FIRST employee shares his path to becoming an engineer
Hey, FTC Community, what’s kickin’? That’s right, it’s Engineer’s Week - a celebration of the coolest people, who design the coolest stuff humans can think up; a party for people who design makeup, shirts that don’t wrinkle, vessels that take us to space, metal that has memory, cars that go farther on less fuel, harness wind and water, create intelligent machines and software, and continue to make sure the roads and buildings that we frequent daily are constructed precisely to code. It’s a festival for critical thinkers, problem solvers, makers, tinkerers, coders, and designers. My name is Nick, and I’m a Mechanical Engineer at FIRST . I’d like to share my path to Engineering, and then I’ll finish up with what Engineering means to me on a more personal level. Here we go! I received my bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in December of 2008 from Iowa State University – an overwhelming day to say the least. I was crazy-excited to be holding on to a piece of paper that ...