Alumni Spotlight

New York Tech graduates are going places.

Find out how your fellow Bears are doing, making, innovating, healing, and reinventing the future.

Michael DeAngelis (B.S. ’89)

As the founder and managing partner of Equiquest, a private hard-money lending company based on Long Island, Michael DeAngelis has been living out a dream he’s had ever since he graduated from New York Institute of Technology.

Michael DeAngelis (B.S. ’89)

As the founder and managing partner of Equiquest, a private hard-money lending company based on Long Island, Michael DeAngelis has been living out a dream he’s had ever since he graduated from New York Institute of Technology.

Chris Kyriakides (D.O. ’89)

A serious case of viral meningitis propelled Chris Kyriakides, D.O., into the field of osteopathic medicine. He was studying at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey at the time but had to step away due to his illness. “I was very sick; I was aphasic,” he recalls. “I had several D.O.s who helped me get better, and that turned me on to it.”

Chris Kyriakides (D.O. ’89)

A serious case of viral meningitis propelled Chris Kyriakides, D.O., into the field of osteopathic medicine. He was studying at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey at the time but had to step away due to his illness. “I was very sick; I was aphasic,” he recalls. “I had several D.O.s who helped me get better, and that turned me onto it.”

Nanda Lahiri-Mushtaq (B.S. ’05)

If there’s one lesson that Nanda Lahiri-Mushtaq has taken with her since graduating from New York Tech, it’s to think outside the box. That mantra saw her through a switch in academic paths, a happy but challenging life change, and a thrilling career in research.

Nanda Lahiri-Mushtaq (B.S. ’05)

If there’s one lesson that Nanda Lahiri-Mushtaq has taken with her since graduating from New York Tech, it’s to think outside the box. That mantra saw her through a switch in academic paths, a happy but challenging life change, and a thrilling career in research.

Andra Voicu (B.S. ’08)

Andra Voicu found the love of her life—electrical contracting—a few years ago when she accepted her father’s request to join him in his business. Working behind the scenes on projects for schools, hospitals, and municipal buildings in the New York area, and then seeing the results, proved electrifying (pardon the pun). “The satisfaction I received from building things is something I can’t describe,” she says.

Andra Voicu (B.S. ’08)

Andra Voicu found the love of her life—electrical contracting—a few years ago when she accepted her father’s request to join him in his business. Working behind the scenes on projects for schools, hospitals, and municipal buildings in the New York area, and then seeing the results, proved electrifying (pardon the pun). “The satisfaction I received from building things is something I can’t describe,” she says.

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