SCSE Officers 2009-2010
Jose Aceituno
I am currently a senior at the University of California, San Diego seeking a degree in Structural Engineering. I am always looking for an opportunity to learn new skills, exchange ideas with others, as well as seek to better me and the people I represent. I am a transfer student and during my first year as an undergraduate, I demonstrated an active character and eagerness to learn by being heavily involved in the concrete canoe project. The following year I was co-captain of the canoe team. Prior to attending UCSD, my previous employment was an AVID tutor and I demonstrated an active role as a leader and a mentor to students eager for higher learning as well as reinforcing the skills of mathematics and science I currently posses. I am a proud member, and president, of the Society of Structural and Civil Engineers (SCSE). I am also a member of Tao Beta Pi and Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and I will put full effort in working with them as well.
Vice President - Programming
Sabina Piras
This is my third year at UCSD and in SCSE. As VP of Programming, I will write the annual report, and organize SCSE general body meetings and activities -- such as off-campus tours. My incentive this year is to encourage our members to network with professional industries, and, of course, DOMINATE AT CONFERENCE!
Allison Yu
My name is Allison Yu and I'm currently a fourth year from Muir College. This is my second year in SCSE and first year as an officer. I'll be in charge of allocating money to all of SCSE's projects, such as Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe. I will also be working to make Conference fun and affordable for everyone!
Vice President - Conference
Theresa Blaszkowski
My name is Theresa Blaszkowski and I am a Senior in Warren College. This s my second year in SCSE and my first year as an officer. Last year I was involved in Concrete Canoe Mix Team and Paddle Team. My role this year is to plan conference in Las Vegas and Purdue as well as aid in the SCSE event held at UCSD. My goal this year is to make sure Las Vegas and Purdue is an exciting and memorable experience for all SCSE participants.
Marvin Monterrosa
Information about me coming soon!
Scott Ouellette
Scott Ouellette received his B.S. in Structural Engineering in 2009 from UC San Diego. Scott is currently enrolled at UC San Diego as a graduate student, pursuing an M.S. in Structural Engineering with an emphasis in Structural Health Monitoring, Prognosis and Validated Simulations. In his personal time, Scott enjoys playing golf and soccer, hiking the La Jolla Cliffs, participating in the Society of Civil and Structural Engineers (SCSE) as an Executive Officer, and visiting family. In past summers, Scott has performed research in energy harvesting at UC San Diego as a Calit2 Summer Undergraduate Research Scholar, and at Los Alamos National Laboratories in the Los Alamos Dynamics Summer School; and was selected as a winner at the Jacobs School of Engineering EUReKA Undergraduate Research Expo – a joint collaboration between the UC San Diego Corporate Affiliates Program (CAP) and the Jacobs School of Engineering.
Alex Chow
My name is Alex Chow and I'm a senior from Revelle College. Originally from New York, I came to San Diego to study Structural Engineering. As your publicist, I will be documenting various SCSE events through photography and video as well as updating and maintaining this awesome website.
Jeniene Knight
Jeniene is a senior as a Structural Engineering major with an Aerospace focus and is concurrently pursuing a minor in Mathematics. Entering UCSD as a transfer student in the summer of 2008, she became involved in SCSE as a member and contributed to the Concrete Canoe, Seismic Outreach, and Seismic Design teams. Jeniene has an extensive background in business, finance, and fundraising. This year as Fundraiser Coordinator for SCSE, her main priorities are to raise funds through various resources with an assistant on each team, schedule fun events for fundraisers, and maintain the budget. These goals will assist with costs for SCSE events, materials needed for all teams, and keep conference expenses affordable.
Eliza Alcantara
My name is Eliza Alcantara and I am a 4th year from Warren College! As the Outreach Director, I hope to continue the prestige of SCSE's reputable Seismic Outreach Program by making it enjoyable and educational for all parties involved, especially for the 6th graders. If you are interested in making a positive impact on students in the San Diego community, holler at me!! :)
Assistant Outreach Director
Kim Dotimas
I am a fourth year Structural Engineering major from Warren College. This is my first year as an SCSE Officer. As the Assistant Outreach Director, my main goal is to help plan the small details that make successful, organized, and fun outreach events, focusing on SEISMIC OUTREACH! I'd like to leave kids inspired, teachers satisfied, and students feeling more apart of and involved in the UCSD community.
Carlos Auyon
Hey!!! My name is Carlos Auyon, and I am a fourth year Structural Engineer Warren College Student, and I have been involved with SCSE for the past three years. Last year I was involved with Seismic Design, Seismic Outreach and Steel Bridge, and this upcoming year will be my first year as an officer and I will be serving as the Social Events Chair were I will try to provide our members with plenty of opportunities to hang out with other fellow Structural Engineers and just create a pleasant environment to all of our members. If you like FREE food, BBQs, bonfires, sports tournaments and snowboarding/skiing, these are just a few of the events that are yet to come this year, so stay tune for all of the events that SCSE has in store for YOU!!!
Jeffrey Lam
Hi. My name is Jeffrey and I am a transfer student. I would like to expose members of scse and other students to the many engineering events held throughout the year by TESC. Aside from school work I enjoy cooking and fixing mechanical problems. Whenever I have free time I like to ride my moped or play games.
Steel Bridge Project Manager
Sean Norville
My name is Sean Norville and this is my second year being involved with SCSE and the Steel Bridge team. I'm excited to be working with a strong team this year. We'll be designing our bridge during fall quarter and will fabricate it at the Campus Research Machine Shop (CRMS) during winter quarter. I hope that we can design a bridge that qualifies for and ranks in the top ten at the national competition.
Concrete Canoe Project Manager
Henry Chan
Henry Chan is a senior majoring in Structural Engineering with a focus in civil structures and is set to graduate in June 2010. He joined SCSE as a freshman and became involved sophomore year participating in Seismic Outreach and competition teams at PSWRC. As a junior, he continued his involvement with the society as Publicist and redesigned the SCSE website. He also developed an interest in Concrete Canoe and became Hull Development Team Lead and was part of the paddling team. This year, as Conrete Canoe Project Manager, he hopes to continue to bring out the potential of the team and is ready take them to the next level. In addition to Concrete Canoe, Henry is a Student Assistant for Caltrans surveying, doing calculations, and inspecting bridges. He is also a die hard Laker fan and enjoys playing basketball. Currently, he is obsessed with How I Met Your Mother.
Steven Haggerty
I am a second year student and this is my first year in an officer position. As the Sophomore Representative, I plan on recruiting more students into the already prominent and successful Society of Civil and Strucutal Engineers. I am also going to encourage more proactive involvement in the club which will hopefully correlate to more competitive concrete canoe, steel bridge, and seismic design teams.
Sydney Sroka
My name is Sydney Sroka and I am a first-year at Warren. I’m from the San Francisco Bay Area and pursuing a degree in Structural Engineering. As freshman Representative I plan to help SCSE recruit as many new members as possible.
Michael Dickey
My name is Michael Dickey and I am currently a freshman from Warren College. I am enrolled at UCSD to study Structural Engineering with specific a focus in Aeronautics. As a freshman representative I want to reach out to all of you future pioneers of technology and society of the world to be a part of SCSE and explore your true engineering potential beyond what you ever thought possible.
Transfer Student Representative
Marie Archer
Hi! I'm Marie Archer and I'm a fourth year structural engineering major for Muir College. This is my second year at UCSD as well as my second year involved in SCSE. My primary goal as the SCSE Transfer Representative is to introduce new SE transfers to each other as early in each quarter as possible. Some of my secondary goals are to encourage old transfers to be proactive in welcoming new transfers and, also, to build up the camaraderie inside the SE department by creating unity among transfer students, old and new alike. As a transfer myself, I know how hard it is to move to a new city and start attending a new school with out knowing anyone. I hope to make new SE transfer students' transition easier by introducing them to a group of potential friends who are in the same situation as themselves. Please contact me if you are a new or old SE transfer student and their is anything I can do for you as your representative!
