What is your next adventure?
In early August, I will start working at Northrop Grumman, in Iuka, Mississippi. I'll be working on manufacturing various vehicles. I can’t say too much about the vehicles because I have to get a security clearance for that, but it's a lot of space systems vehicles and spacecrafts which is very exciting. I will spend this summer, on vacation and with family before I start my new career.

What about your next adventure are you most looking forward to?
I'm looking forward to actually being on-site and to being in such an innovative and dynamic work environment, especially with a company such as Northrop, which has a great reputation. My new location puts me closer to family in Louisiana, so I’m happy about that as well.

Did you have any previous co-op, internship, or research experience in this area?
For the past three semesters, I’ve worked in the GTRI Lab Vertically Integrated Programs (VIP). VIP is multi-interdisciplinary, and we've been working on a lot of autonomous vehicles. We're basically working on these two model cars, and I'm the manufacturing and mechanical lead. I'm over all the building, 3D printing, and implementing SolidWorks that we have to do for those vehicles.

How did your educational experience at Georgia Tech help you to achieve your goals?
The challenging curriculum and rigor at Georgia Tech will help me at my new job, which I anticipate will be fast-paced. The job will be a two-year project with a team, and I had great opportunities to work on teams here at Georgia Tech, and I expect that will translate well in my new position. 

Also, in the beginning of my sophomore year at Georgia Tech, I founded Fair Fight, a voter advocacy organization. Its parent company is called Fair Fight Action that was started by Stacey Abrams, in 2018 to promote fair elections. It was an effort that encouraged 1,000,000 voters to vote. Fair Fight is the college version of it, and we have a lot of communications with the parent company. We have representatives come and talk to the students, and we volunteer at places like polls or registration drives for students, which is great because, again, the new elections are coming up in a few months. It has been a passion project and one of my favorite things I accomplished at Georgia Tech. 

What advice would you give to an underclassman who would like to follow the same path?
You're more than just the numbers, more than just the calculations, and more than just an engineer. Just being involved is essential. Find one thing you're passionate about and one thing in your major, and then do research and really get your feet wet. Discover what you are passionate about, like I did. If you don’t find it, create it. I founded my own organization.