ECaFT Member Profiles
President
Brian Manzi
Chemical Engineering, 2012
As president of the Engineering Career Fair Team I am very ambitious about the future of this organization. I am one of the founding members who brought this organization to the level it is now having hosted two extremely successful career fairs. Additionally, I believe our contributions to the engineering community as well outside of the career fair will be vast and great starting with our new addition, the engineering grant. During my time with ECaFT I have gained much experience and would be pleased to answer any questions.
Vice President
Vardahn Chaudhry
Environmental Engineering, 2013
Over the past several years, I have focused my studies on sustainability in the context of climate change, renewable energy systems, and the built environment because the many practical, economic, and policy issues surrounding the field intrigue me. As a Co-Chair of Logistics on ECaFT, I worked closely with the rest of the team, our advisors, and several other members of the Cornell community to organize and run the Engineering & Technical Career Fair. The experience of event-planning and trouble-shooting has been invaluable, and will surely stay with me throughout my future professional pursuits. My time outside of ECaFT is mostly devoted to both working to create a new testbed for sustainable building design as part of the Cornell University Sustainable Design Project Team and serving as a Business Consultant for Global Youth Concept, a NGO that aims to improve the lives of youths in Pampanga, Philippines.
Logistics
Vice President of Logistics: Alina Liu
Operations Research, 2013
Raga Kolli
Computer Science Engineering, 2014
Hello! My name is Raga Kolli. I am currently a sophomore pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Engineering. I am from Chantilly, VA. As part of the Publicity and Marketing Team on ECaFT, I have helped advertise for the Cornell Spring 2011 Technical and Career Fair by making various poster designs and monitor advertisements. This is my second year with ECaFT and I am very excited for our upcoming career fair! I look forward to contributing much more to this organization as well as getting to know many friendly people throughout the year. Hope to meet you at the career fair!
Terry Wu
Operations Research, 2015
Gianna Morelli
Operations Research, 2014
Hi! I'm currently a sophomore pursuing a degree in Operations Research and Information Engineering, along with a minor in Engineering Management. I've lived in St Augustine, FL for most of my life, but recently moved to just outside of Philadelphia, PA. This is my first year as a member of ECaFT, and I'm very excited to be a part of the Logistics Team! Outside of ECaFT, I am the Student Manager of Willard Straight Dining, an Engineering Ambassador, and a Career Development Chair for the Society of Women Engineers. In my free time, I like to watch football, listen to music, and play golf. I look forward to a great year with ECaFT and a very successful career fair!
Ray Wang
Operations Research & Information Engineering, 2013
Ray is a junior from Ann Arbor, MI. After living in 4 countries and learning different cultures and languages, he is now majoring in Operations Research in the Engineering school. Since joining ECaFT, he has been part of the logistics team, helping to make sure the smooth execution of the career fair. On campus, he is involved in community service organizations as well as engineering related organizations. During his free time, he enjoy playing and watching sports with friends.
Publicity
Vice President of Publicity: Philip Wu
Biological and Environmental Engineering, 2012
I joined the publicity and marketing division of ECaFT in my sophomore year, and this is my second year as chair. My department works to generate awareness of ECaFT as well as events that ECaFT organizes through online media and posters placed around campus. Our biggest achievement each year is the two 26-foot long banners we place on the Duffield catwalk advertising the Spring Engineering and Technical Career Fair. This banner is always well designed and is the largest student-created poster Cornell prints each year. In my free time, I enjoy playing tennis, playing video games, and working on a 5.5 gallon coral reef aquarium in my room.
Joseph Soltzberg
Applied & Engineering Physics, 2015
My name is Joseph Soltzberg. I am currently a freshman in the College of Engineering, pursuing a major in Applied & Engineering Physics. I am part of the publicity team for ECaFT and handle duties from giftbags to parking directions. I am looking forward to my first year as a member of ECaFT and hope to contribute much to this year's Career Fair.
Cheuk-Hang Hui
Environmental Engineering, 2015
Corporate Department
Vice-President of Corporate Department: Potter Luan
Mechanical Engineering 2014
I am a sophomore from Vancouver, Canada studying mechanical engineering, and I have been a member of the engineering career fair team since last year. This year my role on the engineering career fair team is chair of corporate relations. In this position I lead the corporate team to invite employers, answer inquiries, and maintain relationships with company representatives. On campus I am also involved with several other professional groups including the Cornell Consulting Group and Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity. I look forward to meeting you at the fair!
Jonathan Newman
Materials Science Engineering, 2015
Hey everyone my name is Jonathan Newman! I am earning my engineering degree, while earning a minor in Applied Economics and Management. Outside of class I play club lacrosse and am a member of Cornell University Sustainable design. I am part of the Corporate team, which is responsible for inviting companies to the career fair and keeping them informed. I hope to see you at the career fair!
Rehan Kaluarachchi
Mechanical Engineering, 2015
Howdy! I'm a freshman from Houston, Texas. My intended major is Mechanical Engineering major, in conjunction with an Applied Economics & Management minor. I would like to work in an Aeronautics-based field down the road. I am working on the corporate team, which is responsible for inviting various companies to and informing them of our event. I hope you enjoy the Career Fair!
Noman Paya
Electrical Engineering, 2015
Career Week
Vice-President of Career Week: Madeline Messer
Environmental Engineering, 2013
My name is Maddy and I am from Media, Pennsylvania. I am currently a junior studying Environmental Engineering and pursuing a minor in sustainability. As head of career week, I work closely with the rest of our E-board to help make the week surrounding the career fair more organized and pleasant for both recruiters and students. Specifically, career week helps streamline the process for companies to hold information sessions and aims to better prepare students for the fair. I hope you enjoy this year's spring career fair!
Minni Jindal
Mechanical Engineering, 2013
Hey, my name is Minni Jindal and I am from India. I am a Junior Mechanical Engineer minoring in Information Science. As a member of the Career Week Team, I work with other team members and our advisors to organize information sessions and networking events the week before Engineering Career Fair.
Neal BasuMullick
Computer Science and Economics, 2015
I am a freshman and I am pursuing a double major in Computer Science and Economics. I am responsible for both ECaFT web development, both front-end and back-end, and helping the Career Week department. Outside of ECaFT, I am an avid reader of YC's Hacker News, a member of Cornell Mars Rover's Control Systems team, and an analyst for Cornell Investment Club. Some of my other projects can be found on my github (nabm) and my website (ofneal.com).
Maria Vincent
Engineering Grant
Vice President of Engineering Grant: Aparajith Kannan
Operations Research, 2012
Soshana Yun
Corey Chang
Undeclared Engineering, 2015
Corey Chang is a freshman in the College of Engineering from Haverford, Pennsylvania. He is currently undecided, but looking to pursue a degree in either Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Operations Research and Information Engineering. As a part of the Engineering Grant team, he enjoys giving back to the engineering community and providing any engineering student the opportunity to learn beyond the classroom. He is also excited to work with the rest of ECaFT to bring a great career fair to Cornell this spring! In addition to being a part of ECaFT, Corey is a member of business subteam on the Cornell University Autonomous Underwater Vehicle project team and plays the trumpet in the Big Red Marching and Pep Bands.
Paul (Yu-Po) Chang
Ray Zhuang
Chemical Engineering, 2015
Hi! I'm currently a freshman from Centerville, Ohio. Here at Cornell I intend to double major with Chemical Engineering and Computer Science, and I hope to work in a Biomolecular Engineering-based field in the future. I'm a part of the Engineering Grant Team, which is responsible for giving back to the Cornell Community for giving us the privilege of holding the Spring Career Fair by helping engineering-based organizations around campus. I'm a member of the Chemical Engineering Car project team and I like the travel in my free time, having lived in over four countries spanning across three continents. Enjoy the Career Fair!
Group Management
Vice President of Group Management: Rajeev Alluri
Biological Engineering 2014
Hi, I am currently a sophomore from San Jose, California. I am pre-med and my intended major is Biological Engineering with a business minor. As Group Management Chair I deal with the purchasing of items for the career fair, the upkeep of the website, and the official documentation of all financial expenses and ECaFT activities.
Treasurer: Justin Bard
Computer Science, 2015
My name is Justin Bard and I am from Doylestown, PA. I am a freshman in the College of Engineering planning on majoring in computer science. As treasurer of ECaFT, I am in charge of managing and tracking our finances and assisting purchasing items for the career fair. In addition to ECaFT, I am also involved in developing a VoIP application for Android with the OpenComm research team.
Human Resource: Ellen Cheong
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, 2012
My name is Ellen Cheong, and I am a senior pre-law Chemical Engineer. My experience as a former production assistant at a prominent TV station in Hong Kong (TVB) and a technical writer in an American petroleum consulting firm easily lends itself to the ECaFT team. Upon graduation, I hope to work to the law sector of the petroleum industry.
Website Coordinator: Neal BasuMullick
Advisory Board
R. M. Malinka Walaliyadde
Materials Science & Engineering, 2012
I played a central role in redefining the purpose of our organization and coming up with a new team structure after the predecessor to ECaFT dissolved under graduating leadership in my freshman year. As the Corporate chair last year, I discarded procedures that had caused the previous organization to fail and led the new team to create and execute completely new protocols. Our efforts allowed us to host our most successful career fair ever last year. This year, as president, I have greatly expanded the scope of the fair and increased registration by almost 50%. Furthermore I have led the team in organizing its first large-scale event outside the career fair. I am also keenly interested in molecular biology and am the technical lead for a genetic engineering project team at Cornell.
