OPT ALUMNI PROFILES

Click on the name of each international alum to see their full profile and their suggestions for current students considering applying for OPT Employment Authorization.

Name: Bingming Chen
Home Country/Region: China
Degree: Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Employer: Merck, Inc.
Position: Senior Scientist

Name: Ritvik Upadhyaya
Home Country/Region: India
Degree: B.S., Computer Science and Math
Employer: Apple Inc.
Position: Software Engineer

Name: Qianran Zhang
Home Country/Region: China
Degree: B.S., Dietetics
Employer: Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital
Position: Dietician, Patient Meal Service Supervisor

Name: Mehrdad Arjmand
Home Country/Region: Iran
Degree: Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics; M.S., Engineering Mechanics
Employer: NovoMoto
Position: Founder

Name: Malcolm Kang
Home Country/Region: Singapore
Degree: B.S., Mathematics and Economics
Employer: Deutsche Bank
Position: Investment Banking Analyst 

Name: Nambirajan Rangarajan
Home Country/Region: India
Degree: Ph.D., Chemistry
Employer: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Position: Post Doctoral Research Associate

Name: James Kirui
Home Country/Region: Kenya
Degree: Ph.D., Cellular and Molecular Biology
Employer: National Institutes of Health
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow

Name: Weixin Ji
Home Country/Region: China
Degree: B.S. Personal Finance
Employer: United Nations
Position: Information and Communication Technology Internship

Name: Manasi Damle
Home Country/Region: India
Degree: M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Employer: Intel Corporation
Position: Validation Engineer

Name: Chandra Vishwanadha
Home Country/Region: India
Degree: M.S., Mechanical Engineering
Employer: Roush Industries
Position: Engine Design and Development Engineer

Name: Hsun-Yu Chan
Home Country/Region: Taiwan
Degree: PhD, Educational Psychology
Employer: Wisconsin Center for Education Research; Texas A&M-Commerce
Position: Postdoc; tenure-track assistant professor

Name: Manjot Pal
Home Country/Region: India
Degree: B.S., Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Graduation Date: May 2015
Employer: Microsoft
Position: Program Manager

Name: Ni Jin
Home Country/Region: China
Degree: B.S. Food Science
Graduation Date: May 2014
Employer: ARYZTA AG LLC
Position: FSQA Supervisor  Specification

 

 

 

Name: Chandler Zuo
Home Country/Region: China
Degree: M.S., Statistics; Ph.D Computer Science
Employer: Audible Inc.
Position: Data Scientist

Name: Mitra Farnoodian
Home Country/Region: Iran
Degree: Ph.D., Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Employer: UW-Madison
Position: Postdoctoral Reserach Fellow

Name: Zhenxu Sun
Home Country/Region: China
Degree: BBA, Actuarial Science – Risk Management and Insurance
Employer: Windhaven Insurance Company
Position: Actuarial Analyst

Name: Arne Albrich
Home Country/Region: Germany
Degree: PhD, Chemistry
Employer: Dow Chemical Company
Position: Senior Chemist

Name: Govind Parameswaran
Home Country/Region: India
Degree: M.S., Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Employer: Yanfeng Global Automotive Interiors
Position: Advanced Quality Engineer

Name: Jianguo Wu
Home Country/Region: China
Degree: PhD, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Graduation Date: August 2015
Employer: University of Texas at El Paso
Position: Assistant Professor

Name: Neha Alluri
Home Country/Region: India
Degree: B.S., Economics and International Relations
Graduation Date: December 2015
Employer: Albright Stonebridge Group
Position: Intern

Name: Saheed Imam
Home Country/Region: Nigeria
Degree: PhD, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Graduation Date: April 2014
Employer: Synthetic Genomics Inc.
Position: Scientist

Name: Sunita Patolia
Home Country/Region: India
Degree: PhD, Cell and Molecular Biology
Graduation Date: May 2014
Employer: Florida Hospital Innovation Lab
Position: Project Liason

Name: Shuting Zhang
Home Country/Region: China
Degree: M.S., Biological Systems Engineering
Graduation Date: August 2014
Employer: National Renewable Engergy Lab
Position: Research Technician

Name: William Bracamonte-Baran
Home Country/Region: Venezuela
Degree: PhD, Immunology
Graduation Date: 2014
Employer: Johns Hopkins University
Position: Postdoc Fellow