I3@USD-Fall 2025

Alumni

2017 Jalil Diaz de la Peña (ISyE) married the partner he met at USD during his final semester. He is currently pursuing an MBA part-time at USD, while working as the production manager for a food manufacturing company in San Diego. He is expected to graduate in the summer of 2026. Aaron Huott (ME) is continuing to support the Armed Forces and ensure fleet readiness as an aerospace engineer at Naval Air Systems Command. His free time is spent with his wife and two young kids enjoying beautiful San Diego. Ian Lituchy (EE) recently co-founded Leadoff.ai — a SaaS sales data and analysis platform that provides an understanding of how the best sales reps sell to win deals. He currently serves as the CTO of the company and stays involved with USD as an advisor of Beta Theta Pi.

Undergraduate Engineering and Computer Science Alumni Updates

Notes

2009 Rich Sanchez (EE) is a technical director overseeing rapid‑prototyping initiatives for the United States Space Force. He recently earned a Master of Science in Cyber Security Engineering from USD and received a scholarship to pursue a doctorate in AI and machine learning at George Washington University in Fall 2025.

BORIS FRATKIN LAUREN HOFFMAN

2016 Boris Fratkin (ME) and (MAS-AESE, UCSD) was the senior mechanical engineering manager of Functions and Operations at Cubic Defense, where he led the mechanical, manufacturing and logistics teams for the Air Ranges division. He supported U.S. and international military programs, including the P5 missile pods featured in Top Gun . Based in San Diego, Boris recently bought a home and enjoys chasing after his energetic 2-year-old son, David.

RICH SANCHEZ CLARK FLEMING

2013 Clark Fleming (ME) recently joined his family’s business, Fleming Electric, Inc., as head of sales engineering. Fleming has worked in renewables since graduating from USD. He and his wife, Cierra, welcomed their second baby girl in August 2025. Their first daughter, Amelia, turned 2 in February.

IAN LITUCHY DEVYN BRYANT

2018 Devyn Bryant (ME) is pursuing the opportunity to become a Chick-fil-A franchisee. He currently serves as the director of operations at Chick-fil-A Clairemont and remains an active member of the Torero Football Club.

Lauren Hoffman (ME ) completed her PhD in chemical engineering at UC San Diego and is now a postdoctoral researcher at UCLouvain in Belgium, working with François Massonnet. She leads statistical modeling in the ArcticWATCH project, using machine learning and explainable AI to study Arctic Sea ice decline and to tease apart internal variability from the anthropogenic trend.

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