OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Mohammad Rafay
Howdy! My name is Mohammad, and I am the President of HKN for Fall 2024! I am a Computer Engineering major in the Class of 2025. I’m interested in working in the software engineering or data science field post-graduation. Previously, I interned at the Texas Department of Transportation as a Cybersecurity Engineer. I look forward to getting to know you all!
VICE PRESIDENT
Brandon Cisneros
Howdy everyone, my name is Brandon Cisneros! I am a senior majoring in Computer Engineering, and I will serve as the Vice President this semester! I have a passion for both software design and computer hardware. Previously, I interned with ExxonMobil in the High Performance Computing department and as a Software Engineer with Oracle. I am excited to meet everyone this semester!
SECRETARY
Aditya Biradar
Howdy! My name is Aditya Biradar and I'm a CPEN major at Texas A&M. I will be serving as your secretary for the fall semester of 2024! I'm excited about working with this organization and getting to know everyone this semester!
Corresponding Secretary
Katelyn Nguyen
Howdy!!!! I'm Katelyn and I'm a senior Computer Engineering major with a minor in mathematics. This year, I am proud to be your Corresponding Secretary! I am excited for all the HKN things to come! My summer internship experiences have been at as a firmware DevSecOps engineer at HP Inc. and as a software engineer at MS Directional (an oil and gas directional drilling company). Don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions!
TREASURER
BHAVYA SANCHETI
Howdy! My name is Bhavya Sancheti. I’m a junior Electrical Engineering major with a minor in Mathematics and I will be your Treasurer for the Fall 2024 semester! My interest lie in semiconductors and I plan on getting a masters degree. I'm excited to be a member of this fantastic organization and eagerly anticipate serving as your treasurer this year!
SOCIAL CHAIR
Zane Meikle
Howdy! My name is Zane Meikle, I am a Senior Computer Engineering major, and I will be serving as your Social Chair for this semester. I love working with computer architecture and am looking to do a masters focused in the subject after I graduate. Over the last summer into this semester, I have been working with Dr. Gratz on a research project where we are testing unused opcodes on a RISC-V processor. I cannot wait to get to know all of you this semester.
SERVICE CHAIR
Aidan Cisneros
Howdy! My name is Aidan Cisneros and I will be acting as service chair for the coming semester. I am a senior Computer Engineering major with interests in both software and hardware avenues. This past summer I interned at Chevron as an Azure Cloud Engineer. Hope to meet you all at our events this year!
CORPORATE CHAIR
Kyle Minihan
Howdy! I'm Kyle, and I am the corporate chair for HKN. I am a senior in Computer Engineering, and I have experience with hardware security and hardware verification. I'll see you at our corporate events!
WEBMASTER
Jonathan Chen
Howdy! My name is Jonathan Chen and I will be your webmaster for the 2024-25 school year! I am a senior Electrical Engineering major focusing in computer architecture. This past summer I interned at SLB, designing and implementing my own project. I look forward to meeting all of you this year!
PROJECT TEAM LEAD
Evan Konieczny
Howdy! My name is Evan, and I’ll be serving as the Project Team Lead for the upcoming semester. I’m a junior majoring in Electrical Engineering, with an interest in analog systems and RF engineering. Currently, I’m working with the Green Group here at Texas A&M, where I’m involved in research on the applications of RF heating.
Assistant Team Lead
Noah Ovikian
Howdy! I’m Noah Ovikian, a ‘26 Electrical Engineering Major at Texas A&M, specializing in nanotechnology design. As the Assistant Project Team Lead, I help in the planning and successful execution of semester long projects, whilst facilitating project meetings, and providing suggestions to the Project Team Lead. HKN projects provide fellow members an opportunity to participate in engineering challenges by leveraging theoretical knowledge taught at A&M on practical team-based endeavors. While preparing for their respective industry, we hope that these projects will also allow students to network and solidify long lasting relationships. My goal is to motivate students towards achieving a common goal, building excitement and momentum within HKN. I am honored and privileged to be a part of this legendary organization!
