Category: Spotlights

Mohammed Alsehali has come a long way to study at SDM. Originally from Saudi Arabia, he completed his undergraduate degree at San Diego State University. Since graduating

Zachary Barnes went straight from his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering to NASA. He works at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Los Angeles, California, and plans to

Morgan Orlovskiy joins SDM as she transitions out of serving in the U.S. Navy, where she was a nuclear engineer. She’s looking forward to exploring Course 16 and

Rachel Burton learned about MIT System Design and Management at Shell Techworks, where she’s had the chance to work alongside some of our program’s alumni. She’s

Huilin Tu holds a doctorate in materials science and engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, but she’s excited to earn a master’s of science

Although Josh Souza is starting at SDM this fall, he’s already familiar with some of the principles taught in the core class. Josh has worked at Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Evans Adusei comes to SDM with several careers already under his belt. He founded a consulting firm that designs public sector solutions, then worked at Apple as an engineering

Francisco Sepulveda started at SDM in the fall of 2021, as the program returned to full on-campus instruction. We spoke to him about his time at SDM and what he’ll

by Stefanie Koperniak SDM student and Draper Scholar Caroline Vincent is applying systems thinking to real challenges in military technology as a Cyber Officer in the US Army. She

by Stefanie Koperniak When David Park arrived at SDM, he saw the program as a means to propel his career at the time. Now having worked in technical product management