Spotlight Stories

Jan 07, 2025
Northeastern and Co-op Help Alumnus Find a Healthy Balance
Joe Davis, E’65, chemical engineering, built an impressive and varied career at Gillette that spanned 31 years. His Northeastern experiences, including two formative co-ops, taught him to balance his responsibilities at a young age and guided him to his ideal career.

Jan 06, 2025
Alumna Develops Award-Winning E-Commerce Platform and Lands Job at Google
Fatema Janahi, E’22, computer engineering, MS’22, engineering management and Galante engineering business certificate, developed Palm, a fashion e-commerce platform in the Middle East and North Africa, received a 2024 Women Who Empower Innovator Award from Northeastern, and is working as a technical program manager at Google.

Dec 05, 2024
Co-ops Lay Foundation for Accomplished Raytheon Career
Co-op enabled James Sweeney, E’66, electrical engineering, to earn as he pursued a degree with work relevant to his chosen field and taught him important people skills that helped him navigate professional relationships during his over 40-year career at Raytheon.

Nov 05, 2024
Co-ops Lead to 46-Year Career With No Signs of Stopping
Co-ops at the Ciba-Geigy chemical plant allowed Michael Feldman, E’77, mechanical engineering, to financially support himself through his Northeastern education and introduced him to the contact who gave him an opportunity at Hart Engineering, a company he still works for 46 years later as a vice president.

Oct 29, 2024
Co-op Employer Partner Program Contributes to Entrepreneur’s Success
Chet Kanojia, MS’93, mechanical engineering, is a communications industry entrepreneur who launched and led several ventures. He considers the co-op employer partner program central to their success.

Oct 28, 2024
Co-ops Help Alumnus Discover Interest in Structural Engineering
Richard Horowitz, E’74, civil engineering, led an impressive career in the structural engineering industry, including co-founding an engineering company that is still thriving today. He credits his co-ops for helping him discover his career interests and understand interoffice politics.

Oct 08, 2024
Creating a Career To Support Underrepresented Communities
Sergio Marrero, E’07, industrial engineering, blended his love for entrepreneurship, passion for helping disadvantaged communities, lessons from co-ops at Gillette, Johnson & Johnson, and Procter & Gamble, and an MBA, to make a successful career supporting startups that are helping underrepresented people.

Oct 07, 2024
Alumnus Builds Thriving Program for Co-ops at Jacobs
Brian Briselli, E’11, MS’15, civil engineering, developed a successful program for co-ops for the Northeast region of Jacobs, an international engineering services firm, which provides mentoring, professional development, and educational opportunities.