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Forbes shines spotlight
on local entrepreneur
BY JENNA BAGCAL
jbagcal@qns.com
@jenna_bagcal
Forbes recently named an entrepreneur and
resident at the Tech Incubator at Queens
College (TIQC) to its 30 Under 30 –
Enterprise Technology 2020 list.
The Flushing college announced
that Forbes included 28-year-old
Sascha Eder on this year’s list, which
identifies individuals who “transform
business through machine intelligence.”
Eder was one of the first two entrepreneurs
to take up resident at TIQC
and is also the co-founder of NewtonX,
an “artificial intelligence-powered
knowledge search engine” that matches
clients to world-class investors,
consultants and technology experts.
The company identifies and contacts
up to 80,000 “relevant” professionals a
day and has raised $15 million in two
rounds of funding.
“My warmest congratulations
to Sascha Eder on being named
one of Forbes 30 Under 30 technology
entrepreneurs. Sascha
immersed himself deeply in campus
and community life by sharing
his specialized knowledge
with aspiring entrepreneurs,” said
Queens College Interim President William
Tramontano. “The relationship that we developed
with Sascha as a mentor and instructor is
just one of the benefits of having a tech incubator
on campus.”
In 2017, Eder came to Queens College from
Germany through the International Innovators
Initiative (IN2NYC) and took up residence
at the TIQC through January 2020. The New
York City Economic Development Corporation
(NYCEDC) along with several CUNY colleges
inaugurated the IN2NYC program in 2016 as a
way to support foreign-born entrepreneurs in
the city.
Since its creation, IN2NYC has served as
mentors to students, created internship and
job opportunities and contributed to academic
research and curricula while building their businesses
in tech incubators at participating CUNY
campuses and New York University.
“At the Queens College incubator, I was able
to refine my entrepreneurial skills by providing
mentorship to students who wanted to launch
their own ventures. I was a judge for the Queens
Pitchfest and I taught entrepreneurial classes.
I am honored that my entrepreneurial efforts
have culminated in my inclusion in the Forbes
30 under 30,” said Eder.
Prior to co-creating NewtonX, Eder studied
and earned degrees from the University of
Mannheim in Germany, École des hautes études
commerciales de Paris (HEC Paris), and the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Photo courtesy of NYCEDC
Sascha Eder
Oakland Gardens structural engineer joins team at D&B Engineers and Architects
BY JENNA BAGCAL
jbagcal@qns.com
@jenna_bagcal
A structural engineer from Oakland
Gardens recently joined D&B Engineers
and Architects, P.C., as one of the company’s
eight new hires.
Th e Long Island-based company, which
specializes in environmental engineering,
science and architecture, announced
its latest batch of new employees including
Queens resident Michal Dzieciol and
seven others from Long Island.
“Th e lifeblood of every engineering and
architectural organization is the skills and
talents of its people, and D&B is no exception
to the rule. We are pleased to add the
body of knowledge and expertise of our
new people and welcome them to our
D&B team,” said D&B President Steven
A. Fangmann.
Prior to working at D&B, Dzieciol was
a structural engineer for Celin Munoz
Consulting Engineers in Valley Stream
from 2014 to 2019. He earned a Bachelor
of Arts in civil engineering from Hofstra
University and graduated in 2015.
Originally called William F. Cosulich
Associates, the company began under the
direction of four employees whose primary
focus was wastewater engineering. Two
of the four original employees, Miroslav
Dvirka and Nicholas Bartilucci, became
partners and in 1971, renamed the fi rm
Dvirka and Bartilucci (D&B) Consulting
Engineers.
For over 50 years, the fi rm’s experts and
its partners collaborated to develop creative
and eff ective approaches to solving
challenges, with a special emphasis on
issues concerning drinking water.
In addition to Dziciol, D&B hired seven
new employees in an eff ort to expand the
team:
• Frank Reilly, Wantagh: Civil engineer
• Kevin Law, Port Washington: Water
supply engineer
• Jon Siskind, Oyster Bay: Proposal director
• Logan Sooknauth, Syosset: Mechanical
engineer
• Shelby Forman, Greenlawn:
Environmental engineer
• Denisse Paez, Patchogue: Structural
engineer
• Charles Mabogunje, Bellport: Senior
proposal coordinator
For more information, visit www.
db-eng.com.
Photo courtesy of D&B Engineers and Architects, P.C.,
Michal Dzieciol
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