Analiese_D

Howdy! My name is Analiese Dusse, and I am a freshman currently co-enrolled at Austin Community College and Texas A&M University through the Chevron Engineering Academy. I am pursuing a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering and hope to eventually earn a master's degree in Human Factors Engineering. I am passionate about STEM and the idea of combining creativity with engineering problem-solving skills to make people's lives better. It is my belief that ergonomics principles and modern technology can be used to improve comfort, safety, and efficiency in nearly every field.

Image 1: Serving as a teacher's aide for an Advanced Biology class

• Competency with Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
• Moderate proficiency in Python Programming Language
• Advanced mathematics (Calculus)
• Effective communication skills
• Comfortable in teams and leadership roles
• Adept at multitasking and time management to meet deadlines
• French - Level 2 (ILR)
• Skilled in mixed martial arts

• Index Card Tower
  • Worked with a team to design and construct a 7-foot-tall tower able to withstand the weight of stacks of coins made out of 85 index cards and 1 roll of tape.
• Popsicle Stick Bridge
  • Created a bridge out of popsicle sticks and screws that held over 100 lbs of weight (<< see Image 2).

• Python Programs
  • Wrote various Python programs that can check the validity of a barcode number, perform Kaprekar’s Routine on a number until it reaches Kaprekar's Constant, output exact change for a money transaction, convert sentences to leet speak, and calculate the dot product of two vectors, among other things.

Although I don't have very much experience repairing things myself, I have grown up watching my father teach himself how to fix everything from a TV screen to a leaky toilet to a broken freezer. He also learned how to solve various car issues in order to keep his vintage blue Subaru running for over 40 years. Part of the reason why I am so excited to join and contribute to iFixit is for people like him, who previously had to search for a physical repair manual or scour through dozens of YouTube videos to find one that effectively showed him how to fix his exact problem. Thus, I understand firsthand the importance of iFixit's mission statement to protect the Right to Repair and provide all individuals with free, easy-to-follow procedures.

• Member of the ACC Honors Program, Phi Theta Kappa, and NSHSS
• First place ribbon from the Austin Science Fair
• Martial arts black belt recognized by the American Black Belt Association

• Reading fantasy novels and watching action movies
• Playing with my two German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois mix dogs
• Traveling (my favorite places so far have been Costa Rica and Brussels, Belgium!)
• Swimming and going to the beach
• Creating jewelry with beads, clay, and resin

Image 3: Ziplining for the first time in Costa Rica

Fun fact about me: I was homeschooled from kindergarten to grade 12!