Email: EngineeringELP@iastate.edu

Address:
312 Marston
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011

 

ELP Alumni Biographies

All former members of the Engineering Leadership Program are highlighted on this page.  First is a special feature on Sarah Walter, one of the primary creators of the Engineering Leadership Program.  Below her profile are all other Alumni, what years they were active in the program, their involvements in the program, and where they are now.

 

 

Student Developer

Sarah Walter

Involved: Spring 2005-Spring 2007

Positions/Contributions: Student Director, Developer

 

Sarah is currently the Lead Design Engineer on the RB282 (new corporate jet engine development program) 2008 North American Design Make Team. Her team is composed of three early career path high potential engineers (including Sarah), a project manager, a designer and an analyst. The team develops a design using the Design for Process Excellence tool set within 12 weeks to compete globally against other Rolls-Royce Design Make Teams. Her team has won the 2008 North American Design Make Award and will attend the Leadership and Development Awards in Berlin on May 3rd.

In her day job, Sarah designs combustion liners and diffusers, develops repair processes and develops test programs for any hand full of our military and civil engine programs including the Joint Strike Fighter and the 3007C Cessna engine program.

Sarah is currently a member of the Rolls Royce Early Professionals' Network and serves as one of two Professional Development Chairs. In this role she is currently developing a Professional Development Certificate Program for new hires with the Engineering Development staff and leading a book club on John Maxwell's 360 Degree Leader. Sarah is also leading a community service team at Rolls Royce who has championed the renovation of a preschool class room at the Hawthorne Community Center which provides free services to over 300 different children a year.

Aside from all that Sarah is getting her Masters in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University and will start her MBA at Indiana Universities' Kelley School of Business after she completes her MS in ME.

 

 

 

Program Alumni

Ashley Good

Years Involved: Fall 2006-Fall 2007

 

Sasha Kemmet

Years Involved: Spring 2006-Spring 2007

Sasha was on the initial development cohort of the ELP starting in spring 2006. Sasha is currently in graduate school at Iowa State University.

 

Greg McGrath

Years Involved: Spring 2006-Spring 2008

Greg was in the initial development cohort of the ELP starting in spring 2006. He went on to lead the program as its student Director for the 2007-2008 academic year.  After graduation, Greg went to work for General Mills in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

 

Meredith Ritter

Years Involved: Fall 2006-Spring 2007

Meredith is studying chemical engineering at Iowa State while pursuing a variety of leadership development experiences both on and off campus

 

Tyler Rasmussen

Years Involved: Spring 2006-Spring 2007

Tyler was on the initial development cohort of the ELP starting in spring 2006. He served as an ELP Associate Director until he graduated in May 2007. He is now a Project Engineer at 3M, working in Minnesota. He continues to be involved as the main contact point between 3M and the ELP.

 

Aaron Seitz

Years Involved: Spring 2006-Spring 2007

Aaron was on the initial development cohort of the ELP starting in spring 2006. He served as an ELP Associate Director until he graduated in May 2007. He is now a graduate student at the University of Cincinnati pursuing a Master's of Physiology with goals of attending medical school in the future.

 

Brian Sylve

Years Involved: Fall 2006-Spring 2007

 

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4/11/2008

ISU STUDENT NAMED TO ALL-USA ACADEMIC SECOND TEAM BY USA TODAY
2/14/2008

ELP SCHOLARS FEATURED IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING NEWS
1/05/2008

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING E-NEWS
1/05/2008

GIFT LAUNCHES SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING INSTITUTE AT IOWA STATE
9/26/2007

 

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