Date: Monday, September 20, 2021

Time: 12:30pm-1:20pm

Remote BlueJeans delivery: https://gatech.bluejeans.com/203806081 

Speakers: Maya Pichkhadze and Jamir Jones

Speaker’s Title: Equipment Optimization Analyst, Reliability Engineer, respectively

Speaker’s Affiliation: International Paper

Seminar Title: Electrical Engineering Career Paths within International Paper

Abstract of Talk: Two electrical engineers will share their experiences working for International Paper, a global pulp and paper manufacturer. The presentation will include an overview of the company, information about pulp and paper manufacturing process, opportunities for co-ops, interns and full time hires.

Biographical Sketches of the Speakers: 

Maya Pichkhadze - GT EE Alum 2007. Started as a reliability engineer at Prattville, AL mill. Worked as a capital project engineer and progressed to capital project manager. Participated in a paper machine rebuild project in Spain. Currently working as an equipment optimization analyst at IP’s Advanced Analytics Center at Tech Square.

Jamir Jones – GT EE Alum 2020. Graduated in Fall 2020. Started as a co-op student working in reliability. Also worked as an intern at GTRI CIPHER lab. Currently working full time as a reliability engineer with a focus in plant automation and electric power distribution.