Alumni Updates

Sixth hire at a media startup: Kelsey Alpaio

• Assistant Editor & Designer, Innovation Leader (Boston, MA)
• M.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, Lehigh University, 2016
• B.A., Journalism and Political Science, Lehigh University, 2015

Second generation in the family enterprise: Brandon Evanko

• Project Engineer, BRUNS-PAK (Edison, NJ)
• M.Eng., Technical Entrepreneurship, Lehigh University, 2015
• B.A., Economics, Franklin and Marshall College, 2014

Startup innovator Will Brennan

• Geodata Specialist, Thasos Group (New York, NY)
• M.Eng., Technical Entrepreneurship, Lehigh University, 2015
• B.S., Civil Engineering, Bucknell University, 2014

Serial entrepreneur Tony Bagdon

• Technical Project Manager, Industry Dive (Washington, D.C.)
• M. Eng., Technical Entrepreneurship, Lehigh University, 2014
• B.S.B.A., Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, East Carolina University, 2012

Innovating with drones: Chris Zadra

• Robotics Program Manager, Ocean Alliance, Inc. (Gloucester, MA)
• M.Eng., Technical Entrepreneurship, Lehigh University, 2017
• B.S., Applied Science (Major Focus in Computer Engineering), Lehigh University, 2016

Supply Chain Innovator Lauren Villaverde

• Global Operations Manager, Anvyl, Inc. (New York, NY)
• STEM Advocate
• M.Eng., Technical Entrepreneurship, Lehigh University, 2015
• B.S., Industrial Engineering, Lehigh University, 2014

Founder of Potestiam: Nick Yarnall

• CEO and Founder, Potestiam (Doylestown, PA)
• M.Eng., Technical Entrepreneurship, Lehigh University, 2020
• BBA, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Temple University, 2018

Justin Jacobs

• Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, freebowler LLC (Bethlehem, PA)
• M.Eng., Technical Entrepreneurship, Lehigh University, 2016
• B.S., Industrial Technology, Millersville University, 2011

Pratheek Palanethra

Jon Akers: in the fast lane

• Former CEO and Founder of Lithium Cycles
• M. Eng., Technical Entrepreneurship, Lehigh University, 2015
• B.S., Finance, Lehigh University, 2010

Product Inventor: Briana Gardell

• CEO and Founder, Mezzimatic, LLC
• M.Eng., Technical Entrepreneurship Program, Lehigh University, 2015
• B.S., Business Information Systems, Lehigh University, 2014