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MSIA ’79
Ray Moncini (BS/H&SS ’77
MSIA ’79), senior vice president,
operations at United
Technologies–Otis Elevator,
spoke on leadership to 60
alumni and students.The
reception was held at the United
Technologies Research Center
in East Hartford, Conn., site of
theTepper FlexMode program.
Sean Lee (MBA) has been promoted
to manager, strategy and technology
group at inCode Wireless, a strategy
consulting firm focusing on the
telecommunications industry.
PaulTsai (MBA) was promoted to
research analyst at Fidelity, where he
covers the transportation sector.
Haifeng Zhang (MBA) and Patricia
report their baby girl, Chiara Riyanti
Hutapea Zhang, was born on Jan. 23,
2006 at NewYork Presbyterian Hospital.
She was 7 pounds and 3 ounces, and
20.5 inches long.
IsraelWeisser (MBA) and his wife,
Liora, were blessed with a new baby
boy. Ilan was born March 24, 2006 in
Pittsburgh. Big sister Batya, 2, is very
proud of her new brother. Israel is in
the marketing department at Heinz.
JisunYu (MBA) and her husband,
Kunsoo, have moved to Montreal,
Canada. Kunsoo recently received
his PhD from the University of
Minnesota and got a job as an
assistant professor at McGill University.
Jisun is also expecting to receive her
PhD from the University of Minnesota
next year.
2003
Cheri and Bill Burnet (MBA) celebrated
the birth of their son, Alec Jacob Burnet,
on Feb. 28, 2006. Bill is operations
analysis manager, channels and
fulfillment – inbound channels for
Capital One in Richmond, Va.
Still with PPG, Kent Carleton (MBA)
has been promoted to business
manager and transferred to the
AutomotiveTechnical Center in
Troy, Mich.
Kunal Dalal (BS) is currently running
his own company called JBCN
Management.They are in the field
of education and are setting up
international high schools in India.
In April 2005, Harold Hawkins (MBA)
married Jocelyn O’Brien.
Michael (Honghui) Li (MSCF) and
his wife, Jenny Xun, proudly announce
the birth of their first son, Aaron
Jiaqi Li, on March 9, 2006. Michael
currently leads an RMBS/GSF
quantitative development team at
Banc of America Securities.
James Milne (MBA) has joined
Deloitte in their financial advisory
services division. He’s working on
business valuations and reviewing
valuations of the Big 4 firms.
DevinWeil (MBA) has relocated
to Minneapolis, where he is global
operations finance leader for ADC
Telecommunications.
2004
Michael Bouteneff (MBA) recently
started a new job as an Internet
marketing manager at Gerber Life
Insurance. He’s looking forward to
free baby food (for himself) and a
9-minute commute.
Sean Crockett (MSIA ’01, PhD)
finished a 2-year postdoctoral degree
at Caltech and is an assistant professor
at the City University of New York,
Baruch College.
Sean Crockett (MSIA ’01, PhD ’04), wife
Colleen and daughter Madeline
Curtis Genay (MBA) has accepted a
new position in a new group in Pratt &
Whitney’s Aftermarket Organization.
His role is to find and develop business
plans for non-traditional aftermarket
opportunities for P&W.
On Sept. 14, 2005, Natalie and
Andrew Hegewald (MBA) gave birth
to their first daughter. Eliza Rae
Hegewald was a healthy 6 pounds and
8 ounces, and 21 inches. Andrew is
slowly adjusting to general sleep
deprivation, but it still pales in
comparison to the deprivation prior to
Management Game Board Meetings.
Meghan, Aine and Sean Hynes (MBA)
packed their bags and headed to
Chicago where Sean is with
Morningstar Investment Services.
Milan Kalawadia (MBA) and his wife,
Meeta, welcomed the birth of their
daughter, Anika, on April 26, 2006.
Quy Le (MBA) is senior product
manager atYahoo! in the international
search group.
Jim (MBA) and Beth Lutz (MBA)
are working with other alums to
re-energize the Philadelphia Alumni
chapter. Jim is with IMS Health and
was recently promoted to manager,
global finance transformation.
Beth is a financial analyst with IBM
Global Services.
Matt Niblack (MBA) joined the Boston
office of Bain and Co. as a consultant
and would like to thank the alumni and
COC staff who assisted with this
career change.
Valerie Pajak (MBA ’04) has started
a new job at bioStrategies Group in
Chicago as a management consultant.
She works for pharma and life sciences
clients ranging from in/out-licensing,
new product commercialization
strategy, to positions/branding/
marketing. Valerie and husband
Gus Glyptis (MBA ’03) are looking
forward to being involved in the
Chicago Alumni Chapter.
Meg Rothey (BS) married David Berol
(BS/CIT ’04, MS/CIT ’05) in Pittsburgh
on Jan. 7, 2006.They recently bought
a house in San Jose, Calif. Meg is
employed at Lockheed Martin Corp.
in the Information Systems Leadership
Development Program.
Ed Sarmiento (MBA) and Dan Li
(MBA ’04, PhD candidate) were
married sailing the San Francisco Bay
on May 27, 2006. In attendance were
a number ofTepper and Carnegie
Mellon alumni.