[[File:Eric Rickabaugh.jpg|thumb|right|Eric Rickabaugh17309798 662562100620867 9113760523808047624 n.jpg]] Eric Rickabaugh is a sophomore Senior at Kettering University majoring in Industrial Engineering. He is Co-President of has been involved with the Kettering Entrepreneur Society (KES) and a founding member of Kettering Building Innovation and Networking (Kettering-BIN)and the Society of Creative Learners at Kettering. His industrial engineering interest stems from being a fourth generation member of his family’s metal fabrication business. He received his Michigan welding certification at age sixteen and Solidworks Associate Certification at eighteen. His experience with production welding and working with multiple CAD programs for the past four years inspired his educational focus on improving manufacturing efficiency. He is always searching for innovative ways to accomplish a task in an easier and more efficient manner. When not studying or working, he loves learning about new robotic technologies, listening to books on tape, traveling, and trying new foods.Eric is excited to begin his journey work with others and help thos achieve their goals. <span id="docs-internal-guid-00d8da81-bcc5-20de-c67b-f94a47b569cb"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Serving as a UIF Since: 2017</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-00d8da81-bcc5-20de-c67b-f94a47b569cb"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">School: Kettering University Innovation Fellows candidate</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-00d8da81-bcc5-20de-c67b-f94a47b569cb">What does<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">now: </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(246, 213, 217);">Works, Studies, Helps Innovators. He plans to use the skills he learns to help </span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-00d8da81-bcc5-20de-c67b-f94a47b569cb"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What that means: When I'm not working at my co-op, studying, or playing games you can see me helping others with in their projects and guiding them in how to achieve their goals</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-00d8da81-bcc5-20de-c67b-f94a47b569cb">Contact about<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: Innovation, Industrial Engineering, CAD, Business, Games, ... Anything if I don't know if I know someone who does.</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-00d8da81-bcc5-20de-c67b-f94a47b569cb"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Email: rick5397@kettering. edu</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-00d8da81-bcc5-20de-c67b-f94a47b569cb"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Phone: 517-262-1814</span></span><div><br/></div>
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University Page: [[Kettering University]] Priorities Page: [[Kettering UniversityStudent Priorities]] Other Kettering UIF Fellows: {| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" style="width: 500px"|-| '''UIF Launch Term'''| '''Student Name and Bio'''| '''Kettering Academic Section'''|-| Spring 2017| [[Chelsea Carter|Chelsea Carter]]| A-Section|-| Spring 2017| '''Eric Rickabaugh'''| A-Section|-| Spring 2017| [[Ashley Switalski|Ashley Switalski]]| B-Section|-| Spring 2017| [[Shane Thiede|Shane Thiede]]| B-Section|-| Spring 2016| [[Moe Ghias|Moe Ghias]]| A-Section|-| Spring 2016| [[Jace C. Stokes|Jace C. Stokes]]| A-Section|-| Spring 2015| [[Cheyne Westerman|Cheyne Westerman]]| A-Section|-| Spring 2015| [[Alan Xia|Alan Xia]]| A-Section|-| Spring 2014| [[Hunter Casbeer|Hunter Casbeer]]| A-Section|-| Spring 2014| [[Saheb Kapoor|Saheb Kapoor]]| A-Section|}
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