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The CEC Young Alumni Board is made up of recent engineering and computing graduates whose mission is to increase young alumni investment through the development of initiatives that link students to alumni, foster a culture of giving and support the college’s strategic priorities.
Olga is a 2007 graduate of the College of Engineering and Computing, having majored in Computer Science. She works as a web developer and is learning to scuba dive in the murky but welcoming waters of Lake Murray in her free time.
Jamie Barton is the chair of the Young Alumni Board at the CEC. Since his graduation in 2012 with a degree in mechanical engineering, he has worked for Dominion Energy leading the development and construction of FERC 7(c) natural gas projects across the Dominion Energy Carolina Gas Transmission system in addition to the Dominion Energy Transmission in West Virginia. These projects include the largest projects in the company’s history in both South Carolina and West Virginia. Jamie is a talented leader and an avid gamecock supporter. Email: james.g.barton@dominionenergy.com
Blake is a 2013 Civil Engineering graduate with a focus in Structural Engineering. He lives in Columbia with his wife and daughter. In addition to his service to the Young Alumni Board, he also serves as Chair of the Industrial Advisory Board for the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. Blake is a practicing Structural Engineer at Kimley-Horn managing a wide variety of building design projects including parking structures, hotels, industrial facilities, and many others in between. In his free time Blake enjoys spending time with his family, being in the outdoors, and training for his next endurance race.
Nick graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering in 2012 and began working for Michelin as an Industrial Engineer. In a 6 year stint with Michelin, Nick spent his first year working on the rubber extrusion processes and the rest of his time on the textile and metallic tissue cutting processes. After receiving a Lean Green Belt Certification from NCSU, Nick left Michelin in mid-2018 to join Prisma Health (previously Palmetto Health) as a process engineer supporting the Palmetto Health-USC Medical Group. Nick currently lives in Lexington, SC with his wife Ashley and his two children Connor (4) and Ellie (2).
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