Monday, January 14, 2013

Week 2 Announcements


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This Week: 
  • Winter General Meeting #1: Resume Peer Review
Upcoming Events:
  • Southern California Edison Information Session
  • EE Mentorship Event: Summer Planning
  • Engineering and Technical Showcases
  • IEEE Essentials: Lighting Up UCLA
  • Student Professional Awareness Venture (S-PAVe)
Opportunities:
  • Science Inc. Internship Opportunity
  • Anheuser-Busch Inc.: Electrical Process Engineer
  • Hiring Electronics Tutor

This Week:
1.
Winter General Meeting #1: Resume Peer Review
Date:
Wednesday, January 16th
Location:
TBD
Time:
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Description:
Kicking off the new quarter, UCLA IEEE will be hosting a resume peer review workshop to help you organize and improve your resume. A Career Center representative will be giving a presentation about resume writing at the meeting and will be available for resume reviews for participants. In addition, UCLA IEEE officers will also be available to answer questions regarding resumes. So remember to bring your resume.



Upcoming Events: 
1.
Southern California Edison Information Session
Date:
Tuesday, January 22nd
Location:
Maxwell Room, Engineering IV 57-124
Time:
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Description:
Southern California Edison (SoCal Edison or SCE) is the primary electricity utility in Southern California, providing electricity to more than 14 million people. Furthermore, SCE has long been committed to utilizing renewable power, with 21.1% of its power portfolio from renewable sources. For electrical engineer interested in the power sector, SCE offers wide range of opportunities and internship programs for both undergraduates and graduates. Bring your resume.  
2.
EE Mentorship Event: To Do for Freshmen
Date:
Wednesday, January 23rd
Location:
Boelter Hall 4760
Time:
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Description:
Kicking off the start of the year, EE Mentorship program hosting an event to help mentees plan for the coming quarters. During the first part of the meeting, the mentors will be going over a checklist of things a mentee should complete by the end of his/her freshmen/1st year.   Topics range from academic to housing plans. In the second half of the event is a food social, where mentors and mentees will get a chance to socialize over free food (Chipotle for all!).
3.
Engineering and Technical Information Showcases
Date:
Wednesday, January 23rd and Thursday, January 24th
Location:
Career Center, Room 200
Time:
4:30 PM – 8:30 PM (for both days)
Description:
Engineering & Technical Information Showcases is a two-day-long series where each evening a select group of leading employers will be delivering short information sessions on their organizations, followed by individual breakout sessions where students and employer representatives will connect privately.   The showcase will happen on Wednesday, January 23rd (CS & Technology focus:  companies will include Bloomberg and Laserfiche) and Thursday, January 24th (CS and Engineering focus: companies will include Baker Hughes and Semantec).     
4.
IEEE Essentials: Lighting Up UCLA
Date:
Thursday, January 24th
Location:
TBD
Time:
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (estimated based on average completion time)
Description:
This is the event postponed from Fall Quarter due to kits shortage.

Come to the first IEEE Essentials of this year and make your very own UCLA-PCB board, complete with blue LEDs and a yellow background. The PCB board is composed of a string of blue LEDs that spell out UCLA as your turn a knob, lighting up the LEDs one at a time.  A video demonstration can be found here (the top vide post).

Due to the limited amount of kits, please come early as kits are distributed on a first come first serve basis.

5.
Student Professional Awareness Venture (S-PAVe)
Date:
Saturday, January 26th
Location:
Ackerman Grand Ballroom
Time:
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Description:
The Student Professional Awareness Venture (S-PAVe) is a professional development conference for students, where they will go through a series of workshops and speakers hosted by company representatives. The emphasis of the workshops and speakers will focus on non-technical side of being an engineer, such as interview skills and what employers are looking for in a candidate. Company participants include Boeing, Little Black Bag, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Walt Disney. There will be free food and raffles!

Sign-ups and additional information will be provided in front of SEAS Lab (4th floor of Boelter Hall). Online Sign-up for the event can be found here.

Opportunities:
1.
Science Inc. Internship Opportunity
Description:
Science Inc. creates scales and acquires digital businesses by bringing together the ideas, talent, resources and financing through a centralized platform. We focus on three things: developing new businesses, providing emerging startups with operational strategy and capital, and transforming later-stage Internet ventures with new talent and innovations. The company is based in Santa Monica

Currently, Science Inc. is looking for full stack and front end developers. Interns will create, develop and maintain Science’s web applications. In addition, interns will work with product managers and stakeholders to create new functionality, turning concept into practical applications. Interns should be passionate about unobtrusive JavaScript and standards complaint HTML and CSS. Preferred experiences are as follow:

  • Hands on front end development experience using HTML, PHP, CSS, Javascript
  • Strong development skills, including object oriented JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, JSON
  • Familiarity with jQuery
  • Experience developing Chrome Extensions, Firefox Addons, and/or IE Toolbars a plus
  • Strong user experience and visual design skills
  • A working knowledge of industry standard visual design tools (Photoshop, Illustrator), personal information management software, and usability testing and user research.
  • Experience with AJAX techniques and technologies, and a polished style, in regards to web application look-and-feel
  • Strong understanding and working knowledge of any modern development language (PHP, Ruby, Python, Java)
  • Experience with Mobile Development: iOS, Android. 
Contact:
For individuals interested in this opportunity, please contact projects@science-inc.com.
2.
Anheuser-Busch Inc. : Electrical Process Engineer
Description:
Anheuser-Busch Inc. is the leading American brewer, holding 48.5 percent share of U.S. beer sales, brewing Budweiser and Bud Light. The company is also a major manufacturer and one of the world’s largest recycler of aluminum cans. Anheuser-Busch is currently looking for an electrical engineer (details can be found here, search for RJ-2012-1466):
  • Bachelor’s degree in EE completed by Dec. 2012
  • Minimum GPA (cumulative): 2.8
  • Able and willing to work a rotation 12-hour schedule
  • And other requirements listed in aforementioned link.
With various responsibilities (see link for more details).
Contact:
Individuals interested the position should log on to the website here and   refer to job ID RJ-2012-1466.
3.
Hiring Electronics Tutor
Date:
As Soon As Possible
Location
Santa Monica
Pay:
25 USD/hr
Description:
Currently, a family living in Santa Monica is looking for an engineering tutor for elementary student interested in electronics, mechanics, chemicals. The following is the full message:

“I am looking for someone who can teach basic engineering to a very curious 7 year old. This person would have to be able to explain things in a simple manner and to be willing to let her solder, connect wires, and do a lot of the creating, as she learns best through doing.
We live in Santa Monica, but we are willing to travel. 25 per hour and as homeschoolers our schedule is very flexible.”
Contact:
Interested individuals may contact Sharlene Azam at azam_sharlene@yahoo.com for more information.


Hope to see you soon!
UCLA IEEE

Check our website for updates!

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Sunday, January 6, 2013

Week 1 Announcements


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This Week: 
  • N/A
Upcoming Events:
  • Winter General Meeting #1: Resume Peer Review
 Opportunities:
  • Anheuser-Busch Inc.: Electrical Process Engineer
  • Hiring Electronics Tutor

This Week:
N/A

Upcoming Events: 
1.
Winter General Meeting #1: Resume Peer Review
Date:
Wednesday, January 16th
Location
TBD
Time:
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Description:
Kicking off the new quarter, UCLA IEEE will be hosting a resume peer review workshop to help you organize and improve your resume. A Career Center representative will be giving a presentation on resume writing and the representative will be helping participants review their resumes. Further details will be available.

Opportunities:

1.
Anheuser-Busch Inc. : Electrical Process Engineer
Description:
Anheuser-Busch Inc. is the leading American brewer, holding 48.5 percent share of U.S. beer sales, brewing Budweiser and Bud Light. The company is also a major manufacturer and one of the world’s largest recycler of aluminum cans. Anheuser-Busch is currently looking for an electrical engineer (details can be found here, search for RJ-2012-1466):
·         Bachelor’s degree in EE completed by Dec. 2012
·         Minimum GPA (cumulative): 2.8
·         Able and willing to work a rotation 12-hour schedule
·         And other requirements listed in aforementioned link.
With various responsibilities (see link for more details).
Contact:
Individuals interested the position should log on to the website here and   refer to job ID RJ-2012-1466.
2.
Hiring Electronics Tutor
Date:
As Soon As Possible
Location
Santa Monica
Pay:
25 USD/hr
Description:
Currently, a family living in Santa Monica is looking for an engineering tutor for elementary student interested in electronics, mechanics, chemicals. The following is the full message:

“I am looking for someone who can teach basic engineering to a very curious 7 year old. This person would have to be able to explain things in a simple manner and to be willing to let her solder, connect wires, and do a lot of the creating, as she learns best through doing.
We live in Santa Monica, but we are willing to travel. 25 per hour and as homeschoolers our schedule is very flexible.”
Contact:
Interested individuals may contact Sharlene Azam at azam_sharlene@yahoo.com for more information.

Hope to see you soon,
UCLA IEEE

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IEEE, our umbrella organization, please click here. 


Sunday, December 2, 2012

Week 10 Announcements


Dear UCLA IEEE Member,

          As the quarter draws to a close, UCLA IEEE will not be hosting new events; check back next quarter for more events. 
Please help us improve our newsletter by taking a quick survey here (the survey will be linked to our front page). We wish you best of luck on your finals, a great winter break, and happy holidays!

Sincerely,

UCLA IEEE

Monday, November 26, 2012

Week 9 Annoncements Correction


There have been changes made to the Lighting Up UCLA event this week. Please see below for changes. 

Events Changed: 
1.
IEEE Essentials: Lighting Up UCLA - Postponed
Date:
Postponed to Winter 2013
Location:
TBD
Time:
TBD
Changes:
Due to high demand for the "Lighting Up UCLA" Workshop, this event will be postponed to Winter Quarter to allow more time for kits to be purchased to accommodate the high demand. We hope that everyone who is planning to attend will be able to make it to the new date!

The EAGLE tutorial workshop will still be happening this Thursday, November 29th at 6 PM at Boelter 3760. It is advisable to bring your laptop in case the workstations are all taken.

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Week 9 Announcements

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This Week: 
  • IEEE Essentials: Lighting Up UCLA
  • ATK Information Session
  • IEEE Essentials: Fall EAGLE Tutorial
Upcoming Events:
  • N/A
 Opportunities:
  • NSF and NASA Funded Programs for Students
  • sharQNetwork.com
  • Hiring Electronics Tutor

This Week:
1.
IEEE Essentials: Lighting Up UCLA
Date:
Tuesday, November 27th
Location:
Boelter Hall 4760
Time:
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Description:
IEEE Essentials is a series of workshops held throughout the year for members who do not have a whole year to dedicate to UCLA IEEE’s year-long competition projects. This series is dedicated to teaching participants in prototyping and electronics basics through hands-on mini-projects that can be done in a few hours.

Want to make something special to commemorate the UCLA vs. USC victory (38-28, Go Bruins!)?. Come to the first IEEE Essentials of this year and make your very own UCLA PCB board, complete with blue LEDs and a yellow background. The PCB board is composed of a string of blue LEDs that spell out UCLA as your turn a knob, lighting up the LEDs one at a time.  A video demonstration can be found 
here.
Due to the limited amount of kits, please come early as kits are distributed on a first come first serve basis.
2.
ATK Information Session*
Date:
Wednesday, November 28th
Location:
Engineering IV 38-138
Time:
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Description:
ATK (Alliant Techsystems) is one of the largest aerospace and defense companies in the United States, as well as a Fortune 500 company. ATK specializes in guidance and control for missiles and other space and aircraft vehicles, such as the Booster Separation Motors for space shuttles to push the Reusable Solid Rocket Motor away and Bus Structures that are utilized on the Global Positioning System
Come to the ATK Information Session and learn more about Alliant Techsystems. 

There will be a 30 minutes presentation on Career in GNC engineering followed by a 30 minutes Q&A session. At least 5 recent graduated junior engineers from ATK will be there to answer questions. Also, the ATK representative will be hosting a resume clinic to improve resume writing. So please bring your resume to the session. Food will also be provided at the information session. 

*Co-hosted by AIAA and UCLA IEEE
3.
IEEE Essentials: Fall EAGLE Tutorial
Date:
Thursday, November 29th
Location:
Boelter Hall 3760
Time:
6:00 PM – 8: 00 PM
Description:
EAGLE (short for Easily Applicable Graphical Layout Editor) is a PCB design software that includes functionalities such as schematic capture, board layout and autorouter. EAGLE is made by CADsoft and the company offers a free version of EAGLE under EAGLE’s download page.

For those interested in circuit design, what is the equivalence of AutoCAD to us? The answer is EAGLE. Come to the second IEEE Essentials workshop of this quarter and learn not only how to use the design software but also design your very own voltage regular circuit during the workshop. There should be sufficient computer stations for all participants. But if you think you might be running late, it is advisable to bring your own laptop.


Upcoming Events: 
  N/A

Opportunities:
1.
NSF and NASA Funded Programs for Students
Deadline:
Varies from program to program
Description:
Funded by NSF and NASA, the Pathways To Science organization is a collection of internships, fellowships and scholarships on a nationwide scale in a wide range of STEM and related disciplines. With over 800 programs for undergraduate (paid summer internships for 2013) that are being constantly updated, and a wide variety of financial suppose in graduate school, do not miss this chance if you are interested in pursuing research or a graduate education. Other opportunities included Postdoc and NASA-supported internships, fellowships and scholarships.

For undergraduate, please follow this link for more information.
For financial support in graduate school, please follow this link.
For Postdoc, please follow this link.           
For NASA-supported opportunities, please follow this link.
2.
sharQNetwork.com
Description:
sharQNetwork is a virtual career fair that aims to create an elite group of recent graduates from LA's best Universities (USC, CAL TECH, UCLA, Pepperdine, UCI) which then allows companies to hire directly from the network; thus creating exclusive career and internship opportunities for sharQNetwork members! sharQNetwork is currently recruiting for its community.
Contact:
Individuals interested in joining the network should visit here and click the apply button.  
3.
Hiring Electronics Tutor
Date:
As Soon As Possible
Location
Santa Monica
Time:
Negotiable
Description:
A family living in Santa Monica is currently looking to hire an electronics tutor for the first grade daughter. The tutor must be willing to travel and the pay is negotiable.
       The tutor must have the following qualities:
  • Have experience with electronics.
  • Have worked on many projects and have hands-on experience.
  • Have safety experience with tools
  • Be able to work well with children.
  • Be able to explain concepts and instructions in a simple manner.
  • Be willing to let her solder, connect wires, and do a lot of the creating.
Contact:
Interested individuals may contact Sharlene Azam at azam_sharlene@yahoo.com for more information.



Hope to see you soon,
UCLA IEEE

Check our website for updates!
UCLA IEEE Photo Gallery

If you are interested in joining IEEE, our umbrella organization, please click here.