Research and Development Center

UJJVAL

Hometown:
Des Plaines, IL
Maine East High School

Major / Minor:
Junior in Management Science / Technology and Management

Extracurricular activities @ U of I:
Kayak Polo, Leadership Coalition, Go, and Student Democrats

Favorite Class @ U of I:
Latin 101 and 102

Hobbies:
Training to participate in the Chicago Marathon

Favorite Restaurant in C-U:
Insomnia Cookies…I know it isn’t a restaurant, but it still has some good food.

Favorite Movies:
Fight Club, Braveheart, Crash, American Gangster, Forrest Gump

Favorite TV Shows:
Office, 24, Lost

Best college advice:
Work hard. Play hard.

Favorite Quote:
Hate the sin, love the sinner.

Hero/Role Model:
Mahatma Ghandi

Project Work @ RC:
I work with Intelligent Transportation Systems. The goal of our project is to assess the emerging transportation infrastructure for vehicles. This area is littered with new, extravagant technologies, which serve to make traveling more efficient while greatly reducing the number of accidents and, more importantly, the number of fatalities.

What brought you to the RC?
The great project and the even better opportunity to work for a company like State Farm.

Best thing about working at the RC:
The location is by far the best thing about working at the RC.

Most surprising thing you’ve learned about State Farm:
State Farm doesn’t have a giant printing press that turns out a giant roll of insurance policy like a stock ticker.