Professor for a Day

What:
Presidents, CEOs, directors and managers from a diverse array of firms in Southern California, such as Northrop Grumman, Thales-Raytheon Systems, IBM, Southern California Edison and Boeing, will share their industry experience and technical expertise as part of the Professor for a Day event held annually by Cal State Fullerton’s College of Engineering and Computer Science. The group of guest professors includes 16 CSUF alumni — 14 of them graduates of the College of Engineering and Computer Science.

When:
Tuesday, March 8, and Wednesday, March 9

Where:

Engineering and Computer Science Center, Cal State Fullerton
800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, 92831

Why:
“As a college, we are profoundly aware of the role that alumni and industry play in our success,” explains College of Engineering and Computer Science Dean Raman Unnikrishnan. “This annual event reflects our commitment to building and sustaining relationships with alumni and industry professionals as an important bridge in students’ education, further helping us strike the right balance between theory and practice in their training.”

Who:
Guest professors and their teaching assignments include:

Fred Alexander, president and CEO, Alexander Consulting Group LLC, in James Choi’s course on software engineering

John Britigan (B.A. physics ’76), president of the Britigan Group, in Prasada Rao’s course on engineering hydraulics

Tan Chung (B.S. computer science ’94, M.S. computer science ’06), technical specialist for Baxter Health Care, in Shahin Ghazanshahi’s course on engineering probability and statistics

Cheryl Cormack (B.A. math ’80, M.A. math ’83) FAB-T baseline management and proposal management manager for the Boeing Co., in Jidong Huang’s course on computer methods and numerical analysis

Cristi Cristich, president & CEO for Cristek Interconnects Inc., in Jidong Huang’s course on computer design and organization

Paul Eumurian (B.S. engineering-electrical ’81), systems engineer for the Boeing Co., in Chang-Hyun Jo’s course on data structures and concepts

Michael Falkow (B.S. computer science ’90, M.S. computer science ’94), deputy city manager/chief information officer for the city of Inglewood, in Michael Shafae’s programming lab practicum

Carol Fawcett, vice president, information services for Quest Software, in Kevin Wortman’s course on Unix and open source

Frank Flores, vice president, engineering for Northrop Grumman Strike & Surveillance Systems Division, in Pradeep Nair’s course on signals and systems

Neal Golub (B.S. computer science ’77), senior systems engineer for Applied Signal Technology, in Barbara Laguna’s course on programming concepts

Laurie Haack (B.S. computer science ’79, M.S. software engineering ’06), software engineering manager for Raytheon Co., in Kevin Wortman’s course on problem-solving strategies

Christopher Harrington, vice president, strategy & business development for Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., in Anne Lemnitzer’s course on statistics

David Harshman, vice president, general counsel & secretary for Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., in Sam Rokni’s course on engineering economics and professionalism

Darrell Jodoin (B.S. engineering-mechanical ’85), director of design & engineering for the Disneyland Resort, in Chean Chin Ngo’s course on thermodynamics

Leslie Johnson (M.S. software engineering '06), senior software engineer for the Boeing Co., in Kevin Wortman’s course on programming

Dan Jones, director, Advanced Information Systems (retired) for Boeing Defense and Security, in Joseph Costantine’s course on network analysis

Sharon Lee (M.S. software engineering ’06), engineering manager for Unisys Corp., in David Naish’s course on civil engineering materials

Randall Lum, director, special projects for Northrop Grumman, in Mohinder Grewal’s course on engineering analysis

Henry Martinez (B.S. engineering-electrical ’75), director, grid operations for Southern California Edison, in Joseph Costantine’s course on field theory and transmission lines

Michael Moore (B.S. engineering-civil and mechanical ’92), client services manager for MWH Americas Inc., in Binod Tiwari’s course on soil mechanics

Remigiusz Rundzio (M.S. computer science ’06), product manager for HigherGround Inc., in Reza Ahmadnia’s course on programming

David Schafer (B.S. engineering-civil ’83), senior civil engineer for Southern California Edison, in Anne Lemnitzer’s structural analysis lab

Kelly Schlegel, program manager for Joint Tactical Radio System Ground Mobile Radio for the Boeing Co., in Chandrasekhar Putcha’s class on structural analysis

Scott Sorbel (B.S. mechanical engineering ’00), electro-optic senior staff engineer for Northrop Grumman, in David Cheng’s class on microelectronics and nano devices

Steven Soria (B.S. computer science ’00), senior software engineer for IBM Corp., in Floyd Holliday’s course on computer organization and assembly language

Marc Velasco (B.S. computer science '98, M.S. computer science ’03, M.S. software engineering ’06), software engineer for IBM Corp., in Shawn Wang’s course on database and applications

Barnaby Waifan, sector technical fellow for Aerodynamics, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, in Hyunjoo Kim’s class in architectural engineering

Media Contacts:
Susamma Barua, College of Engineering and Computer Science, 657-278-7161 or sbarua@fullerton.edu

Chris Bugbee, Public Affairs, 657-278-8487 or cbugbee@fullerton.edu