Fun Facts

Playing the electric guitar is what first got me interested in electrical engineering. I just wanted to know how the sound went from the strings being plucked, through my guitar pedals, and out of the amp as a rich and distorted tone! It took many years of school before I finally felt confident in saying that I know how this process works. I've found electrical engineering to be a great mix of mathematical theory and real-world application that continues to be an interesting and inspiring field.

About Me

I am an electrical engineer working at Garmin. I graduated summa cum laude from Wichita State University with my bachelor's in electrical engineering and got my master's in electrical engineering from UCLA. Electrical engineering is such a vast and deep field and I love to continually go back to the foundation (mathematics) to refresh my knowledge and gain new insights as I continue to work as an engineer.

Experience

With my dad being a calculus teacher, I was the go-to tutor in high school for my peers who needed help. At Wichita State, I took notes for a student with a learning disability and often led a small study group before tests. I enjoy mentoring new engineers at work and am excited to work with students again!

Approach

I've always loved math but I remember the frustration of not having enough real-world examples to know why I needed to know a certain concept. Working as an engineer, I see examples every single day of applications of algebra, trigonometry, and calculus. My approach is not only to introduce to them real-world applications of their school work, but also to encourage them to learn to begin applying math concepts to their own life.