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UNDERGRADUATE WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS Please refer to updated signage at the conference site. Schedule & Welcome ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT Engineering and the MBA: Start Building Your Future The Consortium Rebecca Dockery, Recruiting Manager This workshop focuses on the professional and personal benefits of combining an MBA with an engineering degree. A panel of engineering professionals who pursued MBA’s will provide information on the advantages of applying through The Consortium, career opportunities available to engineers, and the impact this combination played in their careers. altitude control, propulsion, command and data handling and flight software. AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IT - Driving Ford into the Future Ford Motor Company Hansel Baez, IT Project Manager Information technology provides the tools that help Ford stay competitive in today’s market. Some of its newest technologies include Ford Sync 2.0, Ford Work Solutions and Next Gen Navigation. Learn about Sync and many other leading-edge technology applications at Ford. career transition can be overwhelming and difficult. With a humorous approach, this workshop reveals common mistakes made by applicants in the hiring process so that you can learn from these mistakes and step confidently into your new role. Improving Your College Career…Making Yourself Marketable Exxon Mobil Corporation Rolando Garcia, Project Manager This presentation covers the characteristics employers seek and practical activities that will improve your marketability upon graduation. Learn about the items that freshmen (early career) through seniors (looking for marketability) should be pursuing in order to improve their college careers. Awards Speakers Professionals Competitions & Networking & Advisors Why Graduate School? University of Michigan Mike Nazareth, Associate Director for Graduate Education Current graduate students from the University of Michigan discuss the benefits of obtaining a graduate education. Specifically, they will focus on the differences between pursing master’s and doctoral degrees, finding financial aid, formulating research topics and maintaining a healthy social/extracurricular life. Alternative Power Generation and the Emerging Markets General Motors Corporation Norman Peralta, Senior Project Engineer, Advanced Power and Propulsion General Motors is pursuing a diverse strategy of solutions to meet the global demand to reduce CO2 and provide transportation solutions where they are needed. This workshop provides a look at technologies such as hybridization, advanced gasoline and diesel engines, range extending electric vehicles and fuel cells and then describes the challenges of implementation in the emerging markets. Uh-Oh! I Have the Interview Now What? General Mills Melva Holt, Recruiting Manager Now that you have the résumé and the interview, how do you distinguish yourself from everyone else during the interview process? At this workshop, you will learn how highlighting aspects of your school and previous work experiences will help you land the job. AEROSPACE INDUSTRY Revolutionizing Information Technology at American Airlines Through Service-Oriented Architecture American Airlines Ana Torres, Program Manager, Cargo Information Technology American Airlines’ Information Technology department is revolutionizing the company’s portfolio of hundreds of legacy mainframe applications by implementing a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). This workshop will define SOA, discuss what SOA looks like at AA, explain the project governance needed for success, and provide an overview of the skill sets required for an effective and, above all, winning IT team. OnStar Technology by GM Look at What Your Vehicle Can Do General Motors Corporation Joseph Martinez, OnStar Vehicle Quality Engineering Manager By embedding a wireless communications device deep within a vehicle’s electrical system, a new world of valuable safety and driver direction information services is automatically available. It transforms an ordinary vehicle into a “Java browser on wheels.” This workshop will describe OnStar’s business model, the vehicle’s electrical system architecture and the core services enabled by such an embedded system. Résumé and Technical Interview Workshop Google Davidson Young, University Programs Specialist Learn how to create an effective résumé and how to prepare for software engineering interviews. This hands-on workshop will help you work through sample interview questions. Pre-College & Teachers Behavioral Interviews The Hidden Secrets Lockheed Martin Corporation Manny Sanchez, Chief Systems Engineer, Hybrid Aircraft This workshop exposes the hidden secrets of the behavioral interviewing process. Attendees will learn the do’s and don’ts, what employers are seeking in a candidate and what questions to ask during the interview. It also will highlight the preparation, research and technique required to pass a behavioral interview. Tours Exploring the Universe with a Time Machine Northrop Grumman Ramón Coronel, Program Planner If you would like to know the answers to questions about the formation and exploration of the universe, take part in this workshop. Be dazzled by the marvelous world of space telescopes. Be the first to know how the James Webb Space Telescope will become a time machine to help us see into our past! Production Engineering Advances in North America Toyota Mark Boire, General Manager, Vehicle Planning & Production Engineering This workshop will highlight Toyota production engineering advances in North America since 1991. Topics will include an overview of North American design and manufacturing operations; the shift from building physical prototypes to digital engineering; simultaneous design and manufacturing engineering; and new production technologies. Graduates & Deans Undergrads & MUST Preparing for a Technical Interview Lockheed Martin Corporation Manny Sanchez, Chief Systems Engineer, Hybrid Aircraft This workshop examines the technical interview process. Attendees will be shown a stepby-step “How To” and “What not to Do” during a technical interview. The workshop will highlight the preparation, research and technique required to pass a technical interview. It also will include an in-depth review of what to expect in the initial and follow-up interviews. Spacecraft Design Workshop Northrop Grumman José Castellón, GOES-R Spacecraft Manager This workshop will present an introduction to and overview of spacecraft design. The seminar will provide a high-level description of the design drivers and considerations for spacecraft and related subsystems including structures and mechanisms, thermal control, electrical power, www.SHPE.org ❘ Conference 2008 CAREER DEVELOPMENT Avoiding the Top 10 Mistakes Made by Applicants During the Hiring Process Caterpillar Inc. Rosalee Martinez-Weber, Six Sigma Black Belt Landing your first job or making a major mid- Career Fair & Sponsors 109 http://www.SHPE.org

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SHPE - Conference 2008 President’s Letter From the Vice President News of Particular Interest to Society Members Calendar Making the Most of the Career Fair Grupos de Afinidad Phoenix Rising Advancing Hispanic Excellence in Technology, Engineering, Math and Science (AHETEMS) 2008 SHPE Conference Program Guide Welcome Letters Highlights Conference Schedule STAR Awards Company of the Year Chapter of the Year Awards Speakers Entertainment Hospitality Suites Advisor Program Professional Program Quick Guide Business Proposal Competition Professional Workshop Descriptions Technical Paper and Poster Competitions AHETEMS Design Competition Extreme Engineering Challenge National Academic Olympiad AHETEMS Teacher Program AHETEMS Pre-College Symposia Corporate Tours AHETEMS Graduate Program AHETEMS Distinguished Lecture Series AHETEMS Deans’ Summit Undergraduate Workshops Quick Guide Undergraduate Workshops Descriptions MUST Scholars Symposium Career Fair Exhibitors Sponsors Hotel and Convention Center Maps Regional Roundup Inner Circle Employer Profiles Advertisers Index

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