ESU students Zach Waldman and Nick Neely\u00a0won first place at the second Lehigh Valley Collegiate Business Pitch Summit on April 26. Their company Falchion Systems is an endpoint cybersecurity organization that protects companies\u2019 networks from social engineering attacks. The two computer science majors from Mechanicsburg, Pa., are taking poor user behavior out of the equation when it comes to computer security. With Falchion Systems\u2019 software, Bulwark, even if a computer user downloads harmful malware, it won\u2019t infect the operating system.<\/p>\n
Waldman and Neely competed against finalists from Lehigh Carbon Community College, Northampton Community College, Lafayette College, Lehigh University and Muhlenberg College for the top prize of $2,000.<\/p>\n
Joseph Sinclair, owner of Solid Dynamics, won first place in the non- collegiate division of this year\u2019s TecBridge Business Plan Competition on April 25. Solid Dynamics, a rapid prototyping service provider, utilizes the latest techniques in manufacturing to design and produce quality products through the use of 3D Printing.<\/p>\n
For the last three years Solid Dynamics has been involved with other companies within ESU\u2019s Business Accelerator, and Sinclair opened his own office six months ago. \u201cThe mentorship and support we received from the ESU faculty operating the Business Accelerator as well as our fellow tenants, made our success possible,\u201d Sinclair said.<\/p>\n
Solid Dynamics was one of five businesses to compete in the non-collegiate division of this year\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n