1 Luis Alcazar CSU East Bay Engineering Luis Alcazar Mechanical Engineering B.S. CSU East Bay Engineering Welcome to the World of Engineering

2 Luis Alcazar CSU East Bay Engineering 10 HARDEST Jobs to Fill in the USA 1.Engineers 2.Nurses 3.Skilled/Manual Trades 4.Teachers 5.Sales Representatives 6.Technicians 7.Drivers 8.Information Tech Staff 9.Laborers 10.Machinist/Machine Operators

3 Luis Alcazar CSU East Bay Engineering

4 Luis Alcazar CSU East Bay Engineering Outline  Short Self Introduction by Presenter (me) What is Engineering, and Why is it so Cool  Answer to the Question “What is Engineering, and Why is it so Cool?”  The BOTTOM LINE The $ & ¢ of an Engineering Career Community College  Answer to the Question “Community College?” When I could Go to UCBerkeley or UCLA or Cal-Poly or CSU East Bay or…?

5 Luis Alcazar CSU East Bay Engineering EDUCATION, Luis Alcazar  Napa Valley College  Mechanical Engineering Transfer  Class of 2002  UC Berkeley  Mechanical Engineering, B.S.  Class of 2005  Engineer in Training Certificate, 2007  San Jose State University  Mechanical Engineering, M.S.  In Progress

6 Luis Alcazar CSU East Bay Engineering Professional History  Nova Group Napa, CA  Assistant Engineer  Owens-Illinois Oakland, CA  Management Trainee  Tuthill Pump Concord, CA  Design Engineer  CSU East Bay Hayward, CA Present  MESA Academic Coordinator

7 Luis Alcazar CSU East Bay Engineering Why Cal State East bay?  Great Faculty, Great Support  Local California State University  SHPE, NSBE, MESA  Only Construction Management BS in Bay Area

8 Luis Alcazar CSU East Bay Engineering Majors at Cal State East Bay  Computer Engineering, B.S.  Industrial Engineering, B.S.  Construction Management, B.S  Engineering Management, M.S.  Construction Management, M.S.

9 Luis Alcazar CSU East Bay Engineering 1960 CA Master Plan for Higher Ed California Public High School Grads California Community Colleges California State University University Of California 100%33%12.5% 2.4 GPA2.0 GPA

10 Luis Alcazar CSU East Bay Engineering Interested?  Contact : Luis Alcazar Saeid Motavalli, Engineering Chair

11 Luis Alcazar CSU East Bay Engineering Luis Alcazar Engineer In Training East Bay Engineering Questions ?