ME: an engineer

 

I have never felt the passion that I do for engineering in anything else that I've done. The applied science, the problem-solving, and the challenge all drew me in. I chose the mechanical path for its versatility and the ability that it gives me to branch off into almost anything that I could possibly want to do. The draw of mechanical engineering comes from the technical aspects, teamwork, design challenges, but most of all the idea of leaving this Earth better than you found it-- or at least the lives of some people in it. The technology may be cool, but working with people to design solutions to their problems is where the gratification truly lies. 

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I got my bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in the U.S. from the University of Pittsburgh located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but was drawn to pursuing a master's degree elsewhere. I felt that I wanted to focus specifically on human-centered design moving forward which led me to the Product Development program within the mechanical engineering department at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden.