I first move to the United States from Mexico at 18 years old and starting college in the city of San Diego, since it was the closest to Tijuana, my hometown. Nevertheless, much of my plans had to come to a halt: from my father having several ailments due to his life-long work in the construction field, to my mother being diagnosed with breast cancer, my student life had to come to a pause in 2013 so I could enter the workforce and help support my family. Those years of medial struggle with my parents left a toll in a way that I saw life to the point where I felt I wasn’t taking care of myself emotionally, I felt desperate and extremely uncomfortable with the place where I was, so I took the biggest bet I’ve ever had and move to a place where I could start fresh, that place was the city of Reno, NV. I was able to find a job in a local business called “Damon Industries”. The Damon family has been very welcoming and supportive to me by allowing me to learn about their company in every aspect I’ve wanted: from food safety to Industrial machinery, this company has truly adopted me as one of their own, and now, after four years of hard work and learning I’ve proven myself to have the skills necessary to become an industrial maintenance mechanic and serve as Head of Maintenance for the company, a position I hold to this day. My goals are to become a mechanical engineer, and hopefully have the change of Mastering in Automation and Robotics, hopefully reducing the cases of people with ailments caused by extensive physical demands in the workplace.