The people behind the Student Defense Initiative

Jason Cerundolo, President

Jason graduated from Caltech in 2009 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He went on to graduate in 2010 from Northwestern Univeristy with a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He is a member of Blacker and Ricketts Houses. Currently, he resides in the Bay Area and works at castAR as a Hardware Engineer.

John Hasier, Vice President

John graduated from Caltech in 2009 with a B.S. in Physics. He is a member of Blacker and Ricketts Houses. He earned a PhD in Materials Science in 2017 and works as a failure analysis engineer in California.

Major Jeff Graham, Treasurer

Jeff graduated from Caltech in 2007 with B.S. in Physics. He is a member of Blacker House. A native of Manitou Springs, Colorado, Jeff received his commission from the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps’ Detachment 060. He subsequently received his Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology.

While at Edwards AFB he deployed to Victory Base Complex, Baghdad, Iraq where he served as the Operations Officer for the Defense Contract Management Agency’s Central Iraq division. Jeff is currently the Use Control Project Officer's Group Deputy Lead Project Officer. He is responsible for ensuring that the United States’ nuclear arsenal remains safe to transport and deploy, while maintaining operational readiness.

Mike Hasier, Librarian

Mike has been personally and passionately involved in Caltech undergraduate culture since 2005. As a graphic designer, delivery driver, and logistics coordinator, she has assisted many Blacker projects (including Ditch Day) throughout the years. She is married to John.

Andrew Hsieh, Director at Large

Andrew graduated from Caltech in 2004 with a B.S. in Biology, with a focus in Computation & Neural Systems. He attended medical school at the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, and subsequently received his Juris Doctorate from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 2013. He is currently based in Sacramento, California, practicing primarily in patent prosecution and actively engaged in pro bono work on disability discrimination, healthcare, and disaster recovery matters. He is a member of Blacker and Dabney Hovses.