I am a Dean's list student at the Colorado School of Mines where I study Electrical Engineering. I love having a complex problem or project to spend my time on and when I'm not doing that, I play Rugby, the Violin, and lift weights. Currently I am working on building my own lab power supply. I wanted a summer project this year so I figured that a power supply would be a good mix of digital electronics and power electronics that I could play around with. I am currently on my second iteration of the pre-regulator and I will soon be working on the low-ripple, linear regulation stage.A major reason that I decided to be an engineer and not a mathematician or physicist was my high school STEM program. We competed in a collegiate competition for H2-Electric cars called the Shell Eco-Marathon. (Google "Wheat Ridge STEM" for more information on the program.) I was responsible mostly for the H2-electric system including testing, selecting components, documentation, and improving the design for efficiency. I did it 3 out of 4 years of high school and it really shaped my idea of what I wanted my career to look like.My experience is also highly tied to mathematics. From a young age I was ahead in math, and going into high school I was already taking Calc 1. This continued into my dual enrollment education at Red Rocks, and now I am pursuing a minor in math. I have completed two 400 level math classes at School of Mines and loved every second of each of them. My love for mathematics is still alive and another reason that I know STEM would be a good career for me.I am also the fundraising chair for Mines Rugby, the Treasurer for Tau Beta Pi, I play the Violin, and I love to do some woodworking when I have spare time. I am a firm believer that only boring people stay bored, and so I do a lot of interesting things to expand my worldview and my abilities. I can't wait to get my first engineering internship so I can expand my horizons even farther and learn more about life.