ME for Me! Overview
ASME will be holding its 12th annual M.E. for Me Conference this coming year. This conference aims to show ME students the opportunities that await them in industry upon graduation. Speakers from major companies have agreed to share their own personal experience with conference attendees. The conference is meant to be interactive, so the presentations are not geared to promote the company -- instead, they will showcase engineering projects, interesting roles, and various career options available to mechanical engineers.The conference will be held at 2005 MEL on February 7, 2009 , 10 AM - 3 PM. Breakfast foods will be served in an informal setting from 9-10AM. Dress will be business casual.
We look forward to seeing you at this year's M.E. for Me! Conference. Click here and sign up today! If you have any questions, please contact Kevin D’Souza at kdsouza3@illinois.edu
Participating Companies
ConocoPhillips Formed by the merger of Conoco and Phillips Petroleum, ConocoPhillips is the #3 integrated oil and gas company in the US, behind Exxon Mobil and Chevron, and condolidated that position by buying Burlington Resources (for a reported $35 billion). The company explores for oil and gas in more than 30 countries and has estimated proved reserves of 11.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent, excluding its Syncrude (Canadian oil sands) assets. It has a refining capacity of more than 2.7 million barrels per day and sells petroleum at 8,750 retail outlets in the US under the 76, Conoco, and Phillips 66 brands. Other operations include chemicals, gas gathering, fuels technology, and power generation.
General Electric GE is Imagination at Work - a diversified technology, media and financial services company focused on solving some of the world's toughest problems.From turbines to TV, from household appliances to power plants, General Electric (GE) is plugged in to businesses that have shaped the modern world. The company produces aircraft engines, locomotives and other transportation equipment, kitchen and laundry appliances, lighting, electric distribution and control equipment, generators and turbines, and medical imaging equipment. GE is also one of the preeminent financial services companies in the US. General Electric Capital, comprising commercial finance, consumer finance, aircraft leasing, and energy financial services, is its largest segment.
Ingersoll Tools Ingersoll Machine Tools, a unit of Italy's Camozzi Group, makes manufacturing systems, machine parts, and other related products, while also offering contract manufacturing, engineering, and other services. Products include assembly machines, crankshaft machines, drilling systems, flexible manufacturing centers, high-velocity machines, vertical turning lathes, and die machines. Prominent customers include Caterpillar and Lockheed Martin. Formerly a division of the bankrupt Ingersoll International, Ingersoll Machine Tools was resurrected in October 2003 after federal regulators approved the Camozzi Group purchase. Attilio Camozzi is the owner and founder of Camozzi Group.
Northrop Grumman The acquisitions of Litton Industries, Newport News, and TRW made Northrop Grumman the world's #1 shipbuilder and the #3 military contractor (behind Lockheed Martin and Boeing). It operates through five sectors: Aerospace Systems (combining the former Integrated Systems and Space Technology segments), Electronic Systems (radar, navigation, communications), Information Systems (combining the former Information Technology and Mission Systems segments), Shipbuilding (military/commercial ships, nuclear submarines, and aircraft carriers), and Technical Services (systems support and training and simulation). The US government is behind 90% of Northrop Grumman's sales.
