Micron Student Site: Women in Technology

Meet Brook, an Electrical Engineer

My name is Brook, and I'm an electrical engineer.

I graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1997 and immediately went to work for Micron. Math and science were two of my favorite subjects, and my teachers often told me that I would be a great engineer. My father was in the military, so we moved around a lot. It seemed like every time we moved, I arrived just in time for career day where I listened to engineers talk about making and creating things that people use. I thought it would be great to improve things to make life better and to create things that did not previously exist.

In high school I took advanced placement math, science, and physics classes to prepare me for college. Surprisingly, one of the classes that helped the most was keyboarding, because now I spend a lot of time each day at the computer entering data and code. It helps to be fast! This gives me more time to spend on the more interesting parts of my job.

We work as a team to create solutions to the problems we have identified. Most of my time is spent collecting and analyzing data and working with other engineers to explain what I have observed. We are constantly working to increase the speed and decrease the size of the electronic devices that we all use every day-in computers, DVD and CD players, cell phones, MP3 players, global positioning units, and televisions. Working to improve computers and tomorrow's technology is very motivating for me.

Another benefit of choosing electrical engineering was the numerous job offers I received when I graduated. Sometimes I'm asked if it was weird pursuing a degree where my peers were mostly guys and my coworkers are mostly men, but it is no big deal. I grew up in a house full of brothers and am very competitive. We all work as a team and everyone contributes and pulls his or her own weight.

I really like what I do and strongly encourage you to pursue what interests you. School may be hard, but don't be intimidated by picking a tough field. Don't let anything stand in your way! Do what you can now to keep your options open after high school.