Lucas Hanssen Email & Phone Number

Electrical Engineering is something that I didn't expect to enjoy. Most of the electronics I had growing up were old and broke often. At some point I started to wonder why they broke, started taking things apart. I would just look at them mystified because I still didn't understand.I was very capable with computers and in high school I hung out with the IT students. Their experience and knowledge was both intimidating and alluring, I became more experienced and built my first computer but I never considered it as a profession just a hobby.After I graduated high school I had no idea what I wanted to do and no motivation. I initially decided to be a Mechanical Engineer because I excelled in reasoning and physics, I was also advised to do so by two of my teachers. However, I was bored and couldn't take anything seriously. I decided to be an Electrical Engineer shortly after because my desire to understand computers reignited. For the first time in a long while, I felt challenged; things were no longer intuitive. Despite this, I was having fun.I adapted to my new education after a while but still had fun. I realize now that this was my passion. I enjoy applying the things I learned, thinking about complex problems, and working with people more experienced than I. College really helped my grow and now I can proudly say that understand electronics down to the silicon.I hope to extend my passion and motivation into the workplace, because this industry is one that I genuinely enjoy.

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  Oregon State University

  Electrical And Computer Engineering