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Second Annual MEM Industry Night A Success
The 2015 Industry Night attracted over 100 industry guests, students, and alumni
On Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Northwestern University's Master of Engineering Management program hosted their second annual Industry Night at the James L. Allen Center. The night featured a reception hour where event sponsors, students, and alumni were able to socialize and network. The reception was followed by a presentation from the keynote speaker Zach Johnson, CEO and Co-Founder of Syndio, on social networks. The night concluded with a formal three course meal in the Center's stunning Atrium Dining Room.
"Engineering Serendipity: How networks are driving high performance organizations."
We want to say thank you to our Industry Night's generous sponsors: Chicago Tube and Iron, Hu-Friedy, Motorola, HERE, and Navigant. Also, special thanks to Diane Kessler and Christiana Stewart for helping to make such a memorable event possible.
Click here to view the blog post as well as additional photos.
Click here to watch our highlight video.
Click here to watch the entire presentation.
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Winners Announced for Two Winter Competitions
Results are in for the MEMPC PriSim B
usiness War Games and Accenture/Chicago Sinfonietta Competitions
This winter the MEM Program participated in two competitions, the MEMPC PriSim Business War Games Competition and the Accenture/Chicago Sinfonietta Competition.
The MEMPC PriSim Business War Games Competition featured teams comprised of students from the seven MEMPC schools. Each group played the role of a management team put in charge of an automobile company. The teams began with three vehicles and had to decide how to strategically market their products so as to yield the best results. Team C, led by Alice Feix from Duke University and John Taggart from Stanford University, won the competition. Each member of the winning team was awarded a Nexus 7 WiFi Tablet.
The Accenture/Chicago Sinfonietta Competition participants were comprised of Northwestern graduate students and alumni from the McCormick School of Engineering Professional Masters Programs as well as the Bienen School of Music. The competition was designed to generate business and marketing strategies that will increase revenue for the Chicago Sinfonietta. Accenture hosted the three final presentations in their downtown Chicago office on March 13th - with the team including MEM student, Carlos Gomez, and MS Predictive Analytics student, Carlos Ardila, winning the competition. The winning students split a cash prize of $1,000 and were awarded 10 Chicago Sinfonietta concert tickets, as well as a networking dinner with Accenture Directors. Click here to view the blog post.
Thank you to all students involved and congratulations to the winning teams!
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Aleman Brewery and Strategic Management
Prof. McNeeley brings in a guest speaker for his Strategic Management class to spark our entrepreneurial minds
February 23rd was special for Professor McNeeley's Strategic Management students.
Anil Joy, a past student of Professor McNeeley's Strategic Management class, joined them as a guest speaker to tell them about his entrepreneurial venture. Anil and his team are in the process of launching a new beer brand in Chicago called
Aleman.
The entire team of Aleman, Jim Moorehouse, Brad Zeller, Nate Albrecht, Josh Bearry and Chris Aldrich joined him.
Their mission statement states, "Aleman Brewery is a brewery with humble beginnings that was assembled by Nate Albrecht, Chris Aldrich, Josh Bearry, Jim Moorehouse, and William (Brad) Zeller to produce beer for a growing population of craft and non-craft beer enthusiasts alike. The collective vision of the Aleman team is that beers with unique flavor profiles, quality ingredients, and local production will be a source of economic impact not only to the stakeholders of the brewery, but to their families, friends and the community as a whole."
The Aleman team showcased the artifacts of the company, including a well-designed tap handle and a corner showpiece. They plan to install these tap handles across bars and liquor stores. The unique looking tap handle is sure to grab the attention of many. Aleman also plans to introduce their merchandise, starting with T-shirts and hoodies.
Click here to view the blog post.
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MEM Student Spotlight
Francisco González
Francisco is a 29-year-old studying in our MEM program from Mexico City, Mexico. He studied at
Tecnológico de Monterrey with a B.S. degree in Electronic Systems Engineering. He loves Italian food and his favorite restaurant is The Cheesecake Factory. When he's not eating or working on his start-up, you'll find him watching movies. He loves the MEM program because, "We learn a lot not only from the professors, but also from one another."
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