The FSVO joined with the American Concrete Institute and the non-profit Operation Enduring Gratitude to rebuild a disabled veteran's home which burned down.
Our esteemed guest this night was Mike Radoccia. He has nearly 30 years of industry experience at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, and spent time as a university recruiter. Mike is also a veteran and served as a Navy Nuclear Engineer. He will shared with us the best ways to communicate with industry at career fairs and in interviews.
We traveled up the street to tour Ryan Co.'s construction site of State Farm's new regional office called Marina Heights on Tempe Town Lake.
The Weitz Company joined us for a unique LEGO "Airplane Game" which stimulates engineering management practices.  We were joined by Dr. Paulo Shakarian to discuss his cyber-security startup, entrepreneurship, and research opportunities.  We were joined by Allstate, who talked about opportunities at the company for engineers and veterans.  USAA is a company which is dedicated to serving veterans. They presented an overview of opportunities at the company for veterans.  We were joined by Jim Russell from ASURE, to talk about research opportunities for veterans. From their website, "The ASU Research Enterprise (ASURE) is the not-for-profit applied research, development, and consulting affiliate of Arizona State University. ASURE specializes in conducting classified and midrange technology readiness level (TRL) services for the defense and security industry."  Our first event which brought together veterans, our esteemed faculty advisors, and a vision for the future.  |
