Gainesville, Florida, United States
Through my internship experience, I discovered my interest in structural engineering. One of my favorite parts about it is witnessing visual progress as a project gets closer to completion. I want to make a difference in my professional life within the industry, specifically in the community around me. Working on local projects allows me to directly see the impact I am making on those that live nearby. Collaboration is one of my core strengths, and I recognize that working in groups allows all the best ideas to come to fruition for the strongest outcome. Hearing new perspectives is interesting to me. I have an appreciation for nature and enjoy being outside. I connect this to engineering since it is important to me to find the balance between development and preserving wildlife and their habitat. In my free time, I enjoy cooking and baking, especially when I do it for friends or family. In addition, reading broadens my knowledge of the world or simply entertains me. While I am highly passionate about the work I do, a work-life balance is crucial to prevent burnout. I maintain this lifestyle by setting aside time for my hobbies amongst my busyness.
Lead Executive Board meetings to review general updates and collectively accomplish challenges. Lead weekly chapter meetings detailing upcoming events for 75 members. Generate new ideas to streamline the functionality of events and overall communication.
Organized and hosted over 15 events related to improving the professional development of my sisters. Attended Executive Board meetings and hosted 2 weekly office hours.
Authored two newsletters and sent them to our sorority alumni to keep them updated on our current events.
2-hour weekly volunteering to restock food that is free to UF students and staff in the on-campus Field and Fork Food Pantry. While in front-of-house, I answer visitors’ questions regarding the point system and inventory each of the food/sanitary items they select by quantity and weight. While in back-of-house, I bulk pack oats, lentils, and rice and unpack and reorganize canned food, snacks, produce, and frozen goods.
Underwent extensive training on different components of the structural engineering process for about a month. Used AutoCAD to draft and Excel to calculate shear wall for 30 projects. Visited sites for frame walks and a renovation. Formulated a spreadsheet for a design project involving ledger calculations. Attended a few networking events to gain new connections and heard from people with different interests, such as those in NEFBA.