Mechanical Engineer
Cartographer
Web Developer
Entrepreneur
Karaoke Legend
Full Name: Seth Jacob Alberty
Resides: Central Iowa
Education: BSME - Iowa State University
Occupation: Mechanical Engineering; Cartography
Seth Alberty holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Economics from Iowa State University. Alberty graduated with distinction and was named to the Dean's List regularly.
Alberty is also a graduate of Ottumwa High School where he was class valedictorian.
Alberty successfully survived his junior high years at Evans Middle School, and has memory of grade school at Eisenhower Elementary where he allegedely flourished.
Seth Alberty's most recent position was product development engineer with Midwest Air Technologies. During this time, Alberty was responsible for the design and production launch of lawn and garden power equipment produced overseas.
A majority of Alberty’s work with MAT was conducted in Wenling, China where he became conversationally fluent in Mandarin Chinese, acquired a taste for eggs stir fried with tomato and garlic, and became a KTV (Karaoke) legend. This assignment also gave Alberty a solid foundation in engine applications, life-cycle testing, quality control, manufacturing processes, and project management.
Earlier in his career, Alberty worked as a design engineer for The HON Company - a manufacturer of office furniture. At HON, Alberty's main responsibilities were implementing cost savings and quality improvement engineering projects related to filing cabinets and other steel based office furniture.
While attending Iowa State, Alberty also completed two internship engineering positions: at Maytag's main refrigerator facility and at Rockwell Collins' government systems testing.
Seth Alberty is the founder of Outlook Maps - a map design and sales company.
Starting out as a hobby which combined his personal interest in maps and visual art, Alberty has built the business into a leader in quality map design. Alberty focuses on high-detail maps, custom maps, and artistically styled maps.
Alberty also offers his cartography skills as a contractor for Maps.com and MapSales.com, and provides custom cartography services to a range of businesses and clients.
This entrepreneurial pursuit has also given Alberty the opportunity to gain experience in marketing, sales, web development, and customer support.
Seth Alberty has wide ranging personal hobbies and interests.
Alberty is an avid sports fan and also dabbles in sports competition as an aging flag football player and co-ed soccer goalkeeper.
Alberty, despite being quite mediocre, enjoys telling people that he "plays a pretty mean banjo".
Alberty also enjoys landscaping and home improvement projects, photagraphy, a good discussion of free-market economics, and spending time outdoors with his golden retriever, Pam.
The following is a gallery of images of Seth Alberty at various stages of his life journey:
