Capt’n Amy is a Systems Engineer Supervisor for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center. Her mission is to make sure that the facilities are always mission ready. Her team also provides support for launch operations. In this episode, Amy takes us through her journey from studying electrical engineering in college and designing sprinkler systems to becoming a supervisor at NASA. 

00:00 Introduction 

01:23 What is Amy Doing Today? 

09:55 First Memory of a Computer

13:55 Interests in High School

18:00 Starting University

21:10 Designing Sprinkler Systems

32:26 Applying to NASA

38:30 First Experiences at NASA

42:30 Telemetry in the Control Room

48:00 Newfound Excitement at NASA

54:50 Anyone can Work at NASA

59:00 Thoughts on A.I

1:02:40 Going Back to College

1:08:30 Contact Info

Connect with Amy: 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaptnAmy

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-lendian/

Mentioned in today’s episode:

NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/

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