Keith H. Horbatuck (CoE '04) transitioned within Lockheed Martin from the Maritime Systems & Sensors (MS2) Business Unit to Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (SSC) in Spring 2007. Currently employed as an electrical engineer on the United States Navy Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) Program at the United States Naval Submarine Base - Strategic Weapons Facility, Atlantic (SWFLANT), in Kings Bay, Georgia. Keith was recently selected to travel to Sunnyvale, California, to temporarily train and work by testing and diagnosing failures in missile equipment packages. He will soon be appointed a Certified Test Conductor (CTC) and Certified Principle Engineer (CPE) delegate (09/28/07).

Gregory P. Luczny (ME '98) was promoted in August 2005 to Production Manager of Plant Operations at Griffin Pipe Products in Florence, NJ. He is now second in command, next to the Works Manager, and responsible for a little over 150 people. In December 2002, he received a Masters in Business Administration with a Management Information Systems specialization from Drexel University. Greg and his wife Lisa welcomed their first child, Nadia Rose, into their family on June 1, 2005.(12/12/05).

Chrissy (Strahan) Strassberger (CoE '01) took a job with Lockheed Martin in Moorestown, NJ in September 2004. In September 2005, she was promoted to Integrated Product Team Lead, where she supervises a team of twelve engineers (12/07/05).

Tom Strassberger (ME ’01) got promoted in September 2004 to Quality Assurance Manager at Arrow International and is deputy to the Plant Manager. He currently manages 14 people (12/07/05).

Carrie M. Ballester (ME '04) received a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering with a Biomechanics specialization from the University of Pennsylvania in August 2005. She recently accepted a position at Lockheed Martin in Moorestown, NJ as a member of the Engineering Staff (11/28/05).

Duane Morris (EE '98) and Carolyn Nurse ((ME '99) were married on October 17, 2004. they currently reside in Wharton, NJ. Congratulations to Duane and Carolyn (2/24/05)

Jason, M. Marciano (ME '98) is currently an engineer/project manager with East Coast Engineering doing land development type work. Jason took the Professional Engineering examination for the first time in October 2003 and passed it. Jason and his wife Carey have two terrific little girls, Brianna 5 and Cadence 1 (2/20/05).

Arvid C. Berg (EE '82) moved recently to Rockwell Collins of Cedar Rapids Iowa, accepting the position of senior systems engineer. (2/2/05).

Richard (Rick) P. Handschuch (TecEd. '86) Chief Pilot with Bombardier Aerospace/Flexjet  set a world record as the Captain of a Challenger 300 on a coast to coast flight from Carlsbad, California to Bangor, Maine. The flight departed Carlsbad at 8:00 a.m. and touched down in Bangor 4 hours and 41 minutes later. The route was 2712 miles flying at 41 thousand feet for an average speed of 572 miles per hour. The Challenger 300 is a new aircraft manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace (1/21/05).

Lynn C. Worthy (EE '76) received an MS Degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Boston University in May 2001 and an MBA from the University of Phoenix in June 2004. Lynn is employed with Agfa Corp. in Wilmington, MA. He was recently promoted to Senior Operations manager responsible for the manufacture of sophisticated electro/mechanical/optical imaging systems. Seven engineers and thirty direct manufacturing employees report to Lynn. He also received CEI/CEM certification from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (1/18/05).

Christopher R. Graf (EE '73) after 10 years with General Electric he has taken the position of Regional Manager with MET Electrical Testing Company a division of PEPCO Building Services. MET Electrical Testing provides independent electrical testing services for commercial and industrial customers (1/17/05).

James K. Scott (ME '94) was married to Jaimie L. Wolbert on November 19th, 2004. Jim is currently a mechanical design engineer at Abbott Point of Care of East Windsor, NJ.  Congratulations to Jim and Jaimie.  (1/7/05).

Timothy A. Torrey (IE '84) graduated from NJIT in Agust 2004 with a Master of Science in Engineering Management (1/5//05).

Claudette Y. Bailey (IE, '90) currently employed with the NJ Dept. of Transportation was recently promoted to Principal Engineer. Claudette received a MBA degree in 2004 and a Master of Science in Management degree in 2003 both from the University of Maryland - University College. She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Management and Organizational Leadership with the University of Phoenix online (1/5/2005).

Roger D. McLarnon (ME '90) currently a project manager with Walker, Previti, Holmes &  Associates obtained his New Jersey Professional Engineers License in April 2004 in Civil Engineering. Roger and his wife, Christine, are expecting their first child in November 2004 (10/6/04).

Thomas Krol (EE '02), Joseph Petrella (Me '02), and Michael Steeil (EE '03) were recognized as finalists in the 2003 Collegiate Inventors Competition, a program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame for a project they completed as undergraduates.

Thomas, Joseph, and Michael are one of 15 undergraduate and graduate teams selected from 155 entries from universities and colleges throughout the nation and the world. The final judging session and awards presentation will take place on Oct. 22-23 in New York City. The winners also will have the opportunity to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 24.

Thomas, Joseph and Michael will be competing for two of three cash awards: One grand prize of $50,000 for the student team and $10,000 for the faculty advisor, and one of two undergraduate awards of $15,000 for the student team and $5,000 for the advisor. In addition, two graduate awards of $25,000 for the student team and $5,000 for advisor will be presented.

The team is being recognized for its invention of the Voice Controlled Telephone (VCT), a module that converts a telephone into a completely voice-controlled unit. The VCT aids the disabled and the elderly population who can no longer operate the tactile interface of a standard telephone without some form of assistance. The device was designed and developed in conjunction with IMET (Innovative Mechanical and Electrical Technology) Corporation, which was co-founded by Thomas and Joseph as students and specializes in concept-to-market engineering.

“Similar devices on the market have limitations which include requiring the user to whistle, puff or blow into a receiving apparatus before activating the phone,” said Michael. “Our VCT requires only a voice input to become active, making it competitive in today’s market.”

Since its introduction in May 1990, the Collegiate Inventors Competition has annually recognized and rewarded innovations, discoveries and scientific achievements by individuals or teams and their faculty advisors. Students, who come frequently from science, engineering, mathematics and technology studies, submit models or ideas and are judged based on the originality of their idea, process or technology, as well as on the invention’s potential value and usefulness to society.

“The CIC is one of our favorite programs because of its energy and excitement,” said Rini Paiva, of National Inventors Hall of Fame. “Anyone who makes it to the finalist stage has a really noteworthy project.”

Founded in 1973, the National Inventors Hall of Fame honors the men and women responsible for the great technological advances that make human, social and economic progress possible. The not-for-profit organization currently recognizes 201 inventors, all of whom must hold a U.S. patent to be considered, and must have contributed to the welfare of humanity through advancement of science and the useful arts.

To see all other college entries, visit the collegiate inventors webpage by clicking here (10/15/03)

Steven J. Pesarchick (ME '98) was recently engaged to Debbie Karl ('97). The wedding will be November 1, 2003. The School of Engineering wishes Debbie and Steve a happy and prosperous life together. (4/15/03).

Jay B. Ross (EE, '79) was awarded his 8th patent for an asynchronous concurrent dual-stream FIFO. Following is the abstract of the patent.

A single contiguous memory buffer is disclosed having at least first and second memory spaces in the memory buffer each functioning as a FIFO. When operating the memory buffer in a first mode, the first memory space functions as an input structure for loading of the one or more words, and the second memory space functions as an output structure for unloading of the one or more words. When operating the memory buffer in a second mode, the first memory space functions as the output structure for unloading of the one or more words, and the second memory space functions as the input structure for loading of the one or more words. A flip signal is used to toggle between the first and second modes to operate the first and second memory spaces. The respective sizes of the memory spaces vary dynamically according to whether the buffer memory is operating in the first mode or the second mode. (1/20/03)

John Eissler (ME '93) was recently promoted to Accounts Team Leader, directing all sales efforts for Jack Morton worldwide office in Atlanta, GA (7/1/02).

Lawrence J. Brophy (ME'98) will be completing a Masters degree in Engineering Management in December 2001 at NJIT.

Gina Bilotti (EE '88) was recently promoted to Director of SOQ Excellence for Johnson and Johnson Strategic Marketing Group. (8/21/01)

Duane P. Morris (EE '98)  was recently promoted to Systems Administrator for the Livingston based CIT Group financial service firm. CIT was purchased by TYCO International (not the toy company) a diversified manufacturing and service company. Tyco is the world's largest manufacturer and servicer of electrical and electronic components; the world's largest designer, manufacturer, installer and servicer of undersea telecommunications systems (TyCom); the world's largest manufacturer, installer and provider of fire protection systems and electronic security services (ADT), and the world's largest manufacturer of flow control valves. Tyco also holds strong leadership positions in disposable medical products, diagnostic imaging, bulk pharmaceuticals, wound closure, plastics and adhesives. Tyco operates in more than 100 countries. (6/5/01)

William Fox, Jr. (ME '90) was recently promoted to Vice-President for Engineering at Garvey Corp. Garvey designs, fabricates, assembles, and installs high speed packaging lines in the food, pharmaceutical, and industrial markets. Bill has been employed with Garvey since July '88.  He is married and has a two year old girl, Angela, and a second is due anyday. (4/11/01)

Christina (Vitale) Howard (ME '90) married Craig Howard and has two children, Mathew (2) and Samantha born 1/1/2001. (3/7/01)

Phillip Miller (EE '88) was recently named President of Melcor Corp. of Trenton NJ. Mercor is a semiconductor company specializing in thermoelectrics. Phillip is also a member of the Industrial Advisory Council of the Engineering Department since 1998. (11//11/00)

Jahan Lackpour (EE '99) was recently accepted into the Electrical Engineering Masters Program of Penn State University. He was also awarded a teaching assistantship. (7/2/00).

Craig Wentzel (EE '76) was recently promoted to Vice President of Business Development at Cadence Design Systems. Craig manages business activities associated with front end design of electronic systems. He has sales, business development, applications personnel and core competency engineering management reporting  to him on a world wide basis.  Craig has been with Cadence Design for three years.(6/8/00)

Kevin O'Malley (ME '93) recently took a position as an MES Consultant (Manufacturing Execution System) with Taratec Development Corporation in Bridgewater, NJ. He will be involved with POMS MES implementation projects in the pharmaceutical industry. He is also currently pursuing a Master's degree in Computer Science at Montclair State University. (12/16/99)

Zoe Loughlin Kane (CE '88) and husband James '87 had a baby daughter, Emma Elizabeth, on January 23, 2004. She joins brothers Ryan, 8, and Daniel, 4. (8/23/04).

Glenn G. Petry (EE '91) graduated in December 2003 from Monmouth University with a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) concentration in Computer Engineering. He is currently employed with Kayak Interactive Corporation as their Chief Software Architect (4/28/04).

Michael E. Bayroff (EE '91) graduated from Georgia State University in December of '03 with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with concentration in management of information systems. He was recently hired by Deloitte Consulting as a Senior Consultant in their Technology Integration group (4/27/04).

Eugene Chojnacki (IA, '67). The Adjutant General, State of NJ, Brigadier General Glenn K. Rieth has announced effective 17 April 2004, Brig. Gen. Eugene Chojnacki will command and control the New Jersey Air National Guard, which is comprised 2,451members at two locations, the 108th Air Refueling Wing located at McGuire Air Force Base and the177th Fighter Wing located
at Atlantic City International Airport. General Chojnacki and family reside in Seaville,
Cape May County (4/23/04).

Steve Pesarchick (ME '98) was recently married to Debbie Karl '97. Congratulations to Steve and Debbie.

Claudette Y. Bailey (IE '90) graduated in May 2003 with a Masters of Science in Management from the University of Maryland (1/6/04)

Laura and Tom Ronge (ME '02) had a baby girl, Emma Ciel, on November 8th. Baby Emma Ciel weighed 6 lbs 12 oz (11/21/03).

Chrissy Strahan (CoE '01) and Tom Strassberger (ME '01) got married on May 31, 2003. Congratulations to Crissie and Tom (8/10/03).

David A Yasenchock (IE '90) was recently accepted to Touro College's PhD Program with a concentration in Internet Security Studies. David is currently working with the Army's Information Operations Command for Computer Network Defense (CND) operations in Rochester NH. (3/12/03)

Stephen Graber (ME '78). About 15 miles from the San Andreas fault line, right at the foothills of "mount baldy" (mount San Antonio), Steve just finished building a very large pottery kiln (70 cubic foot, arch, downdraft, 10 burners, 770,000 BTUs, all natural gas). See picture below. Steve is planning to make "BIG stuff" with the kiln. His business plan is to diversify across art shows, stores, nurseries, and even the mortuary market making crematory urns. So let's wish him  lots of luck with it. Just in case anyone is is Claremont, CA, Steve's kiln is in his back yard at 2936 Claremont Heights drive in Claremont, CA, 909-626-8556 (1/14/03)

Craig Renton (EE '78) was appointed Director, Assembly, Integration & Test at Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems in Newtown, PA. Craig has more than 20 years experience in commercial, remote sensing and military satellite systems. Craig's most recent position was with Lockheed Martin where he held the position of Program Director Commercial Space Systems new business (4/5/02).

Steven A. Karg (ME '84) was recently appointed Vice-Chair of the Products Liability Committee of the New Jersey Defense Association. The committee promotes education on products liability issues with the Defense Bar. Steve is a partner of the Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus , P.A. Somerset NJ based law firm and a graduate of the Seton Hall University School of Law (3/25/02).

Tina Kashishian (ME '93) and John Sickler (ME '93) were married in September 2001. Congratulations to Tina and John. (2/25/02)

Stephen P. Graber (ME '78) ," Just received notice of allowance for a patent on a friction control device that significantly extends the life of the system. Tests (based on 10 units) show that the devices operate beyond 1 million cycles and still meet or exceed performance criteria. (9/10/01)

Paul A. Teresi (IE '81) recently completed his Masters degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Phoenix. Paul lives in Tampa Florida. (7/2/01)

Jayesh C. Patel (EE '84) was recently promoted to director of sales and marketing for Asia/Pacific region at Rheanetric Scientific, Inc. He also moved from South Plainfield to Edison NJ. (5/24/01)

Timothy J. Karwoski (IE '89) will complete the educational requirements in June 2001 at Camden County Community College as a certified internet webmaster (www.411webman.com)  (4/2/01)

Ana E. Ronda (ME '96) was presented the "2000 Outstanding Toastmaster of the Year" award at a ceremony hosted by Educational Testing Service (ETS) on Saturday, November 11, 2000, in Princeton, NJ. This award recognizes the Toastmaster whose educational accomplishments, Club service, dedication, and enthusiasm are exceptional. Ana, a 3-year member, was selected to receive this honor from among 2000-plus members in Toastmasters District 38, which encompasses Eastern Pennsylvania and Southern & Central New Jersey. Over the past year, Ms. Ronda has designed, developed and maintained the district's web site (www.tmdistrict38.org), and she has promoted the use of electronic media and technology for learning, research, and communications. Her work and commitment have helped expand the communications link among local Toastmasters, via the Internet. Ana is currently pursuing a Masters degree in "Professional & Technical Communications" at NJIT and works as an HVAC Engineering Designer with CUH2A, Inc., a building design firm in Princeton, NJ (11/15/00).

Steve J. McLaughlin (ME '97) received a Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering in May '99 from Clemson University. Upon graduation he accepted a job with the Navy in Patuxent River MD as a Flight Test Engineer in the weapons and Stores Division. In August '99 he also got married (3/23/00).