design/development,
graphic arts and animation, script and copy writing,
video production, and social media management.
The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine is located in a beautiful New England setting in North Grafton,
Massachusetts, about an hour west of Boston. The
school offers a four-year professional Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree program, as well as
five graduate programs.
Visual Magnetics
Nate Jannetti, Quality Engineer
Troy Morrison, Product Specialist
Visual Magnetics is the creator and manufacturer of
the innovative Visual Magnetics Graphic System. This
graphic system allows brands and companies in retail
environments to change out their visual display
graphics with very little effort and consistent results.
Waters Corporation
David Simpson, Mechanical Engineer
For fifty years, Waters Corp. has developed innovative
analytical science solutions to support customer discoveries, operations, performance, and regulatory
compliance. Waters Corp., in Milford, MA holds
worldwide leading positions in complementary analytical technologies - liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, rheometry and microcalorimetry. These
markets account for approximately $5.0 billion of the
estimated $20 - $25 billion worldwide analytical instrumentation market. Specifically, the company
designs, manufactures, sells and services ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), chromatography columns and chemistry products, mass spectrometry (MS) systems, thermal analysis and rheometry instruments.
WPI educates talented men and women in engineering, science, management, and humanities in preparation for careers of professional practice, civic contribution, and leadership, facilitated by active lifelong learning. This educational process is true to the founders'
directive to create, to discover, and to convey
knowledge at the frontiers of academic inquiry for the
betterment of society. Knowledge is created and discovered in the scholarly activities of faculty and students ranging across educational methodology, professional practice, and basic research. Knowledge is
conveyed through scholarly publication and instruction.