Research Center

TOM

Hometown: Woodhull, IL 

Major / Minor: Computer Engineering

Extracurricular Activities @ U of I: Alpha Kappa Lambda and Intramural athletics.

Favorite Class @ U of I: ECE 391.  We made the best OS the world has ever seen.

Hobbies: Golf, Basketball, Bags, Illinois Athletics, Video Games, & hanging out with friends

Favorite Quote: I’m not a quote guy.

Hero/Role Model: Michael Jordan – nobody worked harder than him!

Favorite Restaurant in C-U: Penn Station, Dos Reales and Texas Roadhouse.

Favorite Music: Smashing Pumpkins, Metallica and maybe even Motion City Soundtrack.

Favorite TV Shows: How I Met Your Mother, 30 Rock, Arrested Development, The Office and South Park…

Best college advice: Have a goal that you are always working towards. Set a target and challenge yourself to meet it.

Project Work @ RC: I'm working over at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. We're mapping various statistics to help us better understand risk. I’ve also researched wireless networks for catastrophe sites and I’ve worked to bring open source and collaborative technologies into State Farm.

What brought you to the RC? They gave me a good internship during the school year that fit in well with my schedule.  It  was also interesting and paid well.

Best thing about working at the RC: All the interns and staff are easy to get along with and fun to be around.

Most surprising thing you’ve learned about State Farm: How huge State Farm is. There are so many things going on.

Life Aspirations: I’d love to have a family and a job that I really enjoy!