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Alumni: Where Are They Now?

Alumni: Where Are They Now?

ID Minors gravitate towards positions that involve combining their technical skills with design and a human approach. Here are what some of our ID Minor alumni are doing now. 

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Zlati: Mechanical Engineering | ID Minor

Product Designer: Medical Devices: Pursuant Health

Recent Interview: Looking back on his ID minor experience:

"I look back at my notes (ID3302 Materials) quite often for joining methods and scaling up in production"

"Enjoyed the food design exercise in Design Methods (ID3320) as it taught me to think differently"

"To focus on building more of a deeper connection with the person/customer. Learned to build something more personal to my customers"

“Design Methods influenced my thinking entirely. I'm more creative after taking Design Methods."

"I was able to consider more factors than just the right answer"

[ID Minor] was a more holistic approach in comparison to traditional engineering courses. It makes me more approachable...I can talk about design more with other curious people instead of engineering [alone]."

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Julia: Computer Science | ID Minor

UI/UX Design Engineer: Hyundai America Technical Center

I'm Julia Zhu, a GT graduate and was also a student in your Fall21 ID 2401 Visual Design Thinking and Spring22 ID 3320 Design Methods class. I currently work at Hyundai America Technical Center Inc. (HATCI) as a UX/UI designer on the infotainment software team.

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Tess: Mechanical Engineering | ID Minor

Hardware Engineer: Amazon Robotics (graduated: Fall '24)

"I just started working at Amazon Robotics as a hardware engineer in [the] Boston area. Everything is new and exciting. I found it funny that a part of their onboarding training was something called “Working Backwards,” meaning starting with finding customers’ real needs and then working on solutions. Which is essentially what you taught in Design Methods with minor change in wording. I’m glad that I get to continue practicing this."