After 'TEEMS' orientation helps EMS alum, Rauch returns the favor Tom Rauch used his dual degrees in mining engineering and energy business and finance to begin a career that intersects the two. He’s helped fund, design and build massive industrial projects in places such as Canada, Mongolia and Morocco, to name a few. Now he works as the director for technical services for the Pittsburgh-based industrial contractor McCarl’s. Image: Photo provided After 'TEEMS' orientation helps EMS alum, Rauch returns the favor David Kubarek May 25, 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — When Tom Rauch left Penn State in 2013 with dual degrees in mining engineering and energy business and finance, he entered the extractive industries set on making an impact with his unique skill set of business acumen and passion for solving critical societal needs.