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A week at Space Camp in junior high was all it took to convince me that I wanted to learn to fly airplanes and I wanted to work for NASA. Though, I started my flying lessons at age 14, I didn't get serious about everything else until I started applying to college and decided that a mechanical engineering degree would help me fulfill these dreams. While at The George Washington University, I took advantage of all aspects of being in Washington, DC by working on Capitol Hill for Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchisons' office, at the Aerospace Industries Association (a lobbying organization for companies like Boeing, Pratt and Whitney, etc.), at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy for the Associate Administrator of NASA and FAA, and at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Though these internships were exciting, a university program funded by NASA which 3 of my best engineering friends and I applied for capped the experience. We were awarded the opportunity to fly aboard NASA's "Vomit Comet" in Houston, TX and run our experiment in a simulated 0G environment. After joining my husband in Illinois, I found my current position at Motorola. For almost 2 years, I have been helping them to design and build cellular base station equipment that helps route cell phone calls. All these varied experiences have substantially broadened my knowledge and my concept of an engineering career. Whatever I choose to do in the future, engineering will always be an integral part of my life.
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