Today we talk to Robert F. Byrne, a Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business alum with an MBA in Operations Research ('84) and an MS in Finance ('93). Robert has a remarkable career history that includes his role as the Founder/Former CEO of Terra Technology (now known as e2open), a company that created software systems to help organizations better manage their supply chain and inventory. In addition to recapping his career milestones, Robert talks about taking EIGHTEEN work trips to Europe in one year and how this led to his need for a better work/life balance!

On today's episode of Scotty Stories, we talk to Susan Klein, CMU alum (Major > Theater Directing) and now Executive Coach. Susan discusses why she went into theater, how important passion is when deciding your life path, and using your innate skills to propel your own career story!

On today's episode of Scotty Stories, we talk to CMU alum John DeRiggi. Listen AND watch him discuss his super successful career path in a competitive industry working for companies like Marvel, Legendary Pictures, Disney/Pixar, Schell Games, Oculus VR and much more! You can watch the full episode on YouTube too: https://youtu.be/NNNewPhStEM

On today's episode of Scotty Stories, we talk to Yen-Ming Chen, CMU alum and now a Senior Manager at Apple. Listen to him discuss his impressive career and how he spends his days securing enterprises and building better cloud services that ultimately make products more trustworthy for the customer!

On today's episode of Scotty Stories, we talk to Jason Weill about his successful career as a front-end developer and his new role as the author of Personal Finance for People in Tech. 

On today's episode of Scotty Stories, we talk to Ronjan Sikdar about his career in the world of Data Analytics. As a former CMU student and current self-proclaimed stats nerd and video game aficionado, learn about Ronjan's impressive career journey and how he currently gets paid to do what he loves!

This podcast episode features Brian Belowich, the Facilities & Lab Engineer within the CEE department. Listen to Brian discuss his interesting path to career “fulfillment” through various titles like CMU swimmer/student, high school physics teacher, CMU faculty, and more! 

In this episode, we meet Sid Viswanathan, the Co-Founder and President of Truepill, and a Class of 2006 Mechanical Engineering graduate! We talk about finding what satisfies you within and beyond the requirements of your degree, discovering entrepreneurship, and how the strength of the Carnegie Mellon network can help you succeed. Sid offers a relatable voice to all STEM students at CMU (it turns out Thermodynamics classes have been and will be antagonizing young engineers forever). At the same time, Sid provides inspiration and insight to anyone who aspires to a role within the Bay Area startup ecosystem. You don’t want to miss this one!

This episode of Scotty Stories introduces us to Sandhya Pillalamarri, an HCI grad with experience in fields ranging from fin tech to healthcare. Sandhya shares her fascinating journey to Pittsburgh and CMU from Arizona, and how she followed her passion in HCI after finishing her education. Through her eyes, we view the authenticity of Pittsburgh, the camaraderie of CMU, and what HCI and user experience means. Sandhya advises us to completely live in the moment, even those moments spent in a Wean Hall classroom!

In this episode, we’re introduced to Christopher Peter Makris, AKA CPM. Graduating from CMU with a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics and a Master’s degree in Statistical Practice, this Dietrich alum shares his journey from overloading CMU student to Executive Director of the MSP Program, to his current role as Lead Data Scientist at Dataiku. Listen as CPM talks about dancing, drive, and how he takes steps to balance his very busy life.