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Rebecca Johnson, age 25, SystemsEngineer in the Autofight

Systems Engineering Group at

Rockwell Collins 

Degrees: Bachelor o Science in

Electrical Engineering, Rose-Hulman

Institute o Technology, Terre Haute,

Ind. Currently pursuing a Master 

o Science in Electrical Engineering

through Engineering Distance

Education at Iowa State University.

An electrical engineer or more

than three years, with a specialty in

control systems and signal processing,

Johnson has worked to design,

test and review components o an

autoight system to reduce a pilot’s

workload and make air travel saer.

“I was always interested in science,

math and computers with a passion

or solving problems, whether it

was building Ferris wheels with

Tinker Toys at age two, building

a tower or the Science Olympiad

in middle school, solving calculus

problems in high school or working

on uzzy control labs in college.

These problems and the passion I

used to overcome them made me the

engineer I am today,” said Johnson.

She landed in Eastern Iowa when she

was offered a position at Rockwell

Collins that was in her area of specialty.

And she had friends in this area.

One o her goals is to be a role model

or aspiring engineers, as others were

or her.

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Photo courtesy Daniel M. Reck

Isaac Hodgins, age 28, CivilEngineer with environmental

emphasis, Shive-Hattery, Inc.,

Cedar Rapids

Degrees and Certifcations: Bachelor 

o Science in Civil Engineering,

University o Iowa. Proessional

Engineers license in the State o Iowa.

Early in lie, Hodgins had clues that he

may eventually become an engineer.

“I wasn’t a great artist, but many o 

the things I drew ended up looking

like a blueprint or a plan. I also kept

my toys in order when I played with

them,” said Hodgins.

“The civil engineering proession

has the ability to directly impact the

daily lives o every individual in our 

society. I like the technical aspects o 

engineering combined with the ability

to interact with the outdoor world. I

have a passion to better our natural

environment with the work I do by

providing sustainable and responsible

design—leaving little external

impact,” he added.

Hodgins grew up in Sioux City and

loves Iowa. When he attended theUniversity o Iowa, he was impressed

with the communities in this part o 

the state. “I had a desire to settle in

this area because o the great quality

o lie,” he noted.

When Hodgins looks back 20 years

from now, he hopes he had the courage

to tackle any good, career-related

opportunity that presented itself.

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Sam Bergus, age 25,Mechanical Engineer, Shive-

Hattery, Inc., Cedar Rapids

Degrees and Certifcations:

Bachelor o Science in Mechanical

Engineering, Iowa State University

Bergus has always been intrigued

by how things work and why

things are designed the way they

are, such as buildings, equipment

and products. “I also enjoy seeing

problems and how they have been

solved,” he said.

Bergus has been with Shive-Hattery since graduating rom

college. He chose the frm

ater interviewing with many

companies because he elt it

provided him with the best

opportunity. He hasn’t yet chosen

a specialty. “I am still trying to

develop what I want to specialize

in, although I eel that I am

having a positive eect on the

adoption and implementation o 

new technology,” he said.

Twenty years rom now, Bergus

would like to have helpedembrace and implement new

and currently existing orms o 

communication to streamline the

design and construction process.

“And I would also like to have

a unit o measurement named

ater me, in the likes o Tesla,

Fahrenheit, Watt or Newton,”

he added.

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Tom Pickett, age 26, Engineer, Shive-Hatte

Iowa City

Degrees and Certifcatio

o Science in Mechanica

Brigham Young Univers

working toward a Proes

Engineers license.

Tom Pickett’s specialty is

ventilation and air-cond

or commercial building

this because I work to bu

community and design

improve energy efcienc

“I feel that I’m making an

because my enthusiasm a

spreads to others and this

work better as a team,” sa

Pickett chose engineerin

because creating, design

building has always bee

“When I was about our

saw and understood wh

was. I wanted one so ba

sewed one or me out o

it everywhere,” he recall

Prior to joining Shive-Ha

was involved in the reseadesign of medical devices

bio-medical research star

“I came to Eastern Iowa

job and the exciting adv

experiencing the Midwe

In 20 years, Pickett hope

the satisaction that ind

including his own, are b

o his two decades o ser

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