Jeffry Handal

Jeffry Handal: a pilot, an engineer, a dreamer…born on January 3rd from Rosemary and Jorge Handal in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, has always aspired big and worked hard to get to where he is. Having been the High School Valedictorian and obtaining a full tuition scholarship to come to Louisiana State University (LSU), he opted to pursue a career in Electrical Engineering.

Graduating in May 2003 with the highest honors, Summa Cum Laude, he was offered a job at the Office of Telecommunications at LSU. Gratefully accepting this position, on his spare time, he followed his long-sought dream to become a pilot. At the same time, he was offered another full tuition scholarship to complete graduate school studies working with NASA on a flight safety program.

For the next two years, going full time to school and work, in December 2005, Jeffry graduated with honors with the degree of Master of Science in Electrical Engineering with a concentration on Systems Engineering. In 2006, he became the Student Liaison between the IEEE Student and IEEE Professional Chapter, and PACE Coordinator for the section. Also, he began his studies in Project Management to become a better worker and effective leader. For 2007, he accepted the prestigious role of GOLD Coordinator of the IEEE Region 5. Today, he continues to work with LSU and is a valuable member of the Networking and Infrastructure Group. He has contributed to important changing and services brought about to the Baton Rouge community. And yes, he still flies and is working on his Commercial Pilot License.