Alumni

The alumni of the month is Anna Westermark!

Name: Anna Westermark

Graduation year: 2013

Current title: Right now I’m on maternity leave but before I paused work my title was Head of Clio Lab at Clio (a Bonnier group company within Edtech)

Programme concentration: Mechanical Engineering

Master programme: Management and Economics of Innovation

Which was your first job after graduating? Strategy consultant at Accenture which was an intense and fun crash course to start off my career

Which is your best life hack for students? Join student associations since it makes everything more fun (most of my now closest friends came from the different associations I was a part of) and study abroad and/or really get to know some exchange students to get a broader perspective than solely the one from the Chalmers environment

Which course did you enjoy the most? Technological change and industrial transformation was really good. I also studied one semester in Madrid where I took a course in Creativity which was an interesting study of creative processes where we had lectures from everything from engineers to jazz musicians and movie screen writers

Which course have you most benefited from since you started working? It definitely is the combo of multiple engineering and economics/management courses that has trained me in broader problem solving skills and getting the confidence of working with a lot of unknowns but still feeling confident that you can find solutions. To mention a few more specific courses the Economical Analysis courses were good to build a basic understanding of financial KPIs that have been useful. Also, a majority of the courses I took during my Master were very relevant since I am now working with innovation and product development.

Which is the best memory from your time at Chalmers? There are so many great memories and most of them are connected to the student associations I was a part of. INollK and what then was called USAK. I will never forget when we after a lot of late nights working managed to find the last missing internship in the US for one of our members. That was pure relief, happiness and a great celebration afterwards.

What are you most proud of doing since you graduated? I was recently asked to be an advisor to an American Edtech start-up and it made me happy to get the opportunity to reflect on what I have learnt and whom I have gotten to know in my career so far and thus what I can pass along to support them

Do you have any favourite spot in Gothenburg and then, which one? Ängårdsberget is great for walks/running

What is your best tip for current students? Relax, don’t focus too much on the specific grades but instead try to figure out what areas really interest you. When everyone has worked a couple of years (at least that was the case for me and my Chalmers friends) we realized there is more to life than grades and working long hours. There are so many arenas in life where you will learn a lot of exciting and useful things

Linked-in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-westermark-14175617/

The alumni of the month is Jonas Corné!

Name: Jonas Corné

Graduation year: 2014

Current title: CEO

Programme concentration: Industrial Engineering and Management

Master programme: M.Sc. Industrial Engineering and Management

Which was your first job after graduating?
I started a company with a few friends while in school and that turned into my first and only job since graduating.

Which is your best life hack for students?
If you wish to start a business it will be a risky endeavor and I think it is best to take risk early in one's career when you don't have a lot of obligations and haven't gotten used to a big fat salary. And also, don't be too concerned with the idea, almost all of the success will be based on ex*****on.

Which course did you enjoy the most?
I most enjoyed Multivariate Calculus and Innovation Economics.

Which course have you most benefited from since you started working?
Especially in the early days of starting a business I had direct use of the learnings in Managerial Economics and Financial Analysis. Later in my career, I find that the engineering mindset obtained through the more Engineering heavy courses is what I use daily in solving problems. In running a business there are many problems. So many problems. If there is one course I wish I would have understood better it is Statistics.

Which is the best memory from your time at Chalmers?
My memory really sucks but my best memories from Chalmers are from the early days in the nollning where I met friends that I am still friends with today. It was so intense to do all the introductory math and getting to know new people while feeling both freedom and responsibility.

What are you most proud of doing since you graduated?
I am most proud of having started Greenbyte with friends from childhood and having managed to remain friends with them despite all of the ups and downs that running a business entails.

Do you have any favourite spot in Gothenburg and then, which one?
My favourite spot in Gothenburg is the archipelago. For new comers to Gothenburg I really recommend renting a small motor boat to go explore the southern islands on a sunny summer day.

What is your best tip for current students?
Take risks.

Linked-in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonascorne/

The alumni of the month is Johanna Heurlin!

Name: Johanna Heurlin

Graduation year: 2006

Current Title: Head of Innovation & Incubation at Business Tech, H&M Group

Programme Concentration: Mechanical Engineering

Master Programme: Management & Economics of Innovation

Which was your first job after graduating? I started my career working as a strategy analyst at Accenture Management Consulting. Really fun and rewarding years where I grew as a person, built confidence and developed a fantastic skill set.

Which is your best life hack for students? I guess it’s the same hack as you need throughout life – finding balance! Today that means balancing work with my role as mother of two small children and when I was at Chalmers, I balanced studies with social activities. I was part of QQ7, I went on ski trips and I was playing football with my girlfriends to mention some. I would say that many of my closest friends are from this period in life. Remember to find a sound balance where you build up energy needed to carry through your studies.

Which course did you enjoy the most? I’m going to highlight Risk Management at Berkeley which was led by the newest UC California dean. I went to study at Berkeley and Stanford for a summer and this guy brought in experiences and expectations at a level I hadn’t experienced before. It was super intense since he threw questions at you like crazy, but a very rewarding experience.

Which course have you most benefited from since you started working? I wouldn’t be able to point out one single course. For me the great benefit was the variety of courses and that you learnt how to extract and structure information, how to set up and solve problems and how to package and present your findings

Which is the best memory from your time at Chalmers? It’s hard to pic “the” best memory. It feels like I have an ocean to pour from. But I would definitely say something social. Was it one of the nights dancing with my girlfriends, was it the warm Cortege week in 2003 (?), could it have been Draget in Linköping, probably one of the ski trips or maybe when the King and Queen partied with us? One of the funniest moments however was when I ran out of cash towards the end of a month and brought a crab from the freezer with me for lunch

What are you most proud of doing since you graduated? During my years at Accenture I had the privilege to start up Accenture Development Partnership in the Nordics. We provided consultancy services at a heavily reduced price towards NGOs and agencies like SIDA. One of the initiatives we worked on together with Plan International and SIDA was to find a youth economic empowerment model that would bring 12.000 youths in rural Uganda into the job market. We did it and today the model is being scaled in rural parts of Africa. That makes me proud!

Do you have any favourite spot in Gothenburg and then, which one? I have two favourite spots I tend to come back to when I’m in Gothenburg; Slottsskogen where I used to run a lot and Saltholmen where I loved having an ice cream by the ocean. The areas in the city tend to change a bit and past years I’ve spent quite some time around Vallgatan, Magasinsgatan and Grönsakstorget.

What is your best tip for current students? Focus on the things the lecturer talks about during class since the likelihood of that turning up on the exam is fairly high. You do not need to know everything, just enough to reach your aspirational grade.

Linked-in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanna-heurlin-2475771/

The alumni of the month is Philip Wramsby!

Name: Philip Wramsby

Graduation year: 2007

Current title:
Partner and responsible for recruitment at Montell & Partners (management consulting)

Programme concentration: Mechanical Engineering (Teknisk bas: Maskin)

Master programme:
Supply Chain Design Management (Jenny Fredriksson and I were the first ones ever to present a master’s thesis within the SCM master’s programme at Chalmers in November 2005!)

Which was your first job after graduating?
Business Analyst at Montell & Partners (management consulting). The job was so fun and developing so I have now been working in the same company for 14 years!

Which is your best life hack for students?
Study together in groups with other students where you complement each other. Be structured with respect to when and how you study and allow yourself to set off time to enjoy life and engage in the societies and committees that are available on campus!

Which course did you enjoy the most?
I think it was a course in Data analysis and statistics. It was a very tough course to study and students as well as teachers worked very hard but to see all of us students from Industrial Engineering find out how you can use data and what statistics really is was great. Now in times of huge amounts of data and lots of fake news, it also turned out to be of good use!
Most of the time I have also enjoyed the time spent at the Chalmers golf course – can be recommended to all students!

Which course have you most benefited from since you started working?
It is a combination of the supply chain design & management courses that were part of the master’s and a course in statistic modelling. By combining the knowledge in these courses, I have been able to work with large global footprint projects where scenario analysis and risk assessment is key for a successful decision and implementation.

Which is the best memory from your time at Chalmers?
Being able to take part in the many societies and committees and Chalmers has enabled me to have great memories from all my years at Chalmers. Starting with Inollk followed by four years of different roles in Chalmersspexet, both on stage and in administrative roles. I still enjoy spending time at Chalmers from time to time and I am proud to have been aa moderator for graduation ceremonies during the last eight years. I hope to see many I-students in coming ceremonies since it is a great way to celebrate your achievements at Chalmers and have time for a last evening with friends and family!

What are you most proud of doing since you graduated?
Managing to continue to develop my skills and be part of building a company that has grown from 5 to 25 people at the same time as enjoying life with my wife (also an alumni at Chalmers) and two daughters.

Do you have any favourite spot in Gothenburg and then, which one?
Hovåsbadet is a child-friendly and sheltered sand beach with both rocks and ladders. It is not too crowded during summer and if you want to catch small crabs, I think there is no better place!

What is your best tip for current students?
Mix structured studies with student activities where you will find friends for life at the same time as having fun and learn how to work in projects!

Linked-in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-wramsby-b474881

We will be uploading alumni interviews to give you students some inspiration in what you could do after graduating. The alumni of the month is Anna Melander!

Name: Anna Melander

Graduation year: 2008

Current title: Currently I'm on maternity leave. Before that my title was Strategic Marketing Manager.

Programme concentration: Individually chosen, since I studied my third and forth year abroad.

Master programme: same as above. My master thesis was on production development.

Which was your first job after graduating? Product Manager for DC Motors at ABB.

Which is your best life hack for students? If you're taking notes with a pen use an ink pen since it's faster to write with compared to a lead pen.

Which course did you enjoy the most? Change management, a course at TU Graz that focused on organizational change and how employees might react to changes.

Which course have you most benefited from since you started working? I'd like to say multiple courses that have all taught me how to approach a problem with analytical thinking and structure.

Which is the best memory from your time at Chalmers? Summer exchange studies at Stanford and Berkeley.

What are you most proud of doing since you graduated? That I've dared try out new opportunities at new companies in new roles, and sometimes in new countries.

Do you have any favourite spot in Gothenburg and then, which one? I enjoy walking along the waterfront at Röda Sten. It's a nice spot to watch the boats, the bridge and have a drink.

What is your best tip for current students? This is the time in your life when you might meet some of your best friends, people that will be important to you for the rest of your life. Take time to build those relationships and take care of them. They will be valuable to you.

Linked-in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annamariamelander

Nu är det dags att anmäla sig till mentorskapsprogrammet för Industriell Ekonomi där en student matchas ihop med en mentor från arbetslivet. Adepten får ta del av mentorns erfarenheter och tips inför framtiden. Detta är en jättebra möjlighet att få inblick i arbetslivet och särskilt inom de områden man är intresserad av. Mentorskapsprogrammet innehåller tre gemensamma träffar under våren och utöver det ordnar adept och mentor träffar på egen hand.

Det är möjligt för år 2-5 att anmäla sig och anmälan sker här:
https://forms.gle/CmoWnv7yUj1e2VXG9

All info om mentorskapsprogrammet och dess upplägg finns på: https://i-chalmers.se/adept/

Anmälan för mentorer finns här: https://forms.gle/AzdUvZbprfvJZqrd9

Vill du vara mentor till hösten för de nya studenterna är det nu dags att anmäla sig! Du hittar all info bifogad och anmäler dig via länken:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvmhsCD2pMl7FRVXcTPlXaw5-s-BTyVvJdrZykI3Ve1rU8eg/viewform?usp=sf_link
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Are you interested in being a mentor for the new students during the fall, you can now apply through the link above!

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Hej!

Efter ett års frånvaro finns finns återigen möjligheten att vara med och engagera sig i Alumnigruppen! Detta är en projektgrupp som tidigare arbetat med sektionens alumniverksamhet och det interna och externa mentorskapsprogrammet. En väldigt bra chans att engagera sig i sektionen samtidigt som man får träffa nya människor, både på sektionen och de som är ute i arbetslivet och knyta värdefulla kontakter. Det finns stora möjligheter att påverka verksamheten och jobba med nya projekt. Samtidigt går det anpassa tiden man vill lägga ner vilket gör att det finns möjlighet att kombinera det med en annan kommitté, förening eller extrajobb!

Är du intresserad av att vara med eller har du några frågor eller tankar, hör av dig så snart som möjligt till [email protected] med dina tankar eller varför du skulle vilja vara med, alternativt skicka ett meddelande här på facebook.

Vill du veta mer om vad de olika mentorskapsprogrammen innebär, se bifogade bilder.

Är du intresserad av att vara mentor till hösten kommer info om detta inom kort!
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Hi!

Are you interested in working with and arranging this years mentorship-program, you can now apply for the Alumnigroup! Send an email with name, class and why you want to join to [email protected] as soon as possible! It's a good way of meeting new people and won't take too much of your time! If you have any questions or want to know more, don't hesitate to send a message here on facebook, or send an email.

Imorgon är det en stor dag, inte bara är det nyår. Det är också sista dagen att skicka in ansökan till Alumnigruppen, till [email protected] senast när det fortfarande är 2016.

Om ni har frågor om alumnigruppen kan ni skriva här eller till mig personligen. Men jag kan lova att det kommer bli ett riktigt fett år!

Nu kickar vi igång 2017!
Alumni via Jakob René

Om du inte vill vara phadder men mentor eller att du glömde att fylla i din anmälan till mentorskapsprogrammet när du fyllde i din phadderanmälan så kommer länken här nedan. Att vara mentor är verkligen en enkel chans att hjälpa till på sektionen mycket fast du själv inte arbetar så mycket! Givande och kul att få lära känna de nya som kommer att plugga här på sektionen. Har du några frågor är det bara att fråga på Alumnis facebooksida!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xe1TyrP0AmQFNXN3fBLnLdIUdsXtCKK6f3SWQLJPo_o/viewform

For mentors in the mentorship program

Här hittar ni anmälningsformuläret till mentorskapsprogrammet. Sista anmälningsdag är ÄNDRAD till 15e februari 23.59!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1B7bO8RkFQ7gsSFxFsfxXincYA0ya8Nv2KfNtPl6jaXQ/viewform

Till Adepter för Mentorskapsprogrammet 2016