Speakers

Louise Carrese is Senior Associate Director of Employer Relations in the Office of Cooperative Education and Career Services at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), where she is responsible for managing the development, delivery, and assessment of office employer relations activities, including work abroad. She began her career in at RIT in 1979 as a Research Associate assisting the President Emeritus in the administration of the inaugural National Fellowship Program for the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. Positions of progressive responsibility at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), RIT’s Office of Development and in the division of Enrollment Management and Career Services followed.

Louise entered the field of Cooperative Education in 1988 as a Co-op advisor for engineering students and now serves as the office liaison to the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at RIT, managing the advising team for all 7 engineering programs, including the newest program in Biomedical Engineering. She is on the Board of the award winning Women in Engineering program at RIT (WE@RIT) and a member of the RIT Women’s Council where she served on the executive board for 15 years. Louise holds a BA in Education from Nazareth College, an MS in Career and Human Resources Management and a Certificate in Executive Academic Leadership from RIT.

Louise has been a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) since 1991, and is currently the Chair of the Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) of ASEE.

Burt Nadler has been Assistant Dean of the College and Director of the Career Center at University of Rochester since 1998. Prior, he was director of University of the Pacific’s Career Services from 1990 through 1998. He considers himself an experienced "job search coach." Burt has been assistant director, MBA placement coordinator, and career counselor at Southern Methodist University, and associate director of Dartmouth's Career and Employment Services. As Director of Recruiting for Strategic Planning Associates, a management consulting firm, Burt recruited MBAs from some of the most prestigious schools of business. As Manager of College Recruiting and College Relations for Merrill Lynch Consumer Markets he recruited undergrads and grads. For over 30 years he has actively examined “why candidates get hired and who does the hiring” from both sides of the college recruiting process. Specifically, he has focused curiosity and creativity on tools and techniques that enhance the efforts of college students, recent grads and experienced job seekers.

As a job search coach he teaches and reinforces skills required for successful search, including resume-writing, correspondence, and interviewing. For those he coaches “job search is simple, not necessarily easy,” because the process is broken down into easy to follow (yet challenging) behavioral steps and easy to accept motivational attitudes. To date, he has critiqued over 19,552 resumes (he does count) and worked with over 20,000 job seekers (he guesses, but doesn’t exaggerate).

Also, as reflected in his writings, presentations, and counseling style, Burt believes job search doesn’t have to be taken too seriously and that it is best undertaken with humor and positive affect. His recent releases, The Everything College Major Test Book, The Everything Cover Letter Book, 2nd Edition, and The Everything Resume Book, 2nd Edition, published by Adams Media are among the most comprehensive and up-to-date guides that empower readers to create effective documents used as cornerstones for dynamic job search efforts and to explore the relationships between majors and careers. Burt also authored, with his son, Justin, and his daughter, Jordan, Words You Should Know in High School, and, with Jordan, The Adams College Admissions Essay Handbook (also by Adams Media). Previously, he wrote Liberal Arts Jobs and Liberal Arts Power, two top selling Peterson's job search publications that were re-released in an updated and merged format in 1998. Naked at the Interview: Tips and Quizzes to Prepare You For Your First Real Job is another of Burt's books, released by John Wiley. Burt has shared ideas with students, alumni(ae), recruiters, career services professionals, and “anyone who will listen” in a variety of traditional, creative and virtual venues. He has written articles on career and job search, appearing in Delta Sky Magazine, Journal of College Placement, Wall Street Journal’s Managing Your Career, Careers and the MBA and, Careers and the College Grad.

Burt has presented at conferences hosted by National Association of Colleges and Employers, National Society of Experiential Education, National Association of Job Search Trainers, Western Placement Association, Career Development Association, Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program Alumni, and Western Regional Greek Council. He has conducted seminars for job seekers, recruiters, and career services professionals, enhancing recruiting efforts and teaching job search approaches. He has spoken to human resources and college recruiting professionals and employees at CitiBank, Hewlett Packard and Disneyland.

Burt graduated cum laude from University of Pennsylvania in 1975, with dual majors in Psychology and Sociology. In 1977 he earned a MS in Education from Stanford University and in 1978 he earned a MA in Psychological Services from University of Pennsylvania. From 1981-1982 he supplemented academics with doctoral coursework at Penn.

Dr. Gushue holds Ph.D. and M.S. Degrees in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Rochester and as well as a B.S. in Bioengineering with a minor in Neuroscience from Syracuse University. As the Director of the Bodily Injury Claims Division and a testifying expert at ARCCA Inc., he specializes in forensic biomechanics and the study of injury mechanisms, causation, and associated tolerance levels. As an independent engineering consulting firm, ARCCA conducts testing and research in the context of large government-funded R&D projects, as well as in the litigation environment. Their tests have been performed with anthropomorphic test devices, cadavers and human subjects and have focused on the theory and application of human tolerance to inertial and impact loading, as well as the techniques for evaluating kinematics and the potential for injury. While at ARCCA, he continues to conduct technical lectures dealing with the science of biomechanics and the causation and prevention of injury trauma in various loading environments.

Harvey Beldner is Director, Human Resources for Carestream Health, a premier provider of medical imaging and information technology solutions, dental imaging and dental practice management software, molecular imaging systems, and non-destructive testing products. In this role, he leads the Human Resources team for the global functional organizations and manages the company’s recruiting and employee development efforts.

Harvey’s professional background includes over 15 years of Human Resources leadership experience with blue chip companies such as Danaher Corporation and Dell Computers. During the course of his career, Harvey has developed and implemented a variety of employee relations initiatives, recruiting strategies and employee development programs to enhance organizational performance. As a global business leader, Harvey has lived in Denmark, India, Ireland and the United States. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial & Labor Relations from Cornell University.

Harvey lives in Pittsford, New York with his wife Theresa and their three children.

Lisa Waples is the founder of Strategic Recruitment Services. She has BS and MS degrees in Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science and Macromolecular Science and over 15 years of experience in academic/industry relations, program development, and academic marketing. Her expertise includes academic/industry relations, academic programs, marketing engineering and science programs, cooperative education and internship programs, continuing education and meeting planning. Prior to founding SRS she served as the Associate Chair and Director for Corporate Relations in Biomedical Engineering at Marquette University. Ms. Waples has served as an invited speaker on academic/industry partnerships, marketing, career development and networking. She has published several articles on biomaterials research and academic programs. Ms. Waples is a member of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Society for Biomaterials, and Sigma Xi.

Nick Morris attended College at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO from 1993-1997 and served as a Commissioned Officer in the US Air Force from 1997-2003 in the communications career field. After his time in the air force, he joined Johnson & Johnson Ethicon Endo-Surgery in field sales and sales management and has been at JNJ since 2003.