1. A networking event with
UC Davis alumni and STEM professionals
PROGRAM
5:30 - 5:50 pm Check In
5:50 - 6:15 pm Welcome and Introduction
Jeffery Gibeling
Vice Provost - Graduate Education and Dean
Graduate Studies
Marcie Kirk-Holland, Director
Internship and Career Center
Janice Morand, Interim Assistant Director
Internship and Career Center
6:15 - 7:00 pm Networking Rounds
7:00 - 8:00 pm Open Networking
Ph.D.
CONNECTOR
UC Davis Conference Center
NOVEMBER 18, 2015
5:30 PM—8:00 PM
Sponsored by:
Thank you to Lagunitas Brewing Company for generously
providing beverages for this event.

2. Message
Welcome to Ph.D. Connector! We are delighted you could
join us tonight.
The goal of this evening’s event is to provide an opportuni-
ty for UC Davis graduate students, postdocs, alumni, and
friends to form connections and exchange information about
a diversity of career paths for STEM advanced degree
holders. A broad array of careers are featured including
business, intellectual property, industry research, clinical
regulatory, drug or device development, entrepreneurship,
non-bench academic, science communication, and science
policy.
We hope that you enjoy the evening. Thank you for joining
our efforts in launching the careers of tomorrow’s leaders.
Welcome
Eric Abbate
Protein Chemist
Novozymes
Sonal Desai
Grant Writer
UC Davis Comprehensive
Cancer Center
Can (John) Dogrul
Water Resources Engineer
CA Department of Water
Resources
Joaquin Feliciano
Response Team Coordinator
UC Davis Compliance and
Policy
Margarita Garcia
Manager
Partnership HealthPlan of CA
Jennifer Greenier
Manager - Education and
Career Development
UC Davis Clinical and
Translational Science Center
Victor Haroldsen
Partnership Positioning
Coordinator
UC Davis Office of Corporate
Relations
Amandeep Kaur
Chancellor’s Science Fellow
UC Davis
Bryan Krajeski
Corporate Recruiter
Applied Underwriters, Inc.
Caroline Kurtz
Assistant Branch Chief
CA Department of Public
Health
Donna Lagarias
Health Care Data Analytics
CA Department of Health Care
Services
Eric Leaver
Media Development Editor
Pearson
Steve Lee
Graduate Diversity Officer,
STEM
UC Davis Graduate Studies
Israel Lopez
Engineering Analyst
Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratories
Bryan Loyola
R&D Scientist
Sandia National Laboratories
Erik Malvick
Design Engineer
CA DWR Division of Safety of
Dams
Stephen McCord
President
McCord Environmental, Inc.
Rick McGee
Associate Dean for Professional
Development
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Brian Moore
Air Pollution Scientist
CA Air Resources Board
Shannon Murphy
Associate Toxicologist
CA Office of Environmental
Health Hazard Assessment
Hye-Youn Park
CA Air Resources Board
Byron Roberts
Intellectual Property Officer
UC Davis InnovationAccess
Rosalinda Savoy
QC Associate
Genentech
Alexandra Schnoes
Program Manager
UCSF
Jamie Shattuck
Manager
UC Davis Office of Corporate
Relations
Mark Szczerba
Consulting Manager
The Wonderful Company
Alan Szmodis
Director of Product
Sano
Jennifer Taylor
Scientist
Hygieia Biological Laboratories
Amit Vasavada
Vice President
Marrone Bio Innovations
Meiye Wu
R&D Scientist
Sandia National Laboratories
Julie Yamamoto
Scientific Branch Chief
CA Department of Fish &
Wildlife
Debbie Yaver
Director
Novozymes
Ramin Yazdani
Senior Civil Engineer
Yolo Count Public Works Div.
Mien Yip
Sandia National Laboratories
UC Davis Alumni STEM Professionals&
Career Field Areas
Academic
Administration
Tables #13-15
Business of Science
Table #9
Data Science
Tables #7-8
Government Research
Tables #19-24
Industry Research
Tables #3-6
Intellectual Property
Table #16
Management
Consulting
Table #12
Public Health
Tables #17-18
Science Writing &
Communication
Tables #10-11
Science Policy
Tables #1-2
See map
for details.