Move Over, Einstein
Cleversafe founder Chris Gladwin tapped Jason Resch as a lead software architect when Gladwin鈥檚 then-startup incubated on Illinois Tech鈥檚 campus from 2005鈥07. Cleversafe鈥檚 cutting-edge technology...
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Liftoff!
(Aerospace Engineering 鈥07)The summer after graduating from Illinois Tech, Jason Tenenbaum joined Lockheed Martin Mission Services as a systems engineer. He worked there for three years before joining SpaceX, where he gained...
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Exploring a Future in IT
(Information Technology and Management/M.A.S. Cyber Forensics and Security 鈥19)At seemingly every turn the summer before her final year at Illinois Tech and the summer after, Akvile Kiskis seized upon the opportunities afforded her during the Foreign Affairs Information...
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The Right Place at the Right Time
(Information Technology and Management/M.A.S. Cyber Forensics and Security 鈥19)As Isabel Jaramillo began to think about her future, she started to take stock of what would be most important to her. A business student at College of DuPage at that point, Jaramillo realized she...
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A Life-Changing Decision
(Manufacturing Technology 鈥01/M.A.S. Manufacturing Technology and Operations 鈥03/CERT FST)Dan Kazmierczak knew he鈥檇 found exactly what he had been looking for after having a conversation with Keith McKee, who started the manufacturing technology program (now known as the industrial...
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Building Cultural Awareness through Game Design
(THUM 鈥19)Michael DeAnda is serious about games. The 2019 alumnus of the Ph.D. program in technology and humanities now works as a professional lecturer on game development at DePaul University鈥檚 School of...
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Discovering Her Path at Illinois Tech
(DHUM 鈥18)Amy Kamin came to Illinois Tech with prior experience in corporate and retail environments. She had been leaning toward studying architecture, but felt an unmistakable spark of excitement when she...
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Working for a Solution to Police Violence
(PS 鈥12)Denzel Avant says he first 鈥済ot a taste of the research life鈥 at Illinois Tech, as an undergraduate research assistant. 鈥淚 really enjoyed the work and the ability to devote a lot of time and thought...
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Creating a Globally Focused Career
(Global Studies 鈥19)It took a bit of soul searching, but Gerard Jumanan chose just the right degree program for him at Illinois Tech: global studies. 鈥淢y academic experience was excellent,鈥 he says. 鈥淢y program allowed...
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Promoting Justice and Fairness
(LAW 鈥18)In the final year of her exceptional law school career, Jun Qiu (LAW 鈥18) was named one of National Jurist鈥檚 20 鈥淟aw Students of the Year鈥 in 2018 for her contributions to her law school and community...