Alumni SpeakersCarson Thomas, Amanda Sawicki, and Simone HorneyeHost: Professor Suzanne Olds

Carson Thomas, BS, PhD:Carson Thomas (BS 1993, PhD 1999) is currently Director of Portfolio Strategy for the Baxter's renal business, which works to improve the lives of renal patients worldwide. Before joining Baxter, Carson spent 15 years with GE Healthcare working in marketing, strategy, and product development within the X-ray business and the radiation dose tracking business. When he was hired at GE, he initially worked in Clinical Research and Advanced Clinical Applications, helping to introduce the first digital X-Ray systems and several advanced applications that helped transition the X-Ray modality into a digital modality.

Amanda Sawicki, BS, MS:Amanda Sawicki (BS/MS, 2014) is a Senior Engineer at Baxter Healthcare. She started working for Baxter in 2012, as a co-op student on an R&D team developing a home hemodialysis device. Following graduation from NU, she joined full time as a member of Baxter's Technical Development Program, where she had the opportunity to complete rotations across R&D, Manufacturing, and Quality organizations. Her current role is in the Risk Management Office, where she recently helped develop a new global risk management process and is responsible for coaching product teams through the process.

Simone Horneye, BS:Simone Horneye (BS, 1994) is a Marketing Consultant for Medtronic plc. She began her career as an Applications Engineer at GE Healthcare. She received her MBA from the University of Michigan in 2001, and has worked at Medtronic for the past 16 years in a number of US and international positions. She is currently responsible for sales and marketing execution in the Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure Management Division.