You know the phases children go through when they are young? Well my twin brother and I made it to the car phase, and never grew out of it. Since I could remember I always had a toy car in hand and a love for driving anything with wheels and a motor. Cars have always been in my life. My Dad has a love of cars which he shares with my Mom, and my grandparents as well. It only makes sense that I have a love for anything to do with the automotive industry. I always had a knack for anything to do with wheels or a motor. From riding bikes and quads to driving the ride-on lawnmower and golf karts. I just wanted to be around them and understand how they worked. My parents always told me to never limit myself. Doing the easy thing and not going to college would have limited me, they never pushed me to go to college but I have pushed myself to prove that the possibilities I have created for myself are limitless. Hearing this advice made me push past what was just in front of me, it made me want to reach for something better. This advice is what pushes me to constantly be improving my skills and knowledge in this industry. Every time I achieve something I didn’t know if I could do, but gave it my all anyway, it shows you how limitless things are if you just put in the work. Nothing happens for a reason, but you can make it happen for a reason. My dreams in the automotive industry always started out as being a mechanic. My Dad worked in the industry and I just knew that's what I wanted to do. Up until my senior year that was my plan, I wanted to work at the dealership level and become a master technician. I loved the idea of working with my hands, solving problems, and seeing a car run perfectly again after I fixed it. It felt rewarding and it felt right. However my mind would change as I got more and more people suggesting I apply to go to ASU to become an engineer, after all I always loved building and creating things. I started realizing that engineering could combine my love for hands-on work with problem solving in a bigger way. It could give me the chance to not just fix cars, but also design, build, and improve them in ways I never thought possible. Some of my biggest inspiration to be an engineer stems from watching videos and movies about how cars have been developed and the process with designing and testing. An even bigger aspiration would be to work as an engineer in some form of motorsports, as this is one of my passions. I’ve been into riding ATV's in the dunes since I could walk. I was about 2 and a half when I got on my first quad, haven’t looked back since. These are the aspirations that push me every day. In the end my goals are simple, I want to build a career for myself that keeps me involved in the automotive industry. I want to learn and absorb everything there is to know about this industry, I want to build on my existing technical and hands-on knowledge, and to keep pushing myself to be better. Cars are a passion and a lifestyle, I hope that by continuing on this path I will have created a life for myself that would make that little kid proud.