Leadership in Engineering Scholarship - Winter 2015

Neal Riebel – Courtesy of New Mexico State University

The Chassis Plans Leadership in Engineering Scholarship is awarded twice each year to a student in either a lower division program or pursuing a Master’s degree or PhD in an engineering field.

 

This is a $1,500 scholarship that can be applied to any school-related expense.

 

Our Fall, 2014, Scholarship was won by Julia Soderstjerna who is enrolled in the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering.  Julia is majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

 

The Chassis Plans’ Leadership in Engineering Scholarship was founded to assist future engineers in pursuing their degree in an effort to continue America’s leadership in innovation.  As an engineering-driven company providing rugged computing solutions to industry and the military, we recognize that today’s engineering students will be the driving force for continued leadership in the future.

 

We ask the applicants to prepare an essay of 1,000 to 1,500 words about one of the following topics:

• In addition to a solid education, what is the most important trait for tomorrow’s engineers to have?


• As an engineer, how do you hope to contribute to future society?


• What do you see as the future of transportation and why?

 

For more information, see http://www.chassis-plans.com/scholarship-engineering-2015-winter.html

Leadership in Engineering Scholarship - Winter 2015

Chassis Plans Makes Inc 500/5000 List

For the fifth time, Chassis Plans has been listed on the Inc Magazine 500/5000 list of fastest growing privately held companies in the US.  We’re pretty stoked about this given the economy last year.  Shows our customers continue to trust our capabilities by continuing to place high-value orders with us for rugged military and industrial computer systems and LCD display.

http://www.inc.com/profile/chassis-plans .

Chassis Plans Makes Inc 500/5000 List

Chassis Plans Leadership in Engineering Scholarship Finalist

Nick Aerni

Here’s the work of another outstanding student who responded to the Leadership in Engineering Scholarship opportunity.

 

Nick Aerni is a Senior studying electrical and computer engineering at the University of Kentucky. An enthusiast for renewable energy development, Nick has participated in four education abroad programs with a renewable energy focus, and will be completing a seventh internship/co-op experience this Fall to become best prepared for a career within the power industry.

 

A native of Kentucky, Nick is working on developing a global understanding of energy and sustainability, and has actively pursued a diverse educational and professional track to reflect the diverse portfolio necessary to correct a deficiency in safe, clean, and reliable power worldwide.

 

Away from school and work Nick has taken large interests in travel and consumer electronics. Primarily, however, he uses his free time for running and playing basketball or soccer whenever possible. He enjoys being an avid sports fan in Cincinnati and at the University of Kentucky.

 

Going forward, Nick intends to complete Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering and Business Administration to develop further technically and prepare for engineering management opportunities.

 

Nick’s truly remarkable essay is available at Chassis-Plans-Scholarship-Essay-Nick-Aerni-Aug-2014.pdf.

Chassis Plans Leadership in Engineering Scholarship Finalist

Chassis Plans Leadership in Engineering Scholarship Runner-up

Grace Bushnell

We had an overwhelming response to our Leadership in Engineering Scholarship and received many really great essays.  Choosing the winner was very difficult.  A couple of people stood out from the crowd and we’d like to acknowledge these future Engineers.

 

Grace Bushnell is a first year PhD student in Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering in 2013 and Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering in 2014. Her research is focused on developing biomaterials for the study and treatment of metastatic cancer. Grace hopes to work as a post-doctoral fellow following her PhD and eventually join academia as a faculty member.

 

Grace’s outstanding essay can be seen at Chassis-Plans-Scholarship-Essay-Grace-Bushnell-Aug-2014.pdf

Chassis Plans Leadership in Engineering Scholarship Runner-up

Chassis Plans Awards Leadership in Engineering Scholarship

Chassis Plans 2014 Leadership in Engineering Scholarship Winner – Julia Soderstjerna

We are pleased to announce the award of the 2014 Leadership in Engineering Scholarship today to Julia Soderstjerna.

 

Julia’s winning essay is available here.

 

Julia is a Sophomore at UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. She is an active participant in UCSD’s Engineers for Exploration, and this year she participated in two student-led engineering projects. She worked on the prototyping, mechanical design, 3-D modeling, assembly and deployment of the Tiger Tracker and Intelligent Camera Trap projects. The Tiger Tracker project is currently being utilized to assist in wildlife research at the San Diego Zoo, and the Intelligent Camera Trap is being deployed at the San Dieguito River Valley Preserve.

 

Julia has always been interested in technology, and her decision to study Mechanical Engineering was sparked by joining the FTC Robotics team at Mt. Carmel High School. As the team’s Lead Programmer, she programmed all of the autonomous code for the competition robots. She also participated in the design and troubleshooting of the robots.

 

Currently, Julia is an undergraduate intern at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography under the Ocean Physics Group, where she is working on creating a microconductivity sensor for deployment in future research trips. After graduation, Julia hopes to obtain her master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, and then to pursue a career in the field.

 

In her free time, Julia enjoys creating 3-D computer animation. One of her animated short films was awarded “Best Animation” at the All-American High School Film Festival in New York City.

Chassis Plans Awards Leadership in Engineering Scholarship

Why Quality Matters

Cpl. Lucas A. Bankson On Patrol in Afghanistan

Quality matters because this fine young soldier’s life depends on our equipment working when it matters.  Regardless of the environment or abuse, our computer systems and LCDs have to function reliably and flawlessly because his life may depend on that one little thing our computer is doing.  Quality isn’t passing an ISO 9001:2008 audit or getting gold stars for 100% performance.  Quality is us doing our jobs so he can do his.  We fall down on quality and he might die as a result.

 

This is Cpl. Lucas A. Bankson, the nephew of Marc DeMatteo, our company president.  Cpl Bankson is deployed in Afghanistan and this image was taken during an operation in Helmand province.  He is a squad leader assigned to 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps.

 

Chassis Plans sells to all the prime contractors and branches of the military.  We are ISO 9001:2008 certified and we do get gold stars from our customers for our quality.  Our rugged computer systems are used for persistent surveillance, Joint Range Extension communication systems, C4ISR, air borne radar and communications as well as many other in-theater applications.  Quality is very important to us and we are highly cognizant of the importance of our products working when the going gets tough so Cpl. Bankson and his brothers in arms safely come home.

 

This is why quality matters.

Why Quality Matters

Chassis Plans Recognized by SDBJ’s 2014 Fastest 100 List

Ruggedized Server Cloud In A Case System

For the sixth year, the San Diego Business Journal has recognized Chassis Plans as one of San Diego County’s fastest growing private companies in their 2014 Fast 100 List.  We are also the only computer hardware company to be so recognized.  See Fast 100.

 

Each year, the San Diego Business Journal researches and publishes the List of Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies in the San Diego area – the Fast 100. The ranking is based on a percentage of revenue increase over a three-year period. This groundbreaking research uncovers San Diego’s top emerging growth companies, boasting a cross section of companies based all over the region. To be considered for the Fast 100, companies must be headquartered in the San Diego Business Journal’s coverage area.

Chassis Plans Recognized by SDBJ’s 2014 Fastest 100 List