I harbor that innate desire to make products for those less fortunate and to know I’ve made a positive difference in somebody’s quality of life. The main source of my motivation stems from my childhood. I grew up around my grandfather who was a pedorthist by trade and was regularly exposed to his clients. He made shoes for individuals with missing toes/ part of their feet though either birth defect or though injury. I will always distinctly remember multiple patient’s hobbling into his office on crutches (or even being bound to a wheeled in the extreme cases) and then, a few visits later, walking out of his office even forgetting their crutches sometimes. Those moments had a profound impact on me and ever since I dreamed to apply science, mathematics, and engineering to a product that can make the lives of people in need easier.

An experience where I was motivated can be detailed at my current job. We needed to pass a certain number of instruments though the quality process within a given time frame. She motivated us though offering overtime pay to ensure that more hours were worked; hence, the instruments were more likely to get done on time. Therefore, she used money as a motivator on top of each employees individual motivations for the companies gain.