Spotlight Stories
Feb 03, 2023
Northeastern Gave Me the Courage I Needed to Succeed on Co-op
While studying at Northeastern University, Karan R. Agrawal, MS’23, information systems, worked at Vantage Risk on a co-op as a data engineer starting on May 23, 2022. He believes his first-year courses equipped him for data engineering. “Northeastern courses are very industry oriented and focused on practical implementation,” he stated. “My projects here gave me […]
Jan 27, 2023
A Trajectory to Leadership as an Engineer
Before starting college, Carey Tassel, who is pursuing a BS in mechanical engineering, and an MS in engineering management with the PlusOne program, has a personal experience that led her to an interest in medical devices. She says, “I’ve always had an underlying interest in the medical space.” While in high school in Lexington, Massachusetts, […]
Nov 28, 2022
A Confidence Boost to Succeed in the Telecommunications Industry
Varun Sachdev, MS’09, chose Northeastern University’s College of Engineering to pursue a master’s in telecommunication networks because of its focus on industry experiences to complement the academic program. Sachdev notes, “I had friends who told me about the co-op program—Northeastern’s flagship program. I came in with a lot of academic background, but no industry experience.” […]
Nov 04, 2022
Featured Galante Fellow: Marlena Stanton
Growing up, Marlena Stanton, BS chemical engineering, and MS in engineering management, 2023, always had an affinity for math and chemistry. Coupled with her interest in healthcare and cosmetic chemistry, chemical engineering was the perfect fit. At Northeastern, however, Stanton realized that another passion of hers lies in understanding processes as a whole and being […]
Nov 04, 2022
Featured Galante Fellow: Beatriz Feijóo Gómez
Beatriz Feijóo Gómez is a sixth-year student at Northeastern University, graduating December 2022 with an MS in engineering management and having previously received her BS in civil engineering in May 2021. Feijóo Gómez has always had an affinity for math and science, and growing up one of her favorite things to do was build models of […]
Oct 26, 2022
Securing Mobile Networks 4G to 5G and Beyond
Apoorva Jain, an alumnus of the MS in Telecommunication Networks program, gained valuable experience on an eight-month co-op at telecommunications company Ericsson, working on the systems integration team. Upon graduation he received a full time position at Ericsson in product development and validation. Now Jain is a senior product manager in cloud and network security at Palo Alto Networks.
Oct 13, 2022
An Industry-Facing Master’s Program Leads to Career at Amazon Web Services
During her master’s program in information systems, Sonia Mahankali dove into a powerful co-op job at cybersecurity firm Appgate as a sales engineer. The experience she gained there set her up for her next career move to Amazon Web Services as a technical account manager.
Oct 04, 2022
What and Why, Not Just How: Journey from Software Engineer to Product Manager
Main photo: Shruti Kotian, MS’19, information systems, onsite on co-op at Copart where the company stores salvaged cars and trucks for online auction. She learned about the whole process of how salvaged cars are brought into the site and how the app she worked on is used to categorize and auction the inventory. Shruti Kotian […]