My name is Roger Alford. I am a Principal Staff Scientist at Terumo Cardiovascular Group in Ann Arbor, MI. I graduated with my MSECE from Purdue in December 2020

When I was considering an electrical engineering master’s degree, I knew I wanted an online program that would work around my full-time job and family obligations.

I evaluated every online program available at the time, and found Purdue to have one of the best. It was well established, well organized, had many excellent course offerings, and had a good selection of concentrations to choose from. These features, combined with Purdue’s deeply rooted reputation for engineering excellence, made it the clear choice for me.

 

Online education has provided the flexibility I need to maintain my job and family obligations, while allowing me to participate in a rigorous degree program. It has been particularly beneficial to have all the lectures available on video, allowing me to go over explanations more than once when needed, and to review materials for homework and exams. Email, discussion boards, and other technologies have allowed me to access faculty support as needed, as well as interact with other students.

In my job I work with a team of engineers to develop life-sustaining medical devices. A key goal in pursuing my MSECE was to become a better engineer, in order to help us make the best, safest and most reliable medical devices possible. The benefits of Purdue’s MSECE program in my job were apparent from the very first courses, and every course has helped me become a better engineer!