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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.

Chemical Engineering

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.

Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Dec 11, 2024

Co-op Role Leads to Full-Time Position at Fidelity Investments

Through careful preparation, Prishaa Mittal, MS’24, information systems, secured a co-op as an IT auditor at Fidelity Investments, which eventually became a full-time position because of her IT skills, professionalism, and strong work ethic. 

Multidisciplinary Masters (IT Areas)

Dec 10, 2024

Making the Most of Research Opportunities

Madeline Szoo, E’25, chemical engineering and biochemistry, earned numerous accolades, including the Harold D. Hodgkinson Achievement Award for 2025, one of the highest honors a senior can receive, and an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.

Chemical Engineering

Dec 10, 2024

Academic Experience Is Key to Successful Co-op at Tesla

Courses in software design and development and agile project management, helped Monil Shas, MS’25, information systems, excel as a full-stack developer during a co-op at Tesla.

Multidisciplinary Masters (IT Areas)

Dec 10, 2024

Experiential Learning Leads to Business Intelligence Analyst Position at Adobe

The combination of academic and work experience, including two co-ops, has helped Vishnu Rao-Sharma, MS’24, information systems, land a job as a business intelligence analyst at Adobe, his former co-op employer.

Multidisciplinary Masters (IT Areas)

Dec 06, 2024

Co-op at John Hancock/Manulife Grows Into Full-Time Position

After completing a business analyst and software engineering co-op at John Hancock/Manulife, Nishtha Pandya, MS’24, information systems, has now taken a full time position at the company as a business analyst. 

Multidisciplinary Masters (IT Areas)

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.

Electrical & Computer Engineering