Yesterday I interviewed Elecia White. It ws fun and very interesting to learn more about her and her job. Below are the questions and their answers.
Questions for interview.
1. What do you do? Do you have any other jobs? If so, what are they?
She is an embedded software engineer, and has worked on toys, race cars, and is an author. She also has a podcast.
2. In what way did this type of work interest you and how did you get started?
She went to small engineering science college. Her 2 favorite subjects were computer science and math. Being a system engineer made her happy because when she first made a motor move because she told it to, she said it felt magical.
3. Who would you say has been the most help in your career? How did they help you?
Her husband, because he works in a similar job, so being able to talk to about problems makes them easier to solve.
4. What kinds of problems do you deal with?
Puzzles,because some of them are fun, and when frustrating puzzles are solved it feels good. People and puzzles are her main problems.
5. Do you find your job exciting or boring? Why?
25% exciting, 10% boring, and 65% interesting.
6. Is multitasking a skill that is required for this job?
Computers multi task, and they switch back and forth so fast people cannot tell. People can switch like computers, but when doing a hard problem they need compete focus on the task at hand.
7. What projects have you worked on that have been particularly interesting?
Dna scanners, leapfrog toys, fitbit are all things she has worked on. She has also worked on the shotspotter, which detects gunshots in city and is very accurate when it tells the police exactly where it is. She likes knowing that it saves lives. She also made a ring that shows strange words when she taps it because she likes strange words.
8. What is a typical day like?
She plays with computer, tests outside, and think about what will do tomorrow. She also has lunch with friends.
10. What are your hobbies?
She likes to read all types of stories, has a podcast, writes a blog,
11. Did you have any other career choices?
She wanted to be a marine biologist, or journalist, has been manager, wrote a book but writing is hard work so Elecia said that she is glad she did not become a journalist.
12. How does a person progress in your field? What is a typical career path in this field or organization?
A typical career path is to go to college, become a tech assistant, then become the person who tells the tech assistants what to do and helps them do it, and finally, a manager.
13. What is the best way to enter this occupation?
College, robotics clubs, and other robotic groups and activities.
14. How would you describe the working atmosphere and the people with whom you work?
Sometimes quiet, because everybody is all focused so they can go home and do other things, and it sometimes noisy and playful. She likes to work with happy people.
1. What do you do? Do you have any other jobs? If so, what are they?
She is an embedded software engineer, and has worked on toys, race cars, and is an author. She also has a podcast.
2. In what way did this type of work interest you and how did you get started?
She went to small engineering science college. Her 2 favorite subjects were computer science and math. Being a system engineer made her happy because when she first made a motor move because she told it to, she said it felt magical.
3. Who would you say has been the most help in your career? How did they help you?
Her husband, because he works in a similar job, so being able to talk to about problems makes them easier to solve.
4. What kinds of problems do you deal with?
Puzzles,because some of them are fun, and when frustrating puzzles are solved it feels good. People and puzzles are her main problems.
5. Do you find your job exciting or boring? Why?
25% exciting, 10% boring, and 65% interesting.
6. Is multitasking a skill that is required for this job?
Computers multi task, and they switch back and forth so fast people cannot tell. People can switch like computers, but when doing a hard problem they need compete focus on the task at hand.
7. What projects have you worked on that have been particularly interesting?
Dna scanners, leapfrog toys, fitbit are all things she has worked on. She has also worked on the shotspotter, which detects gunshots in city and is very accurate when it tells the police exactly where it is. She likes knowing that it saves lives. She also made a ring that shows strange words when she taps it because she likes strange words.
8. What is a typical day like?
She plays with computer, tests outside, and think about what will do tomorrow. She also has lunch with friends.
10. What are your hobbies?
She likes to read all types of stories, has a podcast, writes a blog,
11. Did you have any other career choices?
She wanted to be a marine biologist, or journalist, has been manager, wrote a book but writing is hard work so Elecia said that she is glad she did not become a journalist.
12. How does a person progress in your field? What is a typical career path in this field or organization?
A typical career path is to go to college, become a tech assistant, then become the person who tells the tech assistants what to do and helps them do it, and finally, a manager.
13. What is the best way to enter this occupation?
College, robotics clubs, and other robotic groups and activities.
14. How would you describe the working atmosphere and the people with whom you work?
Sometimes quiet, because everybody is all focused so they can go home and do other things, and it sometimes noisy and playful. She likes to work with happy people.
She made a really big difference in my project, and I would like to say THANK YOU! Overall, she helped me see that even if you face problems in your job, when it is finished or solved then you feel good. Also, even if you face problems sometimes, your job can always be fun.
Over & Out
Elise
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