Hello GOLD Members!
Jeff Cotten, GOLD Chair

Delete. It’s the word likely running through your mind this very moment.
Why should I read this? How did I get to the third sentence? Could this letter hold anything of importance? No.

But maybe over the next 365 days it will. My name is Jeff Cotten, and I’m pleased to say that I am a Graduate of the Last Decade.

Not being in school is a wonderful thing, and having an income is even better. I want to meet the people in my field, and more importantly, I want those people to give me a job. And when my boss asks me “hey, we have a position open, you know anyone?” I want to say “yes, boss, I do.” Because that makes my boss think I know what I’m talking about. And that is a wonderful thing.

So keep your ears tuned to this year in GOLD. We’re going to do stuff, and it will be fun, and you probably won’t even regret doing it.

Here’s a bit about your new GOLD officers:

Jeff Cotten (Chair)
Born 1980 in Slidell, LA
Employed at Northrop Grumman as a Systems Engineer
Graduated 2005 from UAH: Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Graduated 1999 from the Alabama School of Math and Science
Served as President\Chair of UAH Charger IEEE
Lived in Huntsville for 6 years

Rick King (Vice Chair)
Born 1979 in Monterrey, CA, but grew up in Gautier, MS (on the coast)
Employed at Adtran as a Design Engineer
Graduated 1998 from Mississippi School of Math and Science
Graduated 2002 from Mississippi State with a BS in Computer Engineering
Graduated 2005 from UAH with MSE in Electrical Engineering
Also serve as a District Director for the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society.