Department of Physics and Engineering
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Graduates Employed in Mechanical Engineering

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Chris Andrews is a mechanical engineer at Siemens Diesel Systems in S.C.

Andy Aurelio works as a mechanical engineer for the Federal Energy Technology Center in Morgantown, W.Va.

Rod Barcenilla works in Arkansas as a designer of ventilation system for new Walmart centers.

Dan Booze designs high voltage and air conditioning systems at Gipe Associates in Maryland.

Tylanvis Burris performs engineering design work at Kaydon, Inc., in Maryland. The company produces parts for jet fighter engines and missiles.

Bill Carpenter is a mechanical engineer at Westvaco in Covington, Va.

Parag Chitnis earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Boston University. His postdoctoral work involves new equipment for treating kidney stones.

Tom Damiani completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at West Virginia University and works at Bechtel-Bettis in Pittsburgh.

Adam Hunnell works as a mechanical engineer at the Blue Bird School Bus Company in Georgia.

Adam Kuhl works for Raytheon in Arizona, where his present project involves air-to-air missiles.

Phil Lemire completed his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Virginia. His research involved developing an artificial heart. Phil is now employed at the National Ground Intelligence Center in Charlottesville, VA.

Kathy Meyer has a $22,000 assistantship toward an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Sandia National Lab and the University of New Mexico location at Kirtland Air Force Base.

Chad Moore received an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech. His research involved rapid prototyping. Chad works at General Motors, where he recently got promoted Chad will be moving from Detroit to their Oklahoma City facility.

Jason Martin obtained an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia. He works for Bechtel-Bettis at the Naval Nuclear Weapons School in Charleston, SC. Jason trains Navy personnel on how to operate the nuclear reactors on submarines and aircraft carriers.

Valerie Keefer Oldaker works as a mechanical engineer at Toyota in Buffalo, W.Va.

Marie Woolwine Rasmussen works as mechanical engineer at Caterpillar in Peoria, IL.

Chad Smith is working toward an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Virginia. His graduate assistantship is $25,000 plus free tuition and fees.

Gary Snow is a mechanical engineer at Lockheed-Martin in Mississippi.

Gary Valkavitch earned an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Virginia and works at Ball Aerospace in Houston.

Wes Wilson is a mechanical engineer at the Naval Surface Warfare Division in Maryland.