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Erika

WORKPLACE SHOWCASE :

Director , New Business Creation : � “ My main focus at ResMed
has been running an internal
entrepreneurship and
Alex
Stan
innovation competition — like

Tritons at ResMed help others breathe easy .

the television show Shark
Tank — looking for fresh
perspectives on business
frontiers for ResMed to
explore . Essentially , my job
is enabling smart , purposedriven
people within the
company to try new things
Amber
The 40-plus Tritons who
outside of their day-to-day
work at ResMed , a global
role . I love encouraging
leader in digital health
people to think beyond what ’ s
and connected medical
directly in front of them and
devices , know how much
consider how ResMed could
a good night ’ s sleep can
change a new set of patient
improve people ’ s lives .
lives . It ’ s incredible to see
The company is the leading
the passion we have here and
maker of connected CPAP
play a key role in amplifying
machines and masks that
address sleep apnea , plus
a range of devices and
digital solutions both for
it .”
Alex Bierhuis ’ 08
Marshall , Intl . Studies
& Political Science
Sleep Product Manager : � “ I was a part of the
swimming and diving
Senior Software Engineer , Digital Health Technology : � “ The software industry
patients with other chronic
respiratory diseases ,
such as COPD , and clinical
providers of out-of-hospital
Senior Program Manager , Strategic Initiatives : � “ When I started working
program at UCSD , and as an
athlete , you definitely learn
how to be on a team .
Whether in sports or your
changes so fast , so what
I found most applicable about
my education is being
inspired to always keep up
care . As such , they were
here 10 years ago , I was a bit
job , you can ' t get anything
with the latest advancements
among the first companies
insecure about telling people
done unless you learn and
in the field . I could see that
to respond with respiratory
about my degree in theatre
understand how to work with
kind of forward-thinking in
solutions to COVID-19 .
and dance , but I now believe
other people . Those team
my professors , and I
With a headquarters in
my education and experience
skills I learned in college
remember them most for
San Diego , they know
in the arts is my greatest
have been one of the best
that — not the actual content
how to tap into Triton
strength . Being able to bring
lessons I ' ve taken away and
of their classes , but for the
talent as well — employing
in a unique kind of creativity
applied here at ResMed . Of
passion they showed for the
graduates in fields
into the workplace has been
course , I use my cognitive
subject and getting me
ranging from computer
really valued . Skills like how
science background too —
interested in keeping up with
engineering to theatre
to design and give a presen-
understanding how people
the evolution of the industry .”
and dance . We visited the
tation , how to inspire and
make decisions , how they
Stan Kurdziel ’ 00
ResMed offices before the
motivate people have really
interact with a particular
Revelle , Computer Science
pandemic and talked with
been put into practice here .
product or interface , then
& Engineering
Triton ResMedians helping
I ’ ve also found I ’ m really
using that information to
the world breathe :
data-driven , so it ’ s been a
solve problems . But it ’ s most
great place for me to have
combined the magic of both
art and science .”
Amber ( Hamer ) Wientzen ’ 06 ,
Muir , Theatre / Dance
rewarding to contribute
those skills to the larger
team at ResMed .”
Erika ( Rodman ) Haydon ’ 14
Marshall , Cognitive Science

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