TEAM Students
TEAM students bolster their engineering skills while learning the fundamentals of entrepreneurial management and business leadership. Within three months of graduation, 100% of the TEAM class of 2011 who were actively searching for a job or internship was placed.
Daniel Abud ’11, ’12 (MS)
“TEAM offers a quick introduction into the business world, a fantastic complement to an engineering degree.”
Darron Brumsey ’09, ’10 (MS)
“The TEAM degree is appealing because it will allow me to pursue a career where I can emphasize both technology and management perspectives in solving corporate issues and making executive decisions, allowing me to be successful in directing technical projects.”
Joylyn (Yu) Cao ’09, ’10 (MS)
“TEAM attracted me because it offers a great opportunity to build my business-savvy. [After graduating,] I now work as a product manager in Beijing Electrical and Computer Company. I feel the position is made especially for me since I learned both technical and financial skills through TEAM.”
Jack (Chun Hung) Chang ’09, ’10 (MS)
“When employers [that I interviewed with] found out that TEAM students are not just typical engineers—they also understand business concepts and strategies—that made me even more attractive to hire. Employers desire valuable employees, meaning one who can wear multiple hats and solve both engineering and business problems.”
Awak Malith ’06, ’11 (MS)
“I have gained knowledge and credentials to pursue a career in entrepreneurship, especially bringing value to the not-for-profit that I have founded, New Sudan Aid, Inc. The organization's immediate objective is to build a medical clinic in Wunrok, Warrap State, South Sudan.”
Justin Peczkowski ’09, ’10 (MS)
“Rochester is a unique city with a lot going on in terms of business and entrepreneurship. I worked on sustainability projects with a start-up this summer. I’d like to be working in the realm of alternative energy upon graduation.”
Laurana Ryback ’11, ’12 (MS)
“The TEAM degree program offered me the ability to study business and engineering. This interdisciplinary education was appealing because of its usefulness in the job market and starting my own business. I like that I was able to create my own technical concentration in Biomedical Optics, combining courses from two different concentrations to tailor something to my interests.”
Avan Shah ’12 (MS)
“The TEAM degree offers a marvelous concoction of management and technology courses, which according to me, are the pre-requisites in this modern world. Rochester's charisma coupled with the TEAM degree provide you with the launch pad for success in entrepreneurship and life.”
Christopher Sileo ’09, ’10 (MS)
“Employers like that I have a more diverse interest [in areas of business and entrepreneurship], so I can apply my engineering knowledge in other ways than just engineering.”