Blog 2: Summer Mentorship Component

1. Summer Mentorship Log (link provided below)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgYtcT43q7wgdG11WXpPb2F3b3JtbjlWbFpUNlBiWkE&usp=sharing

2. Contacts & Numbers:
   David Schwartz # (714)-983-1592
   Dave Rumph # (310)-333-7519

3. What questions were raised because of the 10 hours of experience?

- How does programming tie into Electrical Engineering?

- What type of classes am I looking at to take for college?

-With programming and computing being a part of Electrical Engineering, could there be a military application? (such as aerospace, aircraft, cyber, etc.)

- What are some major Companies dealing with a military background if the question above is a possibility?

4. What was the most important thing you gained from this experience?

- I really liked working with both Dave and David. David was very engaging and showed me a direction to head in and branches of engineering to look into (electronic, electrical, and mechanical). He introduced me to a wide variety of opportunities, which is were I met Dave. I wanted to look into programming, getting my hands dirty with wires and circuits. Im glad I got to work with them to see how these things work, especially with the programming because I got to see my product to move just by using my coding. and seeing it move was the most exhilarating experience, knowing that I created that code and seeing a printer move because of it. It got me to look into more than just electrical engineering, it got me to explore what is  out there.

5. How did it help you choose your topic?

- When I first started this project, I wanted to be in the clean energy business, but now I'm looking into more of a military application. Right now I'm interested in defense systems; Lockheed Martin is an Aerospace Weapons and Defense company that creates defense systems to protect our homeland, and I'm already being redirected to an engineer to do my mentorship there. Im still interested in clean energy but I'm far more interested in military than I am in clean energy. David described it to me like this, engineering is a chance to fix something in the world, to make the world safer and better for others. When I was programing at Xerox with the printers, it led me to look into ways to help out and contribute to the world. Seeing what Engineers work with, I know this is what I want to do, But I want to get dirty, I want to create something and help build it, I look at it this way, "Why design it and watch others build it when I could design and help construct a masterpiece". Like I said with the programming, seeing the code I typed and seeing it function is exactly what I want to do, but hopefully on a larger scale in the future.