My Story
High School Math
I have always been curious and ready to take on challenges. My first honors math class in high school was the first time math challenged me…and I loved it. Rote learning was replaced with leveraging strategies. It made me think in new ways. Learning how to problem solve led me to the field of engineering and Cornell University’s School of Engineering.
Digital Logic
I fell in love with Computer Engineering through Digital Logic and Computer Organization, ECE2300. While logic was my favorite topic in high school mathematics, at Cornell, I learned how logic gates combined with multiplexers and registers, and how they combined with processors and memory. Electrical and Computer Engineering became my major and my passion.
Intel
I became a verification intern at Intel the summer after sophomore year. Building on my knowledge of computer organization, I gained a better understanding of SystemVerilog, learned about UVM, and operated in a Linux environment for the first time. It was rewarding to see how school lab assignments applied to the real world. I understood the many engineers and roles involved in the hardware making process.
Computer Architecture
The SystemVerilog, Linux, and verification skills I gained at Intel® helped significantly in my courses. In fall of my junior year I took Computer Architecture, ECE4750, my favorite class in college. I had the opportunity to design a pipelined processor, caches, and a multicore processor. I loved learning about components I use every day in my own computer. I knew I would take any and every opportunity to learn more about computer hardware.
IBM
I became a hardware verification intern at IBM, which has continued past the summer into my fall semester. I have experience with waveforms, trace files, C++ code, and VHDL files. I wrote several scripts, and now regularly use scripting as a solution at both work and school. It has been a fantastic opportunity practice and hone my skills by applying my classroom experiences to my internship, and visa-versa.
That's Me
In high school, I loved math but really did not know where it would lead me. I am fortunate that it lead me to Cornell University and exposed me to great experiences in the classroom and at industry leading companies like Intel and IBM. I never imagined that my passion would become an obsession and soon, my career.