Menlo-Magazine-Fall-2014

eceived the 2009 “People’sChoice” award at the SanFrancisco International BeerFestival. San Francisco Bay AreaA-List readers voted Devil’sCanyon “Favorite Bay AreaBrewery” in 2013 and “BestBay Area Beer Bar” in 2014. Forthree years in a row, Devil’sCanyon has been the beerof choice at Menlo College’sHomecoming Alumni Tailgate,with many thanks to Chris andhis wife for their generoussponsorships.2000sZamir Amin ’02 and NathanJackson ’02 returned tocampus for Homecoming 2014,helping out with the beer andwine samples at the tailgate.Zamir is Team Lead and Managerat Defense Training Systemsin Tracy, CA. Nate Jackson, formerDenver Bronco, is the authorof Slow Getting Up, a candiddescription of life as a NFLplayer. Zamir and Nate heldthe remarkable record of 731passing yards in a single gameat any NCAA level of football.Kyle Lechleitner ’02 and RickLechleitner ’04 created a pageon Fundrazr, # FitRickStrong,as a way for family, friends andloved ones to show love andsupport for their dad, RichardLechleitner, in his fight againstbrain cancer. The family helda fundraiser, which was soldout, at Nick’s in Half Moon Bay.Masayo Mikami ’03 has hada fantastic year of travelingthrough Europe. She worksas a Sr. Paralegal at RobertBosch Healthcare Systems, Inc.,dealing with intellectual propertyin healthcare and medicaldevices. Masayo visited Menlorecently, visiting her friends inthe Finance Office. Piper StanglSt. Hill ’04, Monitoring Analystat TriplePoint Capital, has beena knowledgeable resource forstudents planning their internshipsand careers. She offeredher experience at the WelcomeBack Dinner for all students,most notably, on how to plan,network and make good decisionsin job choices. Piper andher husband just had a baby!Veronika Tokareva ’05 whohas been a Treasury Analyst atJuniper Networks, dropped byto reconnect with Menlo duringthe summer. Brad Awaya’06, serves on the AccountingAdvisory Board at Menlo.He’s currently the RevenueAccounting Manager for SilverSpring Networks in RedwoodCity. Brad is also marketing anddeveloping the OurTeam app,a free mobile social sports appfor parents, players and fans tomanage their sports activitiesand build a vibrant communityfor their team. Visit Brad’s startupat www.OurTeamApp.comand sign up for a free account.As a Homecoming 2014 sponsor,Brad showed OurTeam’sfan feature that allows studentsand alumni of Menlo to followand support our football team,stay updated with game resultswhile snapping and sharingphotos among fans. Brad isavailable at brad@ourteamapp.com. Ed Proctor ’08 has beenAssistant Superintendent,Cable Car Division, SFMTA fornearly two years, and previousto this position he was Superintendentof Bus Transportationwith SamTrans. During thattime, Ed was Chief Officer fora labor union representingthe bus operators and maintenanceemployees employedby San Mateo County TransitDistrict which also included theparatransit drivers employedby MV Tranportation to operateSamTrans Redi Wheels buses.He and his wife Odette kindlyvolunteered to pour wine at the2014 Alumni Tailgate. Antonvan Happen ’08 CEO, EcoGreen Auto Clean continues toexpand his distribution of productlines which introduces usersto water efficient cleaning. EcoGreen Auto Clean product divisiondesigns, formulates, manufactures,markets and is sellingbiodegradable waterless carwash products. The service divisionconsists of an eco-friendlygreen car wash locationthat offers hand car wash anddetailing for a reasonable price,as well as a waterless solution.Candace Cook Threlfell ’09had a dream which came true.She found a way to become aForensic Evidence Technicianat a private crime laboratory,responsible for providingtechnical and administrativesupport and evidence handlingduties at Forensic AnalyticalSciences, Inc. Candace offeredher experience in finding thatcareer path to students at Orientation2014. Thomas Forbes’11 dropped by for lunch oneday, during a business trip tothe Bay Area. He’s situated inthe Los Angeles area, where heis a financial representative atNorthwestern Mutual.2010sVinnie Levine ’10 and ErikRasmussen ‘12 have been outstandingresources for Menlostudents, as they combine theirlove of sports and the skillslearned from football with theirjob as recruiters for the largesthuman resources firm in theworld, Randstad Technologies,matching the needs of largertech companies with clients.Erik specializes in services forCisco Systems. These alumskeep Menlo athletes andalumni in mind for recruitmentopportunities and internships.Erin Bedell ’13 is an AccountManager at The CreativeGroup, a division of Robert HalfCompany. She specializes inplacing interactive, design andmarketing talent with a varietyof start-ups, small-to-mediumbusinesses, and large companieson a project and full-timebasis. Erin spoke with returningstudents during OrientationWeek on the advantages of internshipsand how she quicklyprogressed in her career.Lorenzo Lato ’13 does morethan his job title indicates. Hewas hired as the OperationsManager at Cloud4Wi, an Italianowned startup in San Franciscothat plans to expand quicklyin the coming year. Cloud4Wiprovides an innovative cloudplatform for managing andmonetizing Wi-Fi services. Hehandles nearly every aspect ofthe company’s finances, humanresources and marketing.Nadia Le`I ’13, is CommerceMarketing Assistant forCafepress in Foster City. She’salso taking courses at the ArtInstitute in San Francisco. AtHomecoming, Nadia playedin the alumni softball gamewith former teammates JessicaCobbs ’12, and PatriciaDavidson ’14. Shawn Winters’13 missed Homecoming 2014because of a scheduled trip toMexico, but he’s a great fan ofthe Oaks. We do remember histime on the grid with AngelJimenez ’14. Shawn is SalesDevelopment Representativeat GetPantheon in the informationtechnology industry. MalikDunbar-Livingston ’14 got afull-time internship with Sprintthis past summer as a consultantfor business solutions.MENLO COLLEGE 29