Alumni Notes are listed by alphabetically by year within first Cornell degree.  Click here to contribute an Alumni Note.  

B.S.

2004

Carolyn Fredericks is in Denver, CO, working for SAIC and models, simulations and analytic tools for SAIC clients.  "I spend most of my free time outdoors, hiking and skiing, and I married a wonderful man this past April.  In fact I brought him back to campus for the first time in June of '09, so now he knows why I talk about Cornell (and ORIE) so much!" 

2003

Brett Owens writes that "a couple of years ago I co-founded a software company dedicated to tracking and measuring how professionals spend their time, called Chrometa  (www.chrometa.com).  Out of 3 core team members, we boast 2 ORIE grads!"  

1987

Rana Gasgal works for Stanford University as Associate Vice Provost for Institutional Research and Decision Support.  She writes: "My group provides data and reporting for the university's decision makers, as well as survey research and student learning assessment, she write.  My ORIE education has definitely come in handy along the way!" 

1986

Stu Atwater is obtaining a law degree in the weekend program at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School while working as General Manager for Suspa, a manufacturing company. "I passed the patent bar last year and received my first patent this spring. For fun, I rebuilt a handmade classical guitar from the 60's. Look me up on Facebook. Cheers to my buds."

1984

Michael Beller has launched new consulting company, Lightship Partners, to help investors, directors, and senior executives with business operations and technology.  Lightship focuses on manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, financial services, retail, and technology industries.

1982

Ron Dombroski is Director of Market Insights for IBM's Systems Technology business unit.  He leads a team in an internal consulting capacity, working on some of IBM's most pressing business issues.  "We structure, research, and analyze marketplace information to advise senior leaders on key decisions," he says.   Dombroski started his career as an industrial engineer in manufacturing.  He later transitioned to product development, strategy, and now marketing.  "What I do how feels a long way removed from ORIE, even though occasionally there's a specific connection.  However, the quantitative foundation Cornell Engineering provides is very valuable," he says.

1979

Jeff Berg is Director, Emeritus at PRTM Management Consultants having retired from the firm nearly six years ago.  He continues to be very active in a variety of volunteer activites with Cornell, the local Boy Scout Council, and his synagogue.  He and his wife Debra Paget had a busy summer as they just recently got their daughter, Samantha - '09 Cornell HumEc, settled in Mt. View, CA where she works in User Experience and Design for Palm Corporation.  Their son Blake is a sophomore at Syracuse U where he's studying Mechanical Engineering; he spent the summer working for Turner Construction in NYC.  His twin, Lowell, is a sophomore at Ohio U in Athens, OH where he's studying Sport Management and Business.  He spent the summer working in the ticket office for the Hudson Valley Renegades (Tampa Bay Rays baseball farmteam).  Jeff & Debra just recently purchased a vacation home in Scottsdale, AZ where they will spend Dec - April enjoying tennis, golf, hiking, and swimming.  He writes that "visitors are encouraged!"  

1966

Larry Eisen owns a printing and graphics company in Hackensack, New Jersey.  He has been president of the Cornell class of 1966, fund raising chair, Hillel board member, and head of the committee that publishes the Alumni Magazine, and was involved with the restoration of the Goldwin Smith bench at the entrance to Goldwin Smith hall and the "Song of the Vowels" Lipschutz statue between Olin and Uris.  "I married a Cornellian and sent my son there," he writes, "although he chose A&S rather than Engineering.  When the digital revolution came along many printers were swept aside, but my Cornell Engineering background allowed me to immediately understand the new mehtodologies and adapt quickly.  I still instinctively apply the analytical framework to problem solving that was inculcated into me at Cornell."

M. Eng.

2007

Peter Randolph is "down in Houston, TX trading natural gas for an energy merchant company.  My wife and I are expecting our third child in September, and life is good, tho we do miss the summer weather in Ithaca!"

Bhagyesh Phanse says he is"highly grateful to Cornell University and especially to the School of Operations Research and Industrial (Information) Engineering for making me the professional I am today."  He now works for an independent company that provides "innovative channel neutral services and solutions to manufacturers and retailers throughout the grocery industry. The company operates the world's largest automated grocery warehouse. In the past I have had the experience of working for a rapidly growing apparel retailer, where I worked on optimizing the company's logistics network and developing software that helps achieve network optimization," he writes. 

Erick Diaz writes that "Life is good!  I am in Rochester now, and I am getting married in St. Stanislaus Catholic Church on August 29th to another Cornellian.  We will live in the DC area, and hope to visit Ithaca soon.  Nice memories from the school time!" 

1992

See Rana Glasgal's BS 1987 entry.

1980

See Jeff Berg's BS 1979 entry.

1967

See Larry Eisen's 1966 entry.

M. S. 

2004

Patrick Kongsilp writes "finally, I have settled down in Arlington, VA, and am enjoying the urban lifestyle. However, I'm still able to enjoy the great outdoors, as there are many trails and parks nearby. Right now, I'm training for a 55 mile ultra-marathon to be held in South Africa, in May, 2010. Professionally, I'm a manager in Amtrak's Decision Support group, in the revenue management department. My group's biggest long-term project is implementing an automated passenger demand forecasting system capture additional revenues from existing operating schedules."

Ph.D.

1989

David Tate is in his tenth year as a research staff member and project leader at the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), a non-profit Federally Funded Research and Development Center that provides analytical support to the Office of the Secretary of Defense and other federal agencies.