ImAnEngineer Profiles

What makes an engineer tick? From what gets them out of bed in the morning to the toughest obstacles they've had to overcome, we asked everyday heroes to share their perspectives on life as an engineer.

These are your stories told in your words.

Jim Montgomery - Pushing the boundaries of space exploration	Christine Joseph - Preparing for career liftoff at NASA	John Alford: Designer. Tester. Environmentalist. Engineer.
Carolyn Fisher - engineering the fastest road from A to B	Jason Kridner - building an engineering community of collaboration and education	Colleen Layman - Paving the way for the next generation of women in engineering
Mamta Patel Nagaraja - a NASA engineer inspiring women to launch their careers to new heights	Liz Trumbull - how a city skyline became her greatest source of inspiration	Video Profile:  Lisa Graber
Allan Hottovy: Farmer. Veteran. Mentor. Engineer.	Troy Braswell - building relationships to last a lifetime	Steven Schlender: an engineer preparing to soar above the skies
Ruchika Gupta - A software engineer determined to meet any challenge head-on	Rick Anderson - a robotics teacher driving students toward social good	Jeff Solin -  Teacher. Father. Skateboarder. Engineer.
Harold Benzuly: a WWII veteran with an eye for engineering	Skyler Nesheim: Discovering innovative solutions through perseverance	Paul Horowitz: a Harvard professor on a mission to find life beyond earth
Katherine Quigg - overcoming STEM stereotypes one hobby at a time	Mallory Westmoreland - a teacher on a mission to make engineering cool	Marilyne Figg - Kenyan artist inspired by family to become an engineer
Meredith Hanrahan - engineering as a profession and a hobby	Marcus Papadopoulos: Problem-Solver. Innovator. Creator. Engineer.	Shrenik Shikhare: Using imagination to innovate
Jim Lipsey: Building a better life for others through engineering	Adam Dayhoff: creating a lasting legacy as an engineer and volunteer	Bill Hammack: teaching engineering inside and outside of the classroom
Brian London: navigating across industries with an engineering mindset	Conrad Jahrling - Chicago engineer plays Chicago tourist for inspiration	David Coyle: chasing a passion for creativity through a lifetime of engineering
Elizabeth Bierman - empowering generations of women to pursue engineering	Nicole Obriecht - how working for NASA changed an engineer's career path	Michael Wylie: perspectives on the parallels between math and music
Chris Palisch: Improving the lives of others with wire and cable	Damon Hart-Davis: Saving the planet, one radiator at a time	Enrico Miglino: A philosophical approach to development and engineering.
Michael Ratcliffe: Harnessing technology to produce healthy, sustainable, locally-sourced food.