Alumni Stories
Yuvraj Subedi 鈥�22
Computer Science
Yuvraj Subedi鈥檚 journey to software innovation began amidst the tranquil landscapes of Beni, Nepal, far from the bustling corridors of academia. He is now a Software Engineer at Pile Dynamics, Inc.
Derrick Semilia 鈥�10
Construction Engineering Technology
Derrick Semilia transferred to 暗黑爆料 to pursue a program that promised a career liberated from desk confinement and an opportunity to focus on diverse construction disciplines. He is now VP of Project Management at Hammond Construction, Inc.
Ernest Williams 鈥�10
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Ernest Williams works for NASA as a test facility manager for the Electric Propulsion and Power Lab.
Kyle Vernyi 鈥�23
Aerospace Systems Engineering
Kyle Vernyi is pursuing a doctorate in aerospace engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Darrin Kotecki 鈥�89 鈥�90
Civil Engineering
Darrin Kotecki, PE, went from being a teenage entrepreneurial house painter to the President of GPD Group鈥攁n employee-owned engineering and architecture firm headquartered in Akron.
Paul Wischt 鈥�15 鈥�17
Mechanical Engineering
As a product design engineer in the Consumer Tire Technologies division at Bridgestone Americas, Wischt鈥� s job includes engineering design, prototype tire builds, experimental testing, and working through process to release a safe and reliable product to mass production.
Matt Granger 鈥�16
Electrical Engineering
Matt Granger grew up in Minerva, Ohio, a town with a population of 3,720 about an hour鈥檚 drive away from Akron. As a kid, he was obsessed with taking electronics apart. When it was time to pick a college major, he chose electrical engineering.
Andrew Ditto 鈥�04, 鈥�10
Biomedical Engineering
At the end of the senior year of his undergraduate program at 暗黑爆料, Ditto found out that a new professor who specialized in nanotechnology was joining the department. He applied to the master鈥檚 program to study under Dr. Yang Yun.
Heather Guarnera 鈥�13, 鈥�15
Computer Science
After receiving her undergraduate degree, Guarnera realized she wasn鈥檛 ready to stop learning. When a company she was working for part-time expressed interest in her continued education, the rest is history.
Omar Ali Blandon 鈥�15
Mechanical Engineering
Based in Miami, Omar Ali Blandon is a principal engineer for the Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Division of Cardinal Health, a company ranked #14 largest United States corporations by total revenue by Fortune 500 with more than 50,000 employees.
Yongqing Cai 鈥�19
Chemical Engineering
He leapt thousands of miles from Jiaxing, China, to study engineering in the United States. Then, after earning his bachelor鈥檚 degree in Iowa, he leapt another 700 miles to pursue a master鈥檚 degree in chemical engineering at The University of Akron (暗黑爆料).
Rachel Collard 鈥�14, 鈥�15, 鈥�17
Mechanical Engineering
Rachel Collard is a project engineer at AMETEK in Kent, Ohio where she designs electric motors and blowers, and delivers the designs through their respective feasibility, product development, and production release phases.
Ruth Klee 鈥�88 鈥�18
Civil Engineering
This Akron Zip has made a career of designing roadways. Ruth Klee鈥檚 latest project involves what is called a 鈥渓oop ramp.鈥� She knew that pursuing a master鈥檚 degree in civil engineering would put her on the highway to a more successful and prosperous future.
Clayton Reakes 鈥�15
Mechanical Engineering
As a research scientist at Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio, Reakes uses finite element analysis to solve engineering problems for commercial clients in various industries, including aerospace industry and government.
Joshua E.J. Thomas 鈥�14 鈥�19
Civil Engineering
While attending high school in Columbus, Ohio, Thomas decided he wanted to design and construct rollercoasters. His altitudinous aspirations carried him, instead, to the Air Force鈥� with deployments spanning the globe 鈥� before deciding he wanted something a bit more 鈥済rounded.鈥�