Industry Practice Leaders
In close partnership with our departments, Seaver College has appointed six distinguished industry practitioners who are sharing their experiences and professional expertise with our science, engineering, technology, and mathematics students. This initiative connects leaders actively practicing in industry with our students, who will gain insight into the responsibilities of and opportunities available to working professionals in their field.
Through our Industry Practice Leaders, we welcome professionals who support Seaver College’s Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Health and Human Sciences, and Mechanical Engineering Departments, as well as Healthcare Systems Engineering Program. IPLs are resources to faculty and students, serving in a number of ways, including advising and mentoring on senior capstone projects; delivering guest lectures; contributing to student professional development; connecting students with other industry professionals and events; providing tours/access to industry facilities, and more. We are pleased to introduce the 2024-2025 cohort of Industry Practice Leaders.
2024 - 2025 Leaders
Jeremy Pal '94
Senior Researcher
Risk Assessment and Adaptation Strategies Division, Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, University of Venice Ca’ Foscari
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Reggie Scott
Vice President, Sports Medicine and Performance
Los Angeles Rams
Health and Human Sciences
Carolyne Smigelski '97, MS '24, MBA '24
Assistant Department Manager
Electrical Power / Design Integration and Mechanisms / Deployable Products, Vehicle Software Engineering, Strategic Space Systems Division
Northrop Grumman
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Stephen Speicher '10, MS '19
Head of Clinical and Patient Safety
Flatiron Health
Healthcare Systems Engineering
2023 - 2024 Leaders
Traci Minamide, M.S. '87
Chief Operating Officer
City of Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Kirk Tamaddon, M.D.
Area Medical Director, Chief of Staff
Kaiser Permanente, West Los Angeles Medical Center
Healthcare Systems Engineering
Seaver Spotlight 2023
Great Minds of STEM
The college’s fall 2023 Seaver Spotlight event featured a panel discussion with Traci Minamide, Joshua Mosqueira, and Kirk Tamaddon.
Friday, Oct. 27
Featherston Life Sciences Building Auditorium
4 - 5 p.m. Panel Presentation
5 - 6:30 p.m. Networking Reception