Interviews
Aerospace EngineerOur Chapter's TSA website design team interviewed an Aerospace engineer, Kevin Waclawicz, about his career as a Program Manager at Northrop Grumman Corporation in California.
Kevin Waclawicz attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Columbia University to pursue aerospace engineering. Mr. Waclawicz has had a fascination with flight, space, and aerospace engineering from an early age. He has worked on many projects, such as a militaristic drone, and systems on a mission system suite on an aircraft. He is continuing to explore the field of aerospace engineering through research, developments, and evaluation. |
1. What is your name and your job title? Answer Here 2. Where did you get your degree, and what did you major in? Answer Here 3. Can you please describe aerospace engineering? Answer Here 4. What qualifications are needed to become an aerospace engineer? Answer Here 5. What inspired you to become an aerospace engineer? Answer Here 6. What is the most exciting project you have worked on involving aerospace engineering? Answer Here 7. What projects are you working on currently? Answer Here 8. How do you apply STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) to your job every day? Answer Here 9. How have things evolved over the years involving aerospace engineering? Answer Here |
Structural EngineerOur Chapter's TSA website design team interviewed a Structural engineer, Dan Hart, about his career working for the United States Navy.
Dan Hart is an accomplished structural engineer who is currently employed by the U.S. Navy. He went to college at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. As an undergraduate, he studied Oceanic and Aerospace Engineering. For his masters, he pursued Aerospace Engineering with a focus on composite structures. He is currently working at the Naval Service Warfare Center, the research arm of the Navy. At his job, he creates coupons, small pieces of testing material, to test and analyze results to make a safer, more effective, design. He has worked on projects such as the DDG 1000, a revolutionary ship with a deck made primarily of composite materials.
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Civil EngineerOur Chapter’s TSA website design
team interviewed a Civil engineer, Don James, about his career working for AES Consulting Engineers.
As the Vice President for the Gloucester office of AES Consulting Engineers, Don James , a P.E. (Professional Engineer), specializes in civil engineering. He attended college at Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, Virginia. STEM, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, seems to play a major role in the life of a civil engineer. As stated in the interview, James says,” Without STEM, I would be lost.” Currently, local civil engineers are working on replacing the A School Barracks at the naval station in Oceana. According to James, the thing he enjoys most about being a civil engineer is the end product. He takes pleasure in being able to “travel down the road, and point to a project” that he was involved in. |
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Electrical EngineerOur Chapter's TSA website design team interviewed an engineer, Ed Brooke, about his career in electrical engineering for a Controls Upgrade Company.
Ed Brooke has experience as an electrical engineering technician, a project engineer, and control systems engineer. He attended Old Dominion University, a prestigious college well known for its engineering programs. According to Mr. Brooke, being an electrical engineer requires vast knowledge of science and mathematics, two pertinent components of STEM. When asked how important electrical engineers are in today's society, Brooke stated, "They are very important; from the lights in this room, to the cell phones that you use to access social media they have impacted the entire world." |
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