Dayna Herling

I am electrical engineer at RPI and will be entering my junior year this fall. I am interested in renewable energy, energy storage and consumer electronics and would love the opportunity to work in any of these fields. I have completed research at Missouri University of Science and Technology, where I was hired as a research assistant to develop the software and hardware for a mobile battery management system. Also, this research is soon to be published by the doctoral student I worked with on this project. From this research, I gained an invaluable amount of experience in what it is like to work a professional job and in real world electrical engineering, as this can vary greatly from theoretical principles. This experience also taught me that although I loved the research I was doing, I would love to work in industry and help advance new technologies to the market place, as this is the best way to allow them to improve society and make a difference in the world. From my group project based classes, I have also learned that I am a strong leader and have very good project management skills as I am efficient and a good team communication facilitator yet careful to fully meet project requirements on time.