MIT year: 1985

Education: Masters

I can help guide students in some non-engineering disciplines - planning, budgeting, attracting business/marketing/PR, raising capital/funds, operations including information technology (disaster recovery/business continuity), presentation skills etc.

- Professionally I go by "Gopi Bala" - I have an undergraduate degree in Mechnical Engineering - I recently mentored a group a 10th graders for a business planning competition under the aegis of TYE (TiE Young Entreprenuers; www.tie-boston.org) - Current short bio: A naturalized US citizen, Gopi is the founder of Gopi Bala LLC, a CIO and CEO Advisory. He has a twenty-year association with the high technology sector on both the demand and supply sides. Gopi advises senior executives within technology and services start-ups and enterprise IT. He is particularly focused on, and passionate about, business and IT strategy, market planning, corporate venturing, off-shoring, business development and entrepreneurship issues. Gopi is active within the entrepreneurial community in and around Boston. He helped launch TiE-SSBF, an enterprise IT special interest group, in March 2002 (www.tie-boston.org). This forum is a platform for start-up companies and IT managers to get business advice, and meets monthly at MIT Sloan in Cambridge, MA. In 2004, he launched TiE-CommForum (now TiE-BCCF) , a platform for seed stage start-ups to stress test their business plan, prior to seeking external investments. He has worked as a business developer for and adviser to various technology start-ups, and co-wrote business plans to launch a wireless infrastructure firm in 2001 and an application security firm in 2002. Prior to this role, Gopi was The Boston Consulting Group s global specialist for technology sourcing and delivery. At BCG he concentrated on advising case teams and clients worldwide in the Information Technology, E-Commerce and High Technology & Communications Practice Areas. He had global responsibility for the IT Practice Area online publication Conspectus. Gopi wrote proposals for both business development and internal knowledge building projects. Additionally, he was involved in educating and training BCG consultants worldwide on a variety of topics on technology and business strategy. Prior to joining
BCG, Gopi was a Senior Director at the Yankee Group in Boston, responsible for the E-Sourcing Strategies Practice P&L. Prior to joining the Yankee Group, he was engaged in technology marketing consulting, and in the marketing of offshore software development services for Triam Technologies, a firm he founded in 1990. Prior to Triam, Gopi spent five years with Groupe Bull, a French computer company, as a marketing program manager and adviser to senior management. Gopi's education includes an MS in Computer Information Systems from Boston University and an MS in Management from the Sloan School at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Jose M. Borrego

Jose M. Borrego received the B.S. Degree in Mechanical and Electrial Engineering from the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico in 1955. During 1955-1956 he was Fulbright student at the MIT, Cambridge, where he received the S.M. degree in 1957 and Sc.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1961. ... See full bio here: http://web.mit.edu/12.000/www/JMB-Biosketch.pdf

I take a break from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM so I am free from 3 PM to 4 PM in case there is a meeting at that time.

Occupation: Executive Director

MIT year: 1980

Education: Bachelors

State agency director representing the State of Nevada in negotiations involving the Colorado River. The river flows through 7 states and Mexico and involves water resources, water quality, hydropower production and endangered species.

MIT year: 1998

Education: Masters

I am an environmental consultant with Industrial Economics in Cambridge; my personal expertise is in public policy. I am currently working on two projects: One is a regulatory impact analysis of changing documentation requirements at border crossings for Customs & Border Control, the other is the implementation of the EPA's Performance Track program. I earned my masters in international affairs last year from UCSD. For my capstone course, Business & Government in the Global Economy, we researched the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast, wrote a cost-benefit analysis of various reconstruction options, and roleplayed Congressional testimony as representatives of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Team 5: City Planning - Race, Class, and Neighborhoods in New Orleans: Cindy Chen
cindy333 @gmail.com
617-842-2830
Occupation: (Former) Project Manager for customized Supply Chain software solution @ adidas-Salomon

MIT year: 2004

Education: Bachelors

International travel and work experience (China, HK, Taiwan). Involved in complex supply chain management projects in electronics and footwear industries. Software project manager overseeing design and development of customized solution. Internship experience in government bureaucracy at EPA. Background in Marketing (Course 15, Sloan).

Involved as associate advisor, Alternative Spring Break coordinator, Freshman Urban Program coordinator, Public Service Center during entire MIT experience. Love mentoring and working with freshman - the energy and idealism that they bring to the table.

MIT year: 2003

Education: Masters

My current work is to provide quantitative and written analysis and strategic advice on policy development and institutional planning as it relates to the physical development of Harvard University's Cambridge campus. Because I am the only person on this team with a business and policy background (I work with architects and urban designers), I am often taking what has been done and presenting it in a whole new way for senior administrators and the public. The planning issues are complex (projecting 10 to 20 years into the future), as well as sensitive to the community in and around the University. I hope to contribute real-life experience from other large and complex physical development projects that are highly scrutinized both in the design and capital expenditure at least by the local and regional community, but are also emulated by national observers. I would be happy to provide information resources or co-mentor with another alumnus, combining skills for greater value to the students. I have a MBA from Sloan, and was a Sloan Fellow. I also have a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University s Kennedy School of Government. I have been working for 16 years, and currently live and work in Harvard Square.

MIT year: 1997

Education: Doctorate

Understanding of engineering (mechanical) as well as general business, economic, managemement and organizational principles. 10 years experience dealing with multi-faceted problems that require creative thinking and complex, partial solutions

Extensive travel experience in US, Asia and Europe. Background and interest in architecture/construction. Interest in politics/public policy. Little knowledge of atmospheric sciences or civil engineering.

MIT year: 1981

Education: Bachelors

From 1979 to 1986, I was involved in property tax appraisal and valuation. I was Assistant Assessor for the City of Boston, and I am very familiar with development economics and property valuation. One of the key problems that will need to be researched in this case is the value of property and the types of property that must be taken to save what can be saved in New Orleans.

I have extensive IT experience -- both as a CIO and a CTO. I also have experience in construction -- particularly residential construction.

Born in Tehran, Iran, I emigrated to the US when I was young and lived in Michigan until I left for MIT. As an undergraduate, I was elected to a variety of student leadership positions including Senator for the Undergraduate Association, President of Phi Kappa Sigma, and President of the Interfraternity Council. While there, I helped coordinate a number of community service events including: "Loud and Local," the Boston Back Bay Alley Rally, and the Fraternity Assisted Move-In. I graduated from MIT in 2005 with a S.B. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences. I went on to graduate school at Boston University, where I have recently graduated (2006) with an M.A. in Medical Sciences and a focus on Mental Health Counseling. While there and since graduation, I have worked for the Alzheimer's Disease Center on two projects: one concerning Driving and Dementia, and the other on the relationship between smoking and Alzheimer's. In April, I joined Team Continuum, a nonprofit group motivated to improve cancer patient care. This commitment entails raising at least $2,500 for the team and running the New York City Marathon in November (I have currently raised over $2,300). I also teach all sections of the MCAT for the Cambridge Kaplan Center and I am currently applying to medical school.

Alex Diaz
Ph.D. Chem. E. 1997
MBA 1997
S.M. Chem. E. 1991
Occupation: Strategy Consultant, Business Dev't, Wachovia Corporation

About me:

I graduated from MIT in 1997 with an MBA and a Ph.D. in Chem. E. I worked as a Management Consultant with AT Kearney and McKinsey for ~4 years. In that capacity, I participated and led teams in complex problem-solving in areas ranging from operational improvement to strategy development in diverse industries including Healthcare, IT, Oil & Gas, Financial Services and Non-profit. On a pro-bono basis, I helped develop a growth strategy for CitySkills, an industry-backed non-profit helping Boston-area companies to leverage local urban IT training programs that help urban adults gain the skills for entry-level IT jobs. I also have start-up experience, having been Dir. of Business Dev't at Nano-C, a nano-technology start-up in the Boston area developing an economical process for the manufacture of BuckyBalls. Currently, I work in Business Development at Wachovia, the 4th largest bank in the US. I do M&A work as well as long-term strategic planning for the Treasury Services Division. Throughout my career in a Business Development role, I've created businesses from the initial phases of idea generation to customer needs assessment, market & competitive analysis, new product development, financial analysis and strategy development, all the way to piloting and then launching the business.

I like to be involved in the community. I volunteered for over 2 years at the MGH ER, even when I had a full-time job as a consultant and was travelling quite a bit. I also worked on an MIT MediaLab project on modelling the spread and impact of the SARS virus in partnership with the CDC during the epidemic in Asia in 2003. I've travelled extensively throughout Europe, Asia and the US. I was an MIT 1K Business Idea winner in 1995 and MIT 50K Business Plan Competition Semi-finalist in 2000.

Occupation: Operations Officer & Partner at a Real Estate Investment / Property Management Start-up

MIT year: 2002

Education: Bachelors

I started a real estate start-up in July 2004 with another MIT alum. Our company invests in and manages residential real estate in low-income areas in Baltimore City. My background in real estate would be invaluable in brainstorming ideas to redevelop New Orleans. Additionally, as former President of Alpha Chi Omega's House Corporation (honored by MIT with the Greek Alumnus of the Year Award in 2004), I have much experience mentoring college students. You may view my resume here: http://davenforth.com/personal/yolanda/resume.pdf

I'm currently Alumni Secretary for my Class, an Educational Counselor, Reunion Gift Committee Co-Chair, and re-organizing the MIT Club of Baltimore. I am committed to MIT.

MIT year: 2003

Education: Masters

Real estate development. Affordable housing. Mixed-income housing. Mixed-tenure housing. Affordable Housing Financing Tax credit financing (Low Income Housing Tax Credits. LIUHTC, and New Market Tax Credits, NMTC) Real estate development, coastal Alabama. Construction market. Market research and economic research, housing and real estate.

I am currrently working on a mixed-income mixed-tenure real estate development project in Mobile, Alabama. The site and region of my project was impacted by Hurricane Katrina and also Hurricane Ivan. The context of this project provides me with some local knowledge of factors facing development and financing of housing and other real estate in the broader region. I would be very happy to share my insight and specialist knowledge with students. I am mainly based in Boston.

David M. Foxe

M.Arch. (Urban Design Certificate), MIT, 2006
M.Phil. (History and Philosophy of Architecture), Cambridge University, 2004
SB in Art and Design (Architectural Design), MIT, 2003
SB in Music (Composition), MIT, 2003

Ion Freeman is an experienced solver of complex problems. Born in Boston in 1968 while his father was a visiting professor in Chemical Engineering at MIT (hence the name), he grew up in Darien, CT, a bedroom community for Manhattan. After completing his undergraduate studies in Physics with a Music Theory Minor at Rutgers Camden, Ion spent the summer of 1989 in San Francisco before spending two years teaching high school in Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer. He then moved from complex social problems to complex geophysical problems, studying tropical instability waves at the University of Washington from 1992 - 1995. Realizing that the problems were actually enviropolitical, he decided to go into politics, but was derailed by a car accident, and spent the following seven years pursuing a career as a software architect. Peaking at that, he returned to MIT for a Master's in Engineering and Management, and spent a year transforming the business processes of Fortune 50 Companies. Which brings us, more or less, to now.

MIT year: 1966

Education: PhD

Bob Gurnitz has been a mentor for several Missions.

Experience:

* 1997-2001 Envirosource, Inc., Horsham, PA - Chairman

* 1991-1997 Northwestern Steel and Wire Co., Sterling, IL - Chairman and CEO

* 1988-1991 Webcraft Technologies, Inc., N. Brunswick, NJ - President

* 1985-1988 Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Bethlehem, PA - President, Shape and Rail Products Division

* 1984-1985 Rockwell International Corporation, Troy, MI - Vice President/General Manager, On Highway Axle Division;

* 1980-1984 Rockwell International Corporation, London England and Troy, MI - President, Body Components Division; 1978-1980 Rockwell International Corporation, Troy, MI - Vice President/General Manager, Supply and Mass Transit Div.

* 1977-1978 Rockwell International Corporation, Troy, MI - Vice President, Business Development;

* 1974-1977 Rockwell International, Pittsburgh, PA Senior Engineering Executive, Corporate Staffs.

* 1973-1974 President's Executive Interchange Program U. S. Government, D.H.E.W., Washington, DC Director, Office of Management Technology

* 1966-1973 Rockwell International, Canoga Park, CA Manager, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Rocketdyne Div.

Education:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA: S.B. 1960 Chemical Engineering; S.M. 1961 Chemical Engineering; Ph.D. 1966 Chemical Engineering

Hobbies include sailing, skiing, fishing, traveling, and reading.

Occupation: Consultant/Engineer

MIT year: 1975

Education: Masters

I'm an engineering consultant with over 30 years of experience in the power plant filed. My particular areas of expertise are fracture mechanics, stress analysis, with some experience in materials, welding, and power plant systems. I am a member of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section XI, Working Group on Flaw Evaluation. I teach a course titled Metal Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics to professional engineers at client sites. I am a registered/licensed Professional Engineer in nine states.

Northrop Grumman's Gulf shipyards suffered serious damage in the flooding and are only now returning to something resembling normality. On the plus side, Todd's company has developed improved expertise in sensor systems placed within the environment and operated from remote locations - underwater, airborne, or even in space - that may be of assistance in the development of Mission 2009 designs to monitor the status of the protection systems necessary for a risen N'awlinz.

This is Todd's sixth tour of duty as a 12.000 mentor, having served for Missions 2005 through 2009. Todd also serves as an MIT Educational Counselor possibly responsible for some of you being there at MIT to begin with!
Todd has managed to visit one or two of the classes, but usually he will have to do everything long distance from Annapolis MD via email and website review.

410-757-8020 (home) todd @alum.mit.edu

410-260-5180 (office) todd.harland-white @ngc.com

MIT year: 1994

Education: Bachelors

Software engineering experience, EAPS, math
Masters in CS, Brandeis, 1996 I've always suffered from insatiable curiosity. I've often considering mentoring/teaching myself

MIT year: 2003

Education: Masters

Topics of interest: Infant and maternal health during a natural or man-made disaster. I would be interested in helping a group that wants to look into the urgent medical needs of mothers and infants as New Orleans is re-built

For the past three years I've been working on the design of infant incubators for preemies born into crises - be it natural or man-made. Electricity is one of the first luxuries to be lost during such a crisis, and often preemies in need of incubators will die during these power outages. I've been focusing on designing incubators that use other modes of power, and therefore will still remain functional.

Occupation: CTO

MIT year: 2003

Education: Masters

Programming experience, Project management, development planning, low cost technology, scheduling issues with students

MIT year: 1976

Education: Doctorate

I work at the American Psychological Association as Director of Electronic Publishing Systems. I have experience with information resources, websites and relatively complex information relationships. I have long time involvement providing information support for those who work with Traumatic Stress, disaster related mental health issues, and related topics. My undergraduate degree is from MIT in mathematics. My PhD is in Computer Science (from Old Dominion University).

I have worked as a volunteer on habitat for humanity - just as a regular worker. I do not have construction skills, but I have a lot of experience at a variety of volunteer jobs)

I have worked on "systems" including hydraulics, heavy electrical equipment, communications, and computers as well as procedural sytems.

I have some informal training in structures and earth moving

MIT year: 1959

Education: Doctorate

35 yrs product development at Polaroid: Mechanical Eng, Physics, Chem. Eng, Materials, 13 patents. Previously NASA and US Army.

Travels: Oaxaca, Baltic capitals, Turkey, Costa Rica, W Europe, B Virgin Islands, Bogota. Visited Nawlinz. Hobbies: ballroom dancing, Arg. tango, biking, choir singing, cooking.

MIT year: 1970

Education: Masters

I am a retired software executive. My professional career has ranged from an information retrieval research project in the Electronics Systems Lab at MIT, to advanced development of online financial systems, to computer aided design of VLSI chips and computer systems, to nonlinear video editing systems, to telemedicine (plus a few more stops along the way). I received an SM in Course 6 in 1970 and also attended advanced management programs at Stanford and INSEAD. For the past two years I've had the pleasure of participating in Mission 2008 and 2009.

I've become very interested in challenges and opportunities that global warming will present to the population of earth. It seems to me that this is the greatest opportunity for global unity ever. If we're forced to come together to deal with a real threat to all of humankind, it just may force us to find a way to live together in peace. Now, wouldn't that be nice byproduct of survival.

Work Experience:
1999-2000: Railtrack PLC, Glasgow, Scotland.
2000-2001: ScotRail Railways Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland.
2001-2003: MIT Research and Teaching Assistant, Course I (1.011 & UIC Project)
2003: MBTA Green Line Intern, Newton, MA
2003-2005: Reebie Associates, Transportation Consultant, Cambridge, MA
2005: Math and Science Teacher, Boston Public Schools, Boston, MA
2006: Engineering Consultant.

Hobbies:
Computer Tinkering/Programming, Communication/Writing, The Railroad Industry, Music, Art & Craft, Non-fiction Reading, People, Travel, Photography, Local History, Cities

Travel Experience:
Approx. 40 out of 50 states (incl. HI); Amtrak cross-country in coach w/ whistle-stops; Greyhound through the Rockies; flew to Atlanta to see its south side neighbourhoods.
States I know well: MA, VT, RI, NJ, PA, OH, Northern IN, Chicago Metro, San Francisco Metro. Europe: Extensive in England/Scotland; Amsterdam, Geneva Asia: Extensive in Taiwan; Hong Kong -- was in Taiwan at the time of the 1999 earthquake. Mostly confined to the "civilized" world -- I would call this "urban adventure travel"; was caught in the record 1999 snowstorm in Cleveland without a hotel room (due to Amtrak delays from a bridge
blowout) -- surviving that one was fun!

MIT year: 1994 PHD - Doctor Of Phil, Course 12 - Earth Atmos Plantary
GY - Earth & Planet Sci.

I am a graduate of Course 12 and spend many years at the Earth Resources Lab
(1987-1994). My background is geophysics; studied gravity, plate tectonics,
space geodesy and GPS. I worked on plate interactions using GPS in the
eastern Mediterranean at MIT and on the southern California GPS network at
Scripps. My interest in the computational aspects led me to switch to
commercial side. My work experience spans software development, design and
architecture for the IT.I can offer assistance in areas of web development
to large information system design system to experimental geophysics. I work
locally: CellExchange is located on Vassar St right across the MIT tracks,
so we can meet right on the campus.

MIT Degree: B.Sc VI-3 (Computer Science) ‘72

Aside from his MIT degree, Jorge holds M.Sc. (Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence), M.Sc. (EE – Computer Systems) and Ph.D in EE & CS (Artificial Intelligence and Management) degrees from Stanford University. He has had a lifelong interest (since his MIT years) in complex social systems, appropriate technology, politics and policy making, and social development especially in the context of less developed nations and environments. A successful entrepreneur, he has been involved in management consulting, technology policy making and the software industry for over 25 years as a management consultant at the executive management level, in CxO and investor roles of companies in Silicon Valley, Research Triangle, Georgia and abroad, and in Cabinet level and diplomatic positions in Colombia and Europe. Dr. Phillips has also had extensive academic and research experience in Latin America, US and Europe, and holds software patents in USA, Japan and Europe. In the past, his political interests led him to become a Secretary to the President of Colombia from 1984 to 1987, charged with the informatization of the country with a large investment portfolio of multi-million dollar projects in many technology fronts. From this position he conceived and led a pioneer connectivity project creating public computer access centers throughout all of Colombia to provide democratic access to information and knowledge to all citizens. This project has been the model for the Connectivity Agendas being implemented since 2000 by cabinet-level programs in a number of countries around the world. Later, as President of the Intergovernmental Bureau of Informatics and Vice-President of the World Commission on Transborder Data Flow both based in Roma, Italy, Dr. Phillips oversaw the creation, funding and execution of a large number of multimillion dollar investment projects in information technology for development in Africa, Asia and the Americas, and information technology policy making efforts in those countries. He is a renowned international management consultant in ICT (past clients span from Citibank, Olivetti, Apple Computer, ENI, and Renault to Telecom, IADB and others), and has been advisor over the past decade in policy making for Latin-American and Caribbean Presidents and cabinet-level officials in the areas of ICT policy formation, regulation and promotion. He is a founding member of the Children's Museum in Bogotá, Colombia and of the International Center of Physics in Colombia, correspondent to the International Center of Physics in Trieste, Italy. Dr. Phillips is a member of Eta Kappa Nu and Sigma Xi (inducted to both as an undergraduate at MIT). He currently lives in the Research Triangle area in North Carolina, where he is involved in high tech startups, in the Council for Entrepreneurial Development and other technology efforts.

Statement

I can contribute as a mentor to 12.000 students in many ways:
· Experience in developing new technologies that address actual real-life problems.
· Experience as a Cabinet level official during a major disaster. I was in office as Secretary to the President of Colombia when the Armero disaster occurred (leaving over 20,000 people dead in a matter of minutes due to a volcanic eruption in the Nevado del Ruiz mountain that caused a 90 feet high ash mudslide that buried the whole city). From my office I witnessed first hand the disaster management and rescue efforts and later the relocation and reconstruction of the city, including relocation of survivors and their reinsertion of people into other communities, etc.
· Experience in politics at the highest level in a country
· Technological experience as an entrepreneur in computer and communication technology
· Experience in the complexity of catalyzing effective action in a government structure
and getting government and international funding for complex projects, etc.
· My deep interest in problem solving in undefined and ambiguous decision spaces, i.e. reducing complex situations to solvable components to find and integrate solutions.

Other Comments

When a government is hit by a disaster, say Katrina in the US or Armero 20 years ago in Colombia, the government and the country behave almost like a living being in shock. I always asked myself what kind of organizational structure in the Colombian government could have hastened and improved government response during Armero, and more importantly what kind of organization and structure (i.e. what kind of social and technological monitoring and control system) could have been created to speed up the reconstruction, and to ensure that any such disaster could be dealt with efficiently in the future. I find this educational experiment fascinating, because as an MIT graduate I know for a fact that one is prepared for extreme and ultimate problem solving. Yet as an MIT graduate that has been a few years in the real world, I also know that, at least in my time, little did we learn at MIT about how the real world works. We learned a lot about how well it could be made to work through science and technology, but there was much more involved in making the "could" a reality! Problem solving in the real world, is problem solving in extremely complex and ambiguous situations, where social, political, and financial constraints define solution viability, and where optimal does not have the analytic meaning it has in the classroom.

MIT year: 2004

Education: Bachelors

My areas of interest lie in the Architectural Sciences. I've had much exposure to design (taking MIT studios), construction (working as construction administrator in an architecture firm), Energy engineering in buildings (my current job as an energy efficiency enigineer), and other building technologies I learned as a BT major at MIT. I would say that energy efficiency and architectural engineering would be the best skill I can lend to the team. I have a real keen sense on how to read plans/blue prints, and extensive understanding of structural and mechanical systems.

At MIT, I began my career in architecture design, but merged into the Building Technology program, where I used both my engineering and design skills. I took classes in Thermodynamics in Buildings, Structural Mechanics, Civil engineering; Computer aided modeling as well as studio. My 1-year undergraduate research project involved both the Electrical Engineering and the Architecture department as I was helping to design a minimally intrusive way to monitor airflow patterns in buildings using ozone as a trace. The project developed my skills in EE as well as fluid dynamics. Other activities in HS includes one term residing as a Undergraduate Association Senator, member of the freshmen heavyweight crew team, and membership in Phi Kappa Sigma international fraternity- in which I served as the secretary, and social chairman for 2 years. My college jobs include working a UROP for the nuclear engineering school, and tutoring/mentoring at MATCH high school (Boston, MA) for 2 school years.

After graduation, I had a few career assignments associated with my degree in architecture. I was interned at the MIT facilities department where I did various work with campus planning. My next job was at the Stubbins Associates architecture firm in Cambridge MA, where I did construction administration for the Marriott Hotel being built in South Boston. My current job is with Demand Management Institute (Newton, MA) as an energy efficiency engineer. My job involves working with the utility companies to help reduce building energy consumption by the buildings mechanical systems by implementing energy efficient equipment. The assignments I have include modeling a buildings system and shell in computer software, as well as visiting sites in the New England area to do metering of their equipment. Right now I am also serving as the National HQ liaison to my fraternity. This is an alumni role.

About my mentoring: I have been mentoring/tutoring younger students since High school. In high school I spent 2 years helping an underclassman with calculus and trigonometry. In my later high school years, I tutored a grade school student in english and math. In college, I spent two years (two summers and 2 school years) tutoring and mentoring at the MATCH high school. The program was geared at helping students pass the MCAS exam. The school also offered a technology mentoring program that I participated in. Right now I am the chapter advisor for my undergraduate fraternity at MIT. My duties are to be a liason between the undergrads and older alumni who own the house, as well as the go to guy for the national headquarters. I have been out of college and working for 1 year. My favorite activities involve trumpet playing, computer modeling of buildings, tinkering around with electronics, drawing, and solid modeling.

MIT year: 1992

Education: Doctorate

I was involved in manufacturing of consumer goods, electronics, and medical devices for 8 years. I am currently finishing my PhD in Operations Management, with a focus on Supply Chain Management. I have done some research in Supply Chain distubances (what happens when your supplier is under 15 feet of water!)

I grew up in Puerto Rico, which is on the path of many a tropical storm/hurricane, and has limited access to assistive resources to handle disaster management.

MIT year: 1984

Education: Masters

architecture, urban design, real estate development, affordable housing, marketing and business development, economic/community development

I am in the process of relocating to Boston and therefore anticipate being available to meet in person with students during the semester and would enjoy the opportunity to attend class sessions. Not sure of the schedule yet though.

*Core Business: Real Estate Investment and Development Activities: Building Construction, Renovation, Marketing, Purchase and Sale, Rentals, Building Management, Contracting. Focus on Luxury Residences and Executive Office Space. Involved in Project Evaluation, Financial Management in Construction Industry, Cash Flow Analysis, and Project Finance, Leasing, Risk and Return Relations, Options, Foreign Exchange Risk Analysis and Management with Application to Construction Projects.

*Treasury, Portfolio and Asset Manager for Corporate Clients, Project Manager: Portfolio and Asset Management.

Also interested in medical related subjects i.e. quantitative physiology and modeling, heart rhythm, CPR + water/swimming rescue techniques.

MIT year: 2005

Education: Masters

I can talk to students about Course XI (Urban Studies and Planning) and can offer advice on city planning and public policy research.

I did both undergrad and grad school at MIT, and I've just moved to Maryland to practice city planning

Education: Masters

Residential construction experience (Electrical, plumbing, HVAC, telecom). Some commercial construction experience also.

Hands-on engineer. Also, I love New Orleans.

Occupation: entrepreneur/business development

MIT year: 1989

Education: Bachelors

Having started a company two year ago, I know a bit about planning and getting things off the ground. I have a keen interest in economics. I also have participated extensively in local government, and understand how to pitch ideas and get things done in a municipal setting. My last Town project received 90% voter approval. My background is in materials science, and my company was in the area of chip (logic) design tools. I do not have a construction or architechture background, but I certainly know what it is like to own a house and pay taxes for the public good.
This project sounds fun!

website: msweiss.com

Occupation: retired - biomedical engineer

MIT year: 1960

Education: Doctorate

I lived and worked in New Orleans for 26 years as Chief Scientist at the Naval Biodyanmics Laboratory in East New Orleans and as adjunct professor at Tulane and UNO. Since retiring I provide computer and web-related support services to local business.

I rent an aprtment in Cambridge and would be able to meet directly with the students.

Johnny was one of the first guinea pigs to participate in 12.000: Solving Complex Problems. As a student in Mission 2004 (Mars), he was a member of the "Mission Control" team, and later took part in writing and editing the mission's final paper. Because he loved 12.000 so much, he joined the staff for the class, serving as a Undergraduate Teaching Fellow (UTF) for Mission 2005 (Ocean) and Mission 2006 (Amazon). Due to class conflicts, Johnny was not able to return as a UTF for Mission 2007 (Alaska); however, the powers that be snuck him in as an alumni mentor.

After graduating with a Course 15 degree in 2004, Johnny has returned to be a mentor for Mission 2009 (Tsunami), and now returns again as an alumni mentor for Mission 2010 (New Orleans). He currently works for a privately-held distribution firm in New Hampshire.

Personally, Johnny enjoys traveling (to the extent his pocketbook allows), reading (anything and everything under the sun), and fine dining. He looks forward to working with his team of students and the entire class as a whole.

As for my industry experience, I was a Biomedical engineer at Becton
Dickinson for 3 years and most recently transitioned into a Marketing
role to explore my interests in "the business side of things". I
really enjoy working with the users of our products and try to use
their input to drive the work in product development.

In my spare time, I enjoy working on little side projects because I am
an aspiring entrepreneur.