On Wednesday, April 14th at 3:30 pm (EDT), please join us for our Spring Colloquium. A diverse panel of 7 Design, Innovation & Society (DIS) alumni will discuss the topic, "Navigating Careers After DIS".

Information about our panelists:

Jeric Bautista: Additive Manufacturing & Product Engineer at re:3D, DIS & MechE class of 2015

"Jeric Bautista is an engineer from the MechE and DIS class of 2015. His interest in product development led to a passion for additive manufacturing, and Jeric now develops custom large-format 3D printer solutions as an Additive Manufacturing and Product Engineer for re:3D in Houston, Texas. Outside of the office, he spends time enjoying food, running, and making music."

Digant Dave: New Business Innovation Manager at Logitech, DIS & MechE class of 2004

"Digant spent 10 years working as a mechanical design engineer, in industries ranging from aerospace and medical devices, to architectural lighting and tablet computers. After leading cross functional teams as a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Makerbot, he decided to pivot into Product Management, seeking an opportunity to work at the intersection of design, technology, and business. He helped scale a five person start-up to launch an educational connected smart toy, which won a Time Magazine Innovation of the Year award in 2015. Since then, he's advised and mentored early stage start-ups, worked in corporate innovation labs, and hyper growth start-ups like Juul Labs. Digant currently leads innovation within a business group at Logitech."

Emma Feroce: Delivery Consultant at Aktan, DIS & Sustainability Studies class of 2018

"Emma graduated from RPI in 2018 with a dual degree in Design, Innovation, and Society (DIS) and Sustainability Studies. Since then, she has moved to NYC where she has worked in software implementations, assisting end users in adopting new software products. Doing so has allowed her to use the skills she learned in DIS to work with different stakeholders to design new features and solutions, creating a product that works best for them. She is currently working as a Delivery Consultant at Aktana and has previously worked as an Analyst at IQVIA."

Sam Harrington: Senior Concept Development Manager at LEGO, DIS & MechE class of 2008

"After RPI, Sam spent 8 years developing mushroom materials, forging partnerships, and growing the business at Ecovative. He then moved to Denmark to lead sustainable packaging efforts at LEGO, and later to design new classroom sets with curriculum at LEGO Education. Now, he leads environmental sustainability at JYSK, a home goods retailer with close to 3000 stores in 51 countries."

Lucas Lappe: Head of Product at Doris Dev, DIS & MechE class of 2014

"Lucas Lappe is a PDI/MechE graduate who has spent the last 10 years living between Hong Kong, China, and New York City. Lucas now leads the product team at DorisDev - a Design, Engineering, and Supply chain management consultancy that works with both startups and Fortune 500 companies to build great products. In addition to DorisDev, Lucas is the co-Founder of Canopy, a brand committed to redefining physical products for skincare and wellness."

Danika Patrick: UX Research Manager, DIS & MechE class of 2005

"After RPI Danika spent a few years working as a mechanical engineer in aerospace before going back to get her masters in Design from Stanford. Once in California Danika explored working in big companies doing innovation and promoting user centered design. She then spent 4 years leading 1st in the world research on the experience of riding in a fully autonomous car ensuring the user felt safe and understood how to sit back and enjoy the ride. Danika now leads User Research for Splunk's Observability suite."

Korryn Resetar: UX Designer at Splunk, DIS & CompSci class of 2019

"Korryn Resetar is a Pittsburgh native, graduating from RPI in 2019 and joining Splunk as a UX Designer thereafter. In the past two years, she's focused on Machine Learning and AI, particularly enjoying combining education, ethics, and information flow in her designs and working cross functionally. Korryn also loves most art forms, learning and exploring new things, and goofing with her friends in DnD."

Spring Colloquium 2021: Navigating Careers After DIS