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TI:GER® students learn to practically apply concepts from the curriculum in the real world, whether launching a start-up or entering the corporate world. Browse the profiles below to find out what our alumni say about their time in the program and what it has done for them.
TI:GER just held our first annual Alumni Reunion. After just five years, students, grads and faculty came together to catch up on the program's successes. Stay connected with TI:GER as we continue on towards our ten year anniversary and beyond. You can find us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Yahoo Groups. Just click the links below.
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Crystal Gilpin
MS, Mechanical Engineering; MBA
After earning her MBA in May 2007, Crystal Gilpin moved from the classroom into the operating room. She says her participation in the Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results (TI:GER® program) helped prepare her for her new job...
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Dimitri Hughes
PhD Candidate, Mechanical Engineering
“TI:GER® is without any question the most rewarding experience I’ve had so far at Georgia Tech,” says Dimitri Hughes, who’s two years into his doctoral studies in mechanical engineering. After graduating from the University of Virginia, Hughes knew he wanted to pursue...
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Benay Sager
Phd, Mechanical Engineering; MBA
Benay Sager believes his participation in the Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results (TI:GER® program) was key to helping him land a strategic consulting position with McKinsey & Company. “TI:GER came up in every interview...
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David Beck
MBA
When David Beck enrolled in the MBA program at Georgia Tech, he already knew he wanted to start his own business right after graduation in 2005. He just didn't know what kind...
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Matt Rhyner
PhD, Biomedical Engineering
After losing several family members and a close friend to cancer, Matthew Rhyner felt inspired to create better diagnostic tools for the disease. Rhyner, who earned his PhD in biomedical engineering through a joint Georgia Tech/Emory program, has developed nanotechnology that may...
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Lynn Capadona
PhD, Chemical Engineering
Lynn Capadona didn't want to completely immerse herself in the lab after earning her PhD in Chemistry in 2004. “I have this other training that enables me to do much more,” she says. She’s referring to her participation in...
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Elizabeth Gadsby
PhD, Biochemistry
Working as a research manager for Kimberly Clark Corporation, Elizabeth Gadsby considers herself more of an “intrapreneur” than an entrepreneur. That’s because she’s working for a Fortune 500 company instead of a high-tech startup...
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Jeff Gross
PhD, Biomedical Engineering
The Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results (TI:GER®) program opens doors for students like Jeff Gross. After earning his PhD in biomedical engineering in 2007, Gross got a job as a management consultant with Easton Associates, a leading global healthcare consulting firm...
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