Category: Engineering

043 Jeremy Salles – WPR Team Leader at Cisco

July 26, 2020 od2019 Business, Engineering, Leadership, Space Forecasting 0 Comments

Mr Salles is currently the WPR Team Leader at Cisco and is in charge of addressing the distinct set of needs from various departments that include engineering, sales, call center and general administration.  

Prior to joining CISCO, Mr Salles was the Workplace strategy and Systems Manager at eBay in charge of reviewing the global real estate portfolio and headcount data for 4 million sqft of class A office spaces. 

Mr. Salles holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical engineering from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, Irvine, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Paul Merage School of Business. 

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038 – Jon Frank – Director of Global Operations & Strategy at Western Digital

June 8, 2020 od2019 Business, Engineering, IT Comments Off on 038 – Jon Frank – Director of Global Operations & Strategy at Western Digital
Interview Aired 05/27/2020

Jon Frank. Jon is the Director of Global Operations & Strategy at Western Digital. In his current role, he is Responsible for creating and directing a global strategies and leadership collaboration. His scope includes:

-Operations efficiencies, quality control, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Planning and Logistics for HDD & Flash products.

Jon has a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Irvine, a Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California, and has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

037 – Shamim Imani – Environmental, Social Governance leader at James Hardie Building Products

June 8, 2020 od2019 Business, Clean Technologies, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Environment Comments Off on 037 – Shamim Imani – Environmental, Social Governance leader at James Hardie Building Products
Interview Aired on 06/20/20

Today we have with us Shamim Imani. Mr, Imani is an Environmental, Social Governance leader at James Hardie Building Products. He is responsible for integrating ESG considerations and impact into James Hardie’s operations, including the impact and opportunities of corporate behavior on the environment, society and governance topics.

Mr Imani has a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Irvine, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, and has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

036 – Dr. Vijay Gurbaxani – Founding Director, Center for Digital Transformation, Taco Bell Professor of Information Systems at UCI Paul Merage School of Business

June 8, 2020 od2019 Artificial Inteligence, Big Data, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, IT Comments Off on 036 – Dr. Vijay Gurbaxani – Founding Director, Center for Digital Transformation, Taco Bell Professor of Information Systems at UCI Paul Merage School of Business
Interview Aired 05/06/2020

Dr. Vijay Gurbaxani is the Taco Bell Professor of Information Systems and Computer Science and Director of the Center for Digital Transformation (CDT) at the UCI Paul Merage School of Business. His research, teaching and consulting interests are at the nexus of business strategy and information technology (IT). He focuses on analyzing how emerging information technologies enable business model innovation; on developing and evaluating business-driven strategies for the sourcing of information services; and on valuing IT investment.

Dr. Gurbaxani has extensive experience in management education and advisory services, having lectured worldwide on management issues, taught extensively in degree and executive education programs, and consulted for and provided research expertise to many organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, technology service providers, and leading consulting firms. He has been a visiting scholar at the business schools at Stanford University and at MIT.

029 – Change Agents – Dr. Marc Madou – Chancellor’s Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the UCI Samueli School of Engineering

February 17, 2020 od2019 Business, Education, Engineering, Entrepreneurship Comments Off on 029 – Change Agents – Dr. Marc Madou – Chancellor’s Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the UCI Samueli School of Engineering
Interview aired on 02/12/2020

Dr. Marc Madou is the Chancellor’s Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Chancellor’s Professor (Joint Appointment) of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at University of California, Irvine. Dr Madou has a PH.D. in Semiconductor Electrochemistry, Solid-State Physics Laboratory and a M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Physical Chemistry from the Rijksuniversiteit in Belgium. His research focuses on Miniaturization science (MEMS and NEMS) with emphasis on chemical and biological applications. Current projects include polymer actuators (for drug delivery), C-MEMS and CD based fluidics. Besides miniaturization techniques and materials choices.

Dr. Madou will talk about his journey to be appointed Chancellor’s Professor at the University of California, Irvine and the science of miniaturization.