Oreste “Rusty” Scioscia, Jr., completed his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh with magna cum laude honors. He graduated cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh in December 2013 with his master’s in electrical engineering with a concentration in electric machines/power systems. He performed electric machine and transformer research using advanced high frequency magnetic materials under a grant from the U.S. Advanced Research Project Agency – Energy. He is a contributing author for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, including the Advanced Power Electronics Conference (APEC). Scioscia is senior application engineer at Eaton.