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Elizabeth Banker (ME) is a mechanical design engineer at the IMEG engineering firm. Juan Cedillo (EE) is an electronic design and analysis engineer at Boeing, where he works on the 787 Dreamliner and 777x passenger jet. Cedillo is also pursuing a Master of Science in Computer Engineering at USC.

Jordan Rahe (ME) works in Long Beach, California, for Motivo Engineering’s mobility sector. His projects include designing and manufacturing prototypes for electric and autonomous vehicles, vision systems and more. Salina Tekele (CS) is at Boeing employed as a systems engineer. She received the 2024 Black Engineer of the Year – Modern Day Technology Leader Award and started her Master of Science in Systems Engineering at USC in Fall 2024.

2022 Fakhera Al Memari (EE) is in GE Vernova’s Commercial Leadership Program. Through rotational experiences and international training, she integrates technical expertise with commercial strategies for the energy portfolio, with a focus on the gas power sector.

FAKHERA AL MEMARI

Rhett Gavson (ME) works for Leidos in the Leidos Innovations Center on a multidisciplinary team of engineers and scientists tackling research and development projects for the defense industry. Rosie Pham (IntE) started her Master of Science in Bioengineering at University of California, San Diego, in Fall 2024. She is conducting research on the construction of synthetic gene networks.

JUAN CEDILLO

J.R. DeFina ’23 (ISyE), ’24 (MS) and Zachary Kinsler ’23 (ISyE), ’24 (MS) launched Uflo, an AI education platform startup company, which won the 2024 TECh Platinum Award. Both DeFina and Kinsler earned their Master of Science in Business Analytics degrees at USD in May 2024. Sarah Haetzel (CS, Business Economics) relocated to London, England, and is a software engineer in Deutsche Bank’s Risk, Finance and Treasury Division on the Market & Valuation Risk Management team. Morgan Hoffman (IntE) is an environmental engineer at the Fleet Readiness Center Southwest on Naval Air Station, North Island, as part of the Environmental Office’s Air Program. Nicole Koutelos (ISyE) moved to South Florida and is an industrial engineer at Northrop Grumman. She

SALINA TEKELE

Adrian Woodley (ME, Physics) is pursuing his PhD in Aerospace Engineering at University of Texas, Austin, focusing on applications of plasma physics. His current project focuses on characterizing electric propulsion systems. 2023 Natalie Abboud (ISyE) is a cost engineer at Rudolph & Sletten, a construction company that developed USD’s Learning Commons, Serra Hall and USD’s new Wellness Center and Basketball Practice Facility. Chris Angelo (ME) graduated in June 2024 with a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from UCSD. Katrina Baha (CS) is a software engineer at Clarity Design, Inc. in Poway, California.

JACQUELINE PUGA

Jacqueline Puga (ME) and Jose Luis Estrada ’19 (ISyE), ’22 (MS ADS) met while pursuing their undergraduate degrees at USD and were recently married. Puga is a business analyst at Medtronic and Luis Estrada is a data engineer at Accenture Federal Services. The couple reside in Washington, D.C.