[ks_mumupsi]

There is soo much to be said for here.. FIRST plays such a huge role in the first 3 months of our lives its difficult to see Jan. - Mar. without FIRST!

Anyways so for me FIRST is responsible for everything I am and where I stand today... started in 2000 on team 56 as a student, didnt know what it would hold, at first I thought it was just another school trip to Disney. But 10 years later I guess I was very wrong about.

3 years on the team taught me more about what I wanted to do in college, than I could have asked for.I didnt know what biomedical eng. was at that time as it was still early developmental field and today its one of the more popular majors.. I wouldnt have selected it if not for robotics.

Joined Ethicon our sponsor as a Coop in my senior year or R&D, learned how much industry is different from academia. Helped me decide between a PhD and industry position. I got a second Coop working to develop my current team, 2016, and helping them in their sophmore year. Learning to be a mentor and being an example for the students..

Now I am full time at J&J, still continuing with 2016 and still trying to stay involved with it. Theres so much more to say but i dont want to write a bible here.. There are 100s of examples similar to mine...