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UCLA IEEE Elections 2015
April 22nd, 2015
Boelter Hall 2440, 6PM
President
Name
Incoming Year
Past Leadership Experience
Past IEEE Experience
What other significant time commitments do you have
next year?
Why do you want to run for this position? What can you contribute to IEEE as an officer?
UCLA IEEE has grown me immensely in initiative and leadership through 3 years of involvement and
service.
Justin Pao
As Internal Vice President this year, I fulfilled a vision of Emotion in Engineering, combining personality
and professionalism to further IEEE’s goal of technical and career development.
- Since Jan 2014, I have initiated the new General Board, a leadership development program to train 30
Outside IEEE, I have been heavily involved in:
members through team-based technical and event assignments, with a large emphasis on officermember bonding and family. I guided other officers to mentor these students through weekly reporting.
Huffaker Lab, my research group
GB has produced many qualified leaders, with 10 of today’s officers having learned on teams.
- I have organized quarterly General Meetings, presenting the goals and current events of IEEE to
- I am responsible for designing instrument setups to measure and
between 60-100 students, as well as to the department through EE Townhall. I emphasized icebreaker
optimize solar cell efficiency, working closely with a post-doc to
and team-building activities to foster discussion in a two-way street format.
provide design feedback.
- I am also the photographer behind Humans of UCLA IEEE, a growing newsletter column featuring 15+
- By presenting my findings to a team of post-docs and grad students, I less-reached members to build community in the group. All interviewed members have expressed
have grown in preparing concise, effective presentations.
desires to become further involved with IEEE. This idea has since been replicated by other engineering
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student groups.
Grace on Campus, my Christian fellowship
As Secretary last year, I greatly improved communication between IEEE and its members, and
- As a small group leader, I mentor tight-knit groups of 4 through
introduced the new GB.
weekly sharing, bonding activities, and bible studies. It's grown me the - A reformatted HTML graphics newsletter led to an open rate increase of 50% over the original textmost in building strong and compassionate relationships, and has
based emails.
inspired the new GB.
- Provided the vision for mentorship and the new GB for then-IVP, personally leading and training a
- As a student leader, I've initiated several outreach and inreach
group in secretary skills.
events, such as Hunger Games, and Senior Retreat to serve the
community and members in the group.
As a NATCAR team leader last year, I led a team to win 2nd place at the UCSD competition by keepin’ it
Basic.
- Through this project, I became familiar with IEEE finances and bill of materials, lab inventory, projects
scheduling, and task delegation.
- Basic 2 is in the garage for this year’s Davis Cup.
I am running for UCLA IEEE’s President because I want to provide the vision and guide the direction of our group, while
challenging myself to grow still more in leadership. Our group exists to deliver the highest quality of technical and career
I can be a part-time student for the last quarters of my UCLA
development opportunities to UCLA students, and I want to lead this charge.
undergrad. The lower academic pressure can free precious
time to chair IEEE. Even though I will be applying for graduate
Since joining the officer board 2 years ago, I’ve sought constantly to improve communication and community at IEEE in
school, I am willing to leave my research position in order to
order to improve productivity. These goals were successfully executed during my time as IVP, especially with General Board,
make a larger impact at IEEE.
because other leaders trusted my guidance and contributed so much of their own efforts. Looking ahead, I want to expand
this vision to ensure excellence in everything IEEE does, not just internal affairs, but also the group’s reputation.
I plan to continue leading at Grace on Campus, although with
diminished involvement since I will no longer be a 4th year.
My campaign and vision for next year is titled “Not Afraid”. IEEE will always stand on the 3 pillars of projects, career, and
community for UCLA students, and my plan will fulfill IEEE's purpose in bold new ways.
I am currently interviewing for a part-time engineering
- gb+: An option for current General Board members and continuing students to serve at the beginning of the school year,
position, which can fit in my schedule along with part-time
facilitating as tutors for projects and administrative aids, trained directly by the president.
school, IEEE, and GOC.
- IEEEbruins: Outreach initiative to the UCLA campus, in order to make IEEE known beyond SEAS and show that engineering
is cool, fun, and filled with opportunities.
Two years ago, I joined IEEE as a member through OPS. The best decision I’ve made at UCLA.
Robert
Devlin
Titled Leadership:
- (IDE)A Hacks Corporate chair - team raised $30k worth of hardware
and monetary donations
- IEEE Officer - worked with Andrew to manage a group of 5 IEEE
members (General Board)
- '14-15: Corporate Relations, I(DEA) Hacks Corporate Chair, Natcar
- Head Drum Major of high school marching band - 200 people - won
- '13-14: General Board member, OPS
3 the highest leadership award in the program.
- Led/planned a leadership conference for 300 high school students
Plus several infosessions, 2 EE Townhalls, and outreach events.
my senior year
Other leadership experience comes in more nuanced forms through
team projects and other group activities.
As Corporate Relations for UCLA IEEE and Corporate Chair for (IDE)A Hacks, I helped define what (IDE)A Hacks became. Born
out of shared ideas and created with a lot of effort, it was a personally grueling process. I learned a lot and grew more.
Working late nights for Natcar has also given me a similar experience. I want more people to get a similar experience as I
have, whether through an admin side, like I did, or through a project, like I am.
- Los Angeles Ambassador for Educational Access for Africa
Day (ends by June 2015) for Ashinaga (あしなが育英会)
- School - currently on track to graduate with a Japanese
minor
There is a lot that IEEE can do to improve external relations and public image, which would allow for IEEE to continue
expanding and improving its existing structure. As President, I want to focus on working on our external connections with
the department and companies. Internally, I want to continue to foster a community of mentorship and creation. As with all
existing structures, these can be improved, and I want to work with the officer board to encourage the board to take real
ownership of their own projects and events. I want to serve IEEE to be sure that everyone walks away with something
gained, technical or personal.
We can always improve. We can always be better. We are UCLA IEEE.
External Vice President
I was UX committee co-lead for (IDE)A Hacks, which was the first
annual hardware hackathon hosted by UCLA IEEE & Theta Tau. As
lead, I helped design and develop the front-end of the website and
delegate tasks to my committee.
Caroline
Zhu
I product-managed my project at eBay over the summer and
4 coordinated with the design intern and back-end intern to finish the
product.
I led my CS M117 group for our final Android project. I visualized the
flow of the app and determined which parts were essential to the app
and which could be added on as bonus features if we had time at the
end. I then assigned tasks to each member of my group.
2012-2013: OPS & general board
2013-2014: Natcar & general board
2014-2015: Natcar & events coordinator
Through my past three years of experience in IEEE, I have attended every major event hosted by IEEE. I’ve found that each
I’ll be on the SWE Outreach Committee, which hosts one
event was exemplary on its own, brought to life through the time and effort of previous EVPs. However, I did notice that
large event (6-10 hrs of planning) each quarter. I’m also on
while the events themselves were great, it seemed as though students weren’t fully aware of the benefits of the events, or
ACM’s Outreach Committee, which will probably take around
even the events in general. Therefore, I want to address this issue and try to bring more students into the larger events that
1-2 hrs per week.
we hold. After working on and seeing the success of (IDE)A Hacks this year, I know that a larger attendance rate is possible.
Internal Vice President
Name
Incoming Year
Past Leadership Experience
Past IEEE Experience
What other significant time commitments do you have
next year?
Why do you want to run for this position? What can you contribute to IEEE as an officer?
I really want to make IEEE more social and lessen the officer/member divide. During my first two years in IEEE, I felt a
significant disjoint between the officers and general members. I did not feel that IEEE was really a cohesive group until
becoming an officer. Thus, I would like to run for IVP as it has the best impact to help bind IEEE together.
Andrew
Chan
In addition to my Micromouse duties, I was also club liaison Fall
quarter for Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society. The role has
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traditionally been minimal. I attempted to expand the position by
creating an officer social for both groups Fall quarter.
I am the current Micromouse co-lead this year. Along with Ivan, I have introduced a new and improved
addition to the program this year: mini-projects. Lectures by itself are not enough; students need to
show that they can apply what they learned and produce a tangible output. Mini-projects were
My only significant time commitment is school. Similar to my
essential to reinforce concepts to ensure that Micromouse students could show that they understood
dedication this year, I will dedicate my all of my time again to
lecture concepts. This subsequently sped up build time with more Micromouse people in the lab than
IEEE if chosen next year.
ever before. Sustained interest resulted from these mini-projects. I have dedicated my life this year for
Micromouse. As with most officers, I come in on the weekends to give guidance for Micromouse
students. In addition, I participated in OPS Freshman year and Micromouse Sophomore year.
In addition to the duties that the IVP has with EE townhall, General Meetings, and General Board, I’d like to work with Events
to provide more socials for general members. There will be bi-weekly mini-socials: dinners, Diddy Riese runs, and movie
nights that are catered towards incoming freshman. Larger socials that coincide with special events: Halloween,
Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc. will will each have an EE based mini projects to add technical variety to our socials. These
socials are needed to encourage people to connect with each other. It is sometimes difficult to get to know people when
you are stuck in the back working on your OPS project. Thus, these recurrent socials will make the lab environment more
friendly if people see a familiar face.
General Board will have general bi-weekly meetings and weekly challenges so that people can socialize beyond their own
General Board. General Board is great for intimate group bonding, but it would be great if the whole of the General Board
got to frequently meet. Again, this will help increase group bonding.
I have had a large amount of experience with administrative work as Micromouse co-lead. Organizing Micromouse requires
lots of emails, scheduling, and working out problems with students. I am in the process of organizing AAMC with Ivan and
have to frequently respond to questions from participants from other schools.
IEEE is my home away from home. It's my go to place when I need to take a break. It's the closest thing I have to second
family. I've always wanted a group of friends that shared my interest. The officer group satisfied that. Now, I want to
dedicate my life next year to extending that friend group to the whole of IEEE.
Ji Min Kim
My most recent leadership experience lies in my work as treasurer
and a general board lead in IEEE. As an officer on the IEEE board, I was
able to voice my opinion on significant matters and make suggestions
to better the administrative aspects of the organization. As the colead of my general board with Caroline, I encouraged my team of four
to come up with creative ideas for their app designs and events for the
future. We altogether came up with the idea of an internal hackathon
for all the GB's to make their project ideas come into reality.
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Aside from experiences in IEEE, I recently became one of the project
managers for the Online department of the Daily Bruin. As a PM, I try
to push the online developer teams to schedule their meetups and
finish their projects on time.
I also had leadership experience as treasurer of National Honor
Society and Woodwind Captain/concert mistress of my band back in
high school.
I was an active member on the board as treasurer this past year. As treasurer, I gained solid experience
in communicating not only with the EE department and faculty but also with other officers when it
came to planning out budgets or parts orders.
On the projects side, I am currently working on building and improving the Natcar with my partner,
Caroline, for upcoming competitions. In the past, I have been on the General Board and finished all my
projects in OPS in my first year.
Next year, I plan to continue Natcar (maybe Micromouse)
and develop more online projects for the Daily Bruin. Other
than these commitments, I will be focusing mainly on
schoolwork and the work IVP entails if I get the executive
position.
My main reason for deciding to run for IVP is that this position will provide me with the authority to drive the club into a
bold, positive direction. As IVP, I plan to make the overall experience of being a member/officer in IEEE invigorating with
more interactive meetings and events within the club. In addition, I would like to transform IEEE into a more friendly and
welcoming environment for all men and women; although we are doing a fair job of welcoming everyone, we still have a lot
of room for improvement. As someone who was not sure of the choice of the engineering field, I understand that many
people join IEEE to gauge their interests and passions. So I believe that our jobs as officers are to create this environment as
open as we can with a wide range of opportunities and make sure that we do not discourage them from pursuing the field of
interest because of our lack of interaction with them or lack of resources.
This holds true more strongly with the incoming female engineers. As IVP, I really hope to strengthen the general board
teamwork and mentorship programs to boost confidence in a lot of the female engineers. In my case, what personally
helped me confirm my decision in pursuing engineering was by looking up to female role models. Through general board
and team projects, I worked along with a few strong-minded women and this working side-by-side definitely motivated me
to work harder. I believe that female officers can all help other females feel more at home not by creating separate
programs just for women but by sharing personal experiences and working together and being their mentors and friends.
Supporting fellow IEEE members, male or female, is so important that I will work my hardest by collaborating with all
officers, especially the mentorship chair, and other interested people/organizations to increase more teamwork and
stronger mentoring among members within IEEE.
Corporate Relations
Name
Matthew
Nuesca
Incoming Year
Past Leadership Experience
During my first year in college, my only leadership experience was
being a part of Academic Committee for Samahang Pilipino. We are
currently organizing an event for high school students that is set to
happen some time in May. I was assigned into a subgroup to organize
outreaching to different high schools as well as organize the
transportation of high school students from different areas around LA.
In high school, I didn’t really do things that would significantly benefit
or be relevant to IEEE. I organized a tutoring program at a local middle
2 school near my high school. The following year, that tutoring program
had to be moved into my High School rather than a middle school. I
also helped my friend establish a key club chapter in our high school.
Apart from that, I held positions in clubs that didn’t do much: VicePresident for National English Honors Society and Vice-President for
California Scholarship Federation. In my Junior and Senior Year I also
served as a ministry leader in my parish to a small group of teenagers
who wanted to be confirmed into the Catholic Church.
College:
UCLA IEEE - OPS Co-Lead, GB Co-Lead
Toastmasters - Vice President of Public Relations
Ryan
Peterman
Wenlong
Xiong
High School:
3 Orchestra - Principle Second Violin
Varsity Tennis - Team Captain
Leo Club - President
Leo District 4-L4 - Chairperson
California Scholarship Federation - Treasurer
Past IEEE Experience
What other significant time commitments do you have
next year?
This year, I was a part of OPS. OPS was a great way to get started in hardware. It was fun to be playing
around with an arduino and soldering different components onto a circuit. OPS had spurred an interest
As of right now my only time commitments would probably
in electrical engineering for me which led me to declare Computer Science and Engineering rather than
be my academics, doing micromouse or natcar, ,and maybe
just pure Computer Science. I’m a bit behind but I definitely plan on catching up and finishing off the
performing for Samahang Pilipino Cultural Night. I’m
program.
currently debating on whether to try and run for a leadership
position for Samahang Pilipino.
I was also lucky to be a part of General Board under Hannah and Justin Lee. I’m glad to have met my
If I do end up being elected as Corporate Relations, I will put
General Board group. They definitely showed me that IEEE was more than just a club to put down on
this as my 2nd highest priority with academics being the only
your resume. The people in my group have shown me that IEEE can be a place to cultivate strong
thing in front of it. I will do my best for what is asked of me
friendships. In addition, hearing experiences from Hannah, and Justin Lee about the struggles and joys
from this club.
of being an engineering student have given me a better perspective as to what to expect in the next few
years into my college career.
OPS Co-Lead
GB Co-Lead
OPS Student
Natcar Student
GB member
I am involved in Toastmasters, which has weekly 1 hour
meetings from 12PM-1PM.
In high school, I have been the Vice Captain as well as the Financial
Lead of our school's robotics team. In those roles, I made decisions on
how the team should be organized and run, as well as created a
I'm the lead for Micromouse Team #9, and am also on Robert and Andrew's General Board. I've also
Next year, the only other non-academic commitment I have
schedule for the academic year (both for robot manufacturing as well
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attended SPAVe and IDEAHacks, as well as a few IEEE social events, such as the water fight a few weeks is club Badminton, which meets for about 2-3 hours every
as outreach events). I was also in charge of soliciting corporate
ago.
Tuesday and Thursday, and occasionally Saturday.
sponsorships and grants, as well as providing reimbursements for
team spending. In addition, I was also VP of our school's Key Club,
where I helped organize volunteer events.
Why do you want to run for this position? What can you contribute to IEEE as an officer?
After my first year as an IEEE member, I was able to see how big of an influence IEEE can be to others. One of its major
selling points to me is it’s ability to spur creativity. Programs like the Student Initiative Project, GB projects and IDEA Hacks
are examples that represent the spirit of creativity.
I definitely want IEEE to continue this spirit of creativity. I believe the best way for me to help contribute is to run as
Corporate Relations. I have a bit of experience in outreaching due to the different activities in high school and in my first
year in college.
The biggest reason for me running is that becoming an officer will help me grow. I’ve had experience in outreaching, but
honestly I’m not the most persuasive or outgoing person. Being in corporate relations puts me in a place out of my comfort
zone and will push my boundaries. I definitely want IEEE to get enough funding to continue what it has been doing, and so I
would be pressured into doing my best to persuade companies. As a result, I would be able to develop my marketing and
networking skills while helping out IEEE.
Ever since last year, I have wanted to become Corporate Relations chair as evidenced by my participation in several of the
IDEA Hacks Corporate team meetings. You know the poison (Neuro) that Robert and Kamal survived? I brought in that
sponsor which proved essential for keeping everyone up. This past year I was one of the OPS Co-Leads and one of the most
important aspects of being a lead for me this year was the ability to communicate effectively. I believe that is one of the
most important qualities of a administrative officer, and especially so as Corporate Relations Chair. As Vice President of
Public Relations for Toastmasters, a public speaking club, I am confident in my ability to communicate with our sponsors.
Lastly, I have gathered together what I thought worked this year and what didn't. For the specifics of my overall approach, I
hope you find my speech and Q&A illuminating.
I want to run for an officer position so that I can get more involved in UCLA IEEE, and get a better understanding of how the
club runs. Because I helped my robotics team apply for sponsorships high school, I feel that the Corporate Relations
positions is how I can best contribute to IEEE. I also really enjoyed IDEAHacks, and want to make it a more popular event
next year. In addition, I liked my General Board experience this year, and want to provide that to students next year as well.
Events Coordinator
Kathleen
Chan
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California Junior Scholarship Federation President
AVID lead tutor
OPS
General Board
Leon Ho
I have been on the general board for the club Future Business Leaders
of America, in which I had to collaborate with a team of students and
our advisors to run our school chapter. This involved managing the
logistics of the club and preparing our chapter for the annual regional,
state, and national competitions. Another club that I was involved
with is French club, where I held the position of treasurer. I had to
I am currently working in the OPS program, which deals with the fundamental skills of electrical
3 work with our club’s budget and make sure that it was being used for engineering. I have also worked on several small projects in the lab, including my final EE3 project.
activities that promoted French culture. I was also the business
manager of the school newspaper, which included responsibilities
such as negotiating sponsorship with business owners and organizing
advertising packages. My experience also includes being a teacher
who coordinated with program director to build and teach a 10 week
geometry summer program.
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As part of IEEE, I made two of my closest friends here in UCLA at one of the events that IEEE held. I would like to run for the
events coordinator position to continue holding these events, and maybe even hold more social events for people to just
get together and expand their networks. As events coordinator, I can contribute new ideas to the organization, such as
different events for people to meet others and hopefully make close friends like I have. As an officer, I am willing to put in
time to make this already beautiful club full of beautiful people continue to grow.
I am running for the Events Coordinator position because I want to be more involved with IEEE and help other students have
the same great experience that I have as a member. With this position, I want to organize social events that allow members
to interact more closely with one another. Along with social events, I also want to try to get people interested in a buddy
system where members can hang out with each other and participate in competitions. I believe that building strong bonds
between members is one of the most important part of being a part of IEEE, since communication is an essential skill that
engineers must develop in order to succeed. I also want to expose members to the professionalism that they are or will be
exposed to after college. By holding workshops and clinics that revolve around resume building, interviewing, and even
dress apparel, this will allow members to thrive in the workplace. Another way to promote this professionalism is have
members give a presentation on projects that they are working on. This will improve their communication skills and better
prepare them for the future. As an IEEE officer, I will dedicate my time and effort to fulfilling my responsibilities, which goes
beyond booking rooms and ordering foods. I will do whatever I can to assist both officers and members and also help
maintain IEEE as a distinguished club where people can pursue their interest in electrical engineering.
Treasurer
Name
Incoming Year
Past Leadership Experience
Past IEEE Experience
What other significant time commitments do you have
next year?
Why do you want to run for this position? What can you contribute to IEEE as an officer?
I worked as a volunteer at a non profit organization called med share
where I worked with a group to organize donated hospital supplies
into separate bins, which will then be sent out to third-world
countries. Volunteering here has helped me develop my
organizational skills and decision making because I had to be able to
sort out different pieces of equipment by figuring out what the piece
of equipment does and in what category it would fit best.
Rommel
Castro
Furthermore, I worked as a volunteer at a camp called Joni and
Friends for children with disabilities. I guided children throughout the
camp and different activities over the course of a whole week.
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in my decisions because I was completely responsible for the children I
took care of for the whole week. I had to be able to stay on top of the
schedule, help set up different events, and communicate with not only
my fellow volunteers, but the children campers. Joni and Friends really
taught me how to communicate my ideas in a simple and
understandable manner.
I am currently a part of the OPS program where I am learning important technical skills for electrical
engineers through various projects. I am also part of the general board for IEEE under Hannah Chou and
As of right now, I do not seem to have any other significant
Justin Lee's group. Within general board, I sat in on a few officer meetings, attended S-PAVe, and
time commitments.
started a project with my group. These two programs helped me to see the friendly and hard-working
environment within IEEE along with glimpses of life as an officer.
I want to run for treasurer because I want to be more involved in IEEE and believe that I can do a good job at this position. I
would like to try to apply my organizational skills to money and find the best ways to manage it. Furthermore, I look to be
able to communicate to other officers effectively and be able to provide the information they need. I want to learn, through
experience, the art of handling money.
As an officer, I would be able to contribute my reliability and flexibility in order to make sure plans go smoothly. I can
provide my organizational skills along with my relaxed, yet focused attitude. I’m the guy who will always find a way to get
things done and no matter what. However, I am also the guy who will ask for help if he needs it.
In addition, I was part of the national honors society in my high school
where I tutored kids who needed help with different subjects. This
helped me further improve my communication and ability to get my
ideas across in different ways.
Secretary
Tien Le
For the past two years, I was a part of the staff for a yield event called
SEA Admit (Southeast Asian Admit weekend) that happens every April.
Last year I was a family head for 8 high school students, and this year I
was one of the Outreach/Volunteer coordinators for the program. As
outreach coordinator, I was responsible for organizing a phone
I have been involved in IEEE projects the past 3 years. My freshman year I did OPS, and my second and
4 banking staff of around 50 SEA Admit staff members to call a list of
third year I participated in Natcar.
around 500 students to encourage them to apply. This involved
conducting phone banking training sessions to go over the prepared
scripts and organizing the list of ~110 students attending the event.
There is nothing set in stone yet, but I will probably be
involved with other organizations from time to time during
the year. I will not be involved in anything that would
become a major conflict with my roles as an officer.
IEEE has been one of the most rewarding experiences I have had in college. The IEEE lab is truly a home away from home for
me, and I truly can not imagine my college experience without being a part of IEEE. My hope is that I will be able to give back
and allow future generations of students to find the same welcoming community here that I had found as a freshman.
As an officer and as the secretary, I would try to expand the outreaching efforts of IEEE so that students are aware of
available opportunities. I think a natural extension of the weekly E-mail newsletters would be to post newsletters on the IEEE
facebook page.
Publicity
Jeffrey
Chen
Christine
Truong
Throughout high school, I was extensively involved with our studentrun television station, MSJTV. Over the 3 years I was in the
organization, I served as a staff member, Director of Videography, and
Executive Producer. As a leader, I led a team of directors and staff in
meeting strict production schedules for our monthly news segments
(viewed by thousands of students each month). Through fundraising,
grant applications, and ad revenue, I helped MSJTV raise over $4000
to support operating costs. In terms of those skills directly applicable
to publicity chair, my experiences in MSJTV gave me extensive hands2 on experience in media distribution, graphic design, and digital
broadcasting.
I was also involved in my high school's local TEDx chapter,
TEDxMSJHS, for 2 years as a webmaster and technical design lead. As
technical design lead, I was in charge of a team tasked with
coordinating sound systems, video coverage, and all other technical
needs on the day of the event. At the conclusion of the event, I was
also responsible for communicating with TED officials to close out the
TEDx event and produce post-event materials (photos, talk videos,
etc...) while adhering to strict TED guidelines.
Green Representative for Reiber 3S
Publicity Chair/Senior Representative for CSF (high school)
3 Design/Management Editor of Yearbook Staff (high school)
Member of Cerritos High Model United Nations team
Over the past year, I've gained extensive knowledge in both the administrative and technical (projectsbased) sides of UCLA IEEE as a member of Aravind and Jyrrl's General Board team. Whereas Aravind's
technical leadership and role as OPS lead has given me insight into the what it's like to lead an IEEE
project, Jyrrl's administrative role has shown me the demands of serving as publicity chair. Having seen
the organization from both sides, I believe I have the experience necessary to serve as an effective
officer.
In addition to General Board, I have also gotten involved by attending corporate infosessions,
participating in officer meetings, taking photos at various IEEE events, tabling at Engineering Open
house, and helping Jyrrl out with the publicity board (finally!) in Boelter Hall.
Though I have not yet finalized my plans for next year, I am
currently looking at participating in either Micromouse or
Natcar next year. I also plan on remaining involved in the
UCLA Rocket Project. Having already participated in the
Rocket Project this year, I am fully aware of the necessary
time commitment, and do not believe there will be any
conflicts with my duties as publicity chair should I be
selected. In any case, I fully expect to make serving as an
officer in IEEE my top priority, and will make every effort to
bring to the position the same level of quality and
professionalism as IEEE has shown me this year.
OPS program
Schoolwork, another IEEE program, sleep
Understanding an organization's breadth and reach is a key factor in being able to properly promote it. Being a part of IEEE
this year has shown me just how large its impact and reach on the UCLA community is, and as such, I would love to be a part
of the officer board that makes it happen. Given my extensive background in media, I believe I have the right skill set to be
an effective publicity chair for this club.
As a hopeful publicity chair, I have already come up with a number of key initiatives to enhance UCLA IEEE's reputation and
image on campus. Two of these include: consolidation and centralization of all social media channels, and a renewed focus
on building the Youtube channel (cue "we have a Youtube channel?").
Coming from a freshman who was entirely new to UCLA IEEE less than a year ago, the organization has already done an
excellent job in presenting itself to new students as a professional organization dedicated to providing its members with a
wholesome UCLA Engineering experience. I have the drive to make IEEE an even better-respected organization than it
already is, and it is this combination of proven publicity experience and passion for the organization that I believe makes me
the best candidate for the position.
I want to run for this position in particular because I feel like I am the most qualified for this position than the others. I have
past experience in making posters for a club and taking picture for yearbook. As an officer, I can contribute my skills as a
designer and my willingness to get work done.
Mentorship/Alumni Relations
Name
Tim Jo
Incoming Year
Past Leadership Experience
Last year I was the Professional Fraternity Council chair of Phi Delta
Epsilon Medical Fraternity. While one of the objectives as the PFC
chair was to foster interfraternal bonds between other professional
fraternities, my other role as PFC was to focus on the professional
development of our members. As the PFC, I coordinated many events
geared towards preparing others for the future, such as resume
workshops, interview workshops, medical school workshops, and
4 other workshops. Being the PFC has taught me how to effectively run
workshops and engage others in learning about professional
development. Another one of my roles as PFC was to make
connection between the younger and older members of the
fraternity. As the mentorship and alumni relations chair for IEEE, I will
continue to hold these workshops as well as ensure that the younger
members of IEEE will have a connection to the older members for
guidance.
Past IEEE Experience
What other significant time commitments do you have
next year?
Over the last year I have been involved in many different aspects of IEEE. Currently, I am part of Hannah
and Justin Lee's general board. Hannah and Justin have both been amazing mentors to me over the past
two quarters, and have made me realize how important it is for younger students to have guidance and
support from upperclassmen. As a part of their general board I have attended weekly meetings to
I will not have any foreseeable significant time commitments
discuss our plans for building a set of tower speakers for the IEEE lab, which will hopefully be completed
next year so all of my extra time can be dedicated to helping
by the end of this year. In addition, I am part of one of the teams in NATCAR. In the past I have attended
IEEE become an even more amazing organization.
all of the IEEE general meetings, S-PAV, and all the meetings required for NATCAR. I have also attended
several IEEE socials, including IEEE beach day, where we were able to bond with members of IEEE from
USC. Also, I have attended several officer meetings over the past couple weeks and have a better
understanding of the role that each officer plays.
Why do you want to run for this position? What can you contribute to IEEE as an officer?
Mentorship has always been a really important concept to me. I have been supported by mentors my entire life and I have
learned so many valuable lessons from them. Throughout high school I privately tutored over 10 students, which has taught
me the important lesson that mentorship is a two-way street. As a mentor, you not only give guidance and knowledge to
your mentees, but you also receive something that is just as valuable. What you receive is the satisfaction of knowing that
you made their lives better and that you contributed to their growth as an individual.
As an IEEE officer I will not only continue Derek's legacy but I will also bring new ideas to the table. I will continue the alumni
newsletter, where we email IEEE alumni and update them on what has been going on throughout each quarter. I will also
continue as the representative to MentorSEAS to connect freshman Electrical Engineering students with mentors. In
addition to these things I will also collaborate with other organizations to hold workshops for professional development and
OPS to help with student bonding. As mentorship chair I would work on improving the turnout to events such as workshops
which normally have low turnout rates by making them both engaging and helpful at the same time.