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CHRIS TSILIPOUNIDAKIS
Chris Tsilipounidakis - now a Sun Marketing Business Analyst who received
his BS in Management Information Systems from San Jose State University,
California -- came to Sun Labs as a high school intern.
"My high school (Gunn) had a College and Career Center and I applied for a
position as a high school intern working in the Labs. Jeanie Treichel was
my hiring manager then and the values and advice I received from her is a
large reason I am still here seven years later. She helped me grow as an
employee and, more importantly, as a person."
Chris will never forget the day in the Labs when the Newt group demo'd the
first ever Sun Ray, and he described it as "an unforgettable experience --
to be a witness to the new technology." On Sun's culture, Chris believes
that "Sun is a company that does not judge the way you look or how you
think. As long as you provide a positive influence to your group and
organization, you can be as creative as you'd like."
DAVID VENGEROV
David Vengerov, a Sun Staff Engineer, earned his BS in Math, and an MS in
EE and CS from MIT; from Stanford University, David also earned an MS in
Engineering Economic Systems and Operations Research as well as a PhD in
Management Science and Engineering.
The possibility of doing scientific research applied to real-world
problems was what enticed David to intern at Sun Labs. Here, he remembers
the Bash (free food) on Friday nights. As an intern, he developed and
implemented a nonparametric regression model for predicting cache
missrates in very large system configurations that cannot even be
simulated. What he especially enjoyed about Sun's culture was the freedom he had
in managing his project and the possibilities he saw for engaging
in other interesting projects.
Since becoming a staff member, he has written two technical reports, and
is working on a third. He plans to publish all of them as
conference/journal papers. In addition, David has submitted eleven patent
disclosures as the primary inventor, most of which have already been filed
with the US Patent Bureau.
In California, he loves hiking in the mountains during the summer and
skiing during the winter.
RICH ZIMERING
Rich Zimering -- with a BS from Duke in Electrical Engineering & Physics;
MPhil studies and EE from Cambridge University; and MS studies, EE,
Stanford -- also received Churchill, Fulbright, NSF, and Department of
Defense Graduate Fellowships.
He did his internship at Sun Labs and is now a Staff Engineer in Sun's
Scalable System Group, Rock CPU design.
Rich decided to work at Sun after talking with George Taylor about the
microprocessor R&D going on in Sun Labs. At the time "I was pretty green
about real industry R&D, and thought it would be a great way to jump right
in." He worked on the P1000 SPARC cpu design and some interesting work on
logic synthesis targeted at ECL technology.
Looking back as a staff member, Rich realized that "being an intern
really showed me the real world of technology compared with academic
research. I learned a lot of practical concepts about working in a fast
paced industrial setting, without feeling like I had to absorb it all
immediately. It was a smooth way to transition from academic environments
to industry."
As an intern, Rich thought the Angel Island picnics were unreal! And being
invited back as a SML alum was great. "My first summer at Sun Labs was my
first time living in the Bay Area. I quickly realized I wanted to come
back, and since then I don't think I would want to live anywhere else,
especially for the outdoor activities. My current pastime is running; I'm
training for a marathon in June."
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