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Product design graduate ready for career to take flight with aerospace company
WMU News
A yellow and orange bird has its wings outstretched. Mr. Mango lands on Thaj's shoulder. A member of the first graduating class of Western Michigan University's product design program, Thaj landed a job dreaming up designs for future aircraft at Bell, an international aerospace company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. "To have an opportunity like this, I'm beyond grateful," says Thaj, who was offered positions in three different divisions within the Bell portfolio after impressing the CEO during an internship in the summer of 2020.
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63953
Bronco Spotlight: Stephen Jacobson
Career and Student Employment Services
My responsibilities include: implementation and maintenance of the safety and environmental management systems; compliance with OSHA and EPA regulations; continuous improvement of operations; and training and education related to these areas. What is the most rewarding and the most challenging part of your job? The most rewarding part of my job is working in a team environment to accomplish goals. The most challenging part of my job for the past couple of years is attempting to grow the business without enough employees.
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Bronco Spotlight: Jamie Dunn
Career and Student Employment Services
I am super excited to be a part of a positive team that sets out to enhance the lives of those they serve. It is a true blessing to be doing a job that I am passionate about and to be making a difference in other's lives. What is the most rewarding and the most challenging part of your job? The most rewarding aspect of this job is reuniting families and watching them find their strengths and grow to become stronger together.
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Bronco Spotlight: Albert Wright
Career and Student Employment Services
Photo of Albert Wright Bachelor of Science in in electrical engineering, 2018 Engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center I am an engineer for the Cartridge Actuated Devices and Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD) for the Naval Surface Warfare Center. My job is to address any concerns and implement any ideas/techniques/improvements to the CAD/PAD Division. What is the most rewarding and the most challenging part of your job? The most challenging part of my job is time. There is a ton of responsibility that comes with my job
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Lily Nordmoe
Precollege Programming
Lily Nordmoe Instructor, Algebra I/II Bio: Lily grew up in Singapore and moved to Kalamazoo due to her husband's job. In Singapore, she was a teacher for a few years before being asked to work at the Gifted Education Program. Lily taught at the Battle Creek Area Math and Science Center for two years before staying home with her children.
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Bronco Spotlight: Jennifer Komorowski
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Jennifer Komorowski Master of Science in industrial engineering, 2019 R&D Development Engineer at Pridgeon & Clay My job consists of developing new prototype products mostly in the automotive industry, providing technical direction to several project teams, overseeing projects from cost analysis to completion and maintaining healthy relationships with all customers. What is the most rewarding and the most challenging part of your job? The most rewarding part of my job is overseeing the design, building, redesign and manufacturing of new prototype
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Bronco Spotlight: Gina Cline
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Right now because of the corona virus pandemic, my job is slightly different, but I am still working with my skaters and helping them improve their skills. Hopefully I will be able to coach them through competitions when things start to open up a little more. If you had a campus job or internship, how did they impact your career development?
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Bronco Spotlight: Amanda Jeppesen
Career and Student Employment Services
I do this through two broad components: 1) organizing smaller events for individual employers, like information sessions or practice interviews, and organizing five large-scale annual job fairs; 2) managing the technology we use in the process, like Handshake, TouchNet (a credit card processing system), and contributing to our department website. What is the most rewarding and the most challenging part of your job? The most rewarding part of my job is hearing about the connections between employers and students that come directly from events
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Bronco Spotlight: David Mendoza
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My ultimate goal is for incident resolution and application maintenance, but I'm also responsible for knowledge transfer materials across the life cycle of an investigation. What is the most rewarding and the most challenging part of your job? The most challenging part of my job is staring at a computer screen for eight hours a day, but the most rewarding part of my job is the feeling that I'm actually making a difference. What activities, resources, or people helped you prepare for your career?
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Bronco Spotlight: Anthony Healy
Career and Student Employment Services
This position exists through The Gilmore Education Program. This job is very rewarding as it allows me to give students an opportunity to study the piano that they might not have otherwise. What is the most rewarding and the most challenging part of your job? The most rewarding part of my job is having the chance to work with so many different students, all from different backgrounds, all with the same goal of improving their piano playing ability.
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