![]() I think going atmospheric has helped me to be flexible and successful both in my first jobs at GE Aviation, as well as my subsequent jobs in GE Power. The atmospheric track had more courses in structures and fluid mechanics, subjects which are valued in many different industries, not just aerospace. I think this track has ended up helping me in my career. I chose atmospheric (it was a close call), because I realized at the end of the day, I had always been an aircraft person more than a space person. Why did you choose one track over the other (atmospheric/space)? Do you feel this has made any difference in your career? Understanding statistics is absolutely essential in understanding how systems perform in the real world, how things are built, and how successful something can be. Nothing is perfect, and everything has a distribution. ![]() As I've gotten along in industry, I've learned that statistics is real-life. Are there courses at UT you wish you had taken? Teamwork is essential in industry, and if you want to put your resume at the top of the pile, you need to show that you're not just another number, show that you can work effectively and lead teams in diverse activities. Things like band, extra-curricular projects like DBF, UAV team, Satellite Lab, Engineers without Borders, etc. I recommend that students get involved in projects that demonstrate teamwork and leadership. Do you recommend any particular focus for students other than academics to improve themselves as potential candidates for jobs? I learned a ton about structural analysis, communication, safety and got some great advice from excellent mentors on how to manage your career. Yes, I was an Engineering Intern at Bell Helicopter in Ft. Were you involved in any fellowships or internships? Sometimes your best theories don't always work out, and so you have to be able to adapt, pivot, and make compromises so that you can build a practical system – this has been something I've seen a lot in my professional career. It taught me the importance of teamwork, system thinking, testing and the importance of actually being able to make something that you designed. If you participated in student projects and/or organizations, how did your experience in these groups help prepare you for your career?ĭBF actually did a great job preparing me for my career. I would like to find myself in a position of engineering leadership where I can drive that goal and empower and inspire others to do the same. I would like to be a leader in technology, someone who can help push the boundaries of what is possible and deliver technological advancement to the world. No one can do it by themselves and everyone has to be proactive in reaching out when they don't understand something. However, when you have so many interactions between different disciplines (mechanical, electrical, analysis, etc.), communication can be the hardest part. I find that I am always learning, always doing something different, and that keeps me engaged. You kind of have to become a jack-of-all trades. You have to learn how each of the different components function and how they all fit together to make the total power plant work. When you design a power plant, you don't focus on a single individual component. What I like most is the system-level thinking. What do you like most about your job? What do you find most challenging? I focus on the mechanical design of these units, making sure that we deliver the safest, most reliable and most optimized overall package possible. Our trailer-mounted power plant on wheels, the TM2500, is able to install at site in as little as 11 days and provide 35MW of power at some of the most remote areas of the world. We specialize in aeroderivative units that are used for combined cycle/co-gen, peaking, marine propulsion/offshore power, emergency power and fast power applications. I am currently a design engineer at GE Power where I work on the mechanical design of gas turbine power plants. It just seemed like the natural choice for me. I have had a life-long passion for aerospace technology. ![]() ![]() Houston, TX Why did you decide to pursue an aerospace engineering degree?
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