Rose Figueroa talks about a career in industrial and operations engineering
“I found myself in the middle of leading the Hurricane Maria / Michigan statewide relief efforts. I was able to leverage the network that I had from Michigan, and that resulted in the distribution of 50 tons of essential goods from Michigan.” - Rose Figueroa, Industrial & Operations Engineering M.S.E. '13, Ph.D. '17
Rose, a University of Michigan alumna, talks with Celia Osman, a current U-M undergraduate engineering student studying industrial and operations engineering, about the twists of her career, what a typical day is like and what she thinks now about her time at Michigan.
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Topics covered in this conversation:
0:20 - Introductions
1:14 - Tell me about your work.
2:29 - What is a typical day like?
4:27 - Why did you choose industrial engineering?
5:07 - What advice do you have for finding a job you care about?
6:14 - What would your college self would think about yourself now?
7:19 - How do you feel about your accomplishments?
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