17-SEPTEMBER STARTING A BUSINESS: FROM CONCEPT TO COMMERCIALIZATION JOEL DOUGLAS (B.S. CIVIL ENGINEERING, ‘77) CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, ENGINEERED CARBON SOLUTIONS So, you have an idea for a new product or service? Now what? Inventor and serial entrepreneur Joel Douglas will share his knowledge and experience starting technology companies. The Shelby Cullom Davis Visiting Lecturer at Trinity College, he teaches an experiential entrepreneurship class with his students working on actual problems for new inventions and startup businesses. 8-OCTOBER SMOOTH-TALKER: NETWORKING FOR PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS MIKE CURTIS (M.S. CIVIL ENGINEERING, ‘80; PH.D. ENVIRON- MENTAL ENGINEERING, ‘87) PRESIDENT & CEO, ENGINEERED CARBON SOLUTIONS Do you know how to introduce yourself without dropping your drink? Can you eat a salad and capture people’s attention with your research ideas? What’s your opening line? When should you stop talking and listen? Mike Curtis, smooth-talker extraordinaire, will share his experience and advice for dealing with difﬁcult situations, selling your ideas and turning adversaries into allies. 22-OCTOBER PRESENTATION SKILLS: FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPELLING DELIVERY NANCIE FERNANDEZ PRINCIPAL, DELOITTE CONSULTING You’ve got a lot of technical data and a message to convey to a diverse audience. You’ve got a PowerPoint presentation and 30 minutes to get your point across and earn their approval. Learn the basics of a winning delivery: clarity, accuracy and brevity. Nancie Fernandez has over 30 years’ experience delivering sales and work product presentations to high tech and healthcare clients. 12-NOVEMBER WORKPLACE DIFFERENCES: SMALL VS LARGE COMPANY JOHN WYATT, PH.D. (B.S. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, ’73) DISTINGUISHED ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE, EXXONMOBIL (RETIRED) SENIOR ADVISOR PROCESS DEVELOPMENT AND REACTOR ENGINEERING, CARMAGEN ENGINEERING, INC. and TIM TYLASKA (B.S., M.S., PH.D. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, ’86, ’89, ’93) FOUNDER AND CEO, TYLASKA MARINE AND AEROSPACE Deciding whether to choose a large or small company may actually be one of the most important decisions you make while job hunting, especially if it’s early in your career. What may be typical and “normal” for a small company could be strange or unusual for a large one and understanding these distinctions is important for you to understand in deciding where to work. FALL 2014 GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP SERIES: WEDNESDAYS, 12-2PM STUDENT UNION ROOM 304 B These workshops will count towards certiﬁcate of graduate professional development. For more information contact [email protected]. RSVP encouraged, pizza provided.

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17-SEPTEMBER STARTING A BUSINESS: FROM CONCEPT TO COMMERCIALIZATIONJOEL DOUGLAS (B.S. CIVIL ENGINEERING, ‘77) CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, ENGINEERED CARBON SOLUTIONS

So, you have an idea for a new product or service? Now what? Inventor and

serial entrepreneur Joel Douglas will share his knowledge and experience

starting technology companies. The Shelby Cullom Davis Visiting Lecturer

at Trinity College, he teaches an experiential entrepreneurship class with

his students working on actual problems for new inventions and startup

businesses.

8-OCTOBERSMOOTH-TALKER: NETWORKING FOR PROFESSIONAL SUCCESSMIKE CURTIS (M.S. CIVIL ENGINEERING, ‘80; PH.D. ENVIRON-MENTAL ENGINEERING, ‘87) PRESIDENT & CEO, ENGINEERED CARBON SOLUTIONS

Do you know how to introduce yourself without dropping your drink?

Can you eat a salad and capture people’s attention with your research ideas?

What’s your opening line? When should you stop talking and listen?

Mike Curtis, smooth-talker extraordinaire, will share his experience and

advice for dealing with difficult situations, selling your ideas and turning

adversaries into allies.

22-OCTOBERPRESENTATION SKILLS: FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPELLING DELIVERYNANCIE FERNANDEZPRINCIPAL, DELOITTE CONSULTING

You’ve got a lot of technical data and a message to convey to a diverse

audience. You’ve got a PowerPoint presentation and 30 minutes to get

your point across and earn their approval. Learn the basics of a winning

delivery: clarity, accuracy and brevity. Nancie Fernandez has over 30 years’

experience delivering sales and work product presentations to high tech

and healthcare clients.

12-NOVEMBERWORKPLACE DIFFERENCES: SMALL VS LARGE COMPANYJOHN WYATT, PH.D. (B.S. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, ’73)DISTINGUISHED ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE, EXXONMOBIL (RETIRED) SENIOR ADVISOR PROCESS DEVELOPMENT AND REACTOR ENGINEERING, CARMAGEN ENGINEERING, INC.and TIM TYLASKA (B.S., M.S., PH.D. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, ’86, ’89, ’93) FOUNDER AND CEO, TYLASKA MARINE AND AEROSPACE

Deciding whether to choose a large or small company may actually be one

of the most important decisions you make while job hunting, especially if

it’s early in your career. What may be typical and “normal” for a small com-

pany could be strange or unusual for a large one and understanding these

distinctions is important for you to understand in deciding where to work.

FALL 2014 GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP SERIES:WEDNESDAYS, 12-2PM STUDENT UNION ROOM 304 B

These workshops will count towards certificate of graduate professional development. For more information contact [email protected]. RSVP encouraged, pizza provided.