-: When I first started it was a little hard
being the only female engineer,
but over time it's definitely changed.
It's become more of a family.
We're able to really vibe, understand each other,
and I bring a completely different niche
than the guys that I work with
because I've worked on numerous projects
and programs in the past.
It allows me to bring a different eye
and a different vantage point of looking at things
and different ways of finding solutions,
so it's really good.
My group allows me to be creative, I'm very creative
and I like to think outside of the box and I'm innovative
so I'm able to take my ideas and my chain of command,
my management allows me to do so.
Technology is rapidly improving
and how do we as scientists and engineers
come together and find solutions to provide improvements
to our war fighters' armaments.
It's challenging because we have a lot of restrictions,
but at the same time, it's rewarding
because when you are able to find those solutions,
you know that our war fighters have safer
and more reliable armaments.