What's the Word? Eagle Alumni Spotlights Podcast
1) Kiara Bean, Forensic Accounting
Kiara Bean, a 2023 graduate with a degree in forensic accounting and minors in psychology and security, discusses her job in San Diego, where she supports litigation processes at a forensic accounting...Show More
2) Jordan Lowry, Aeronautical Engineering
Jordan Lowry (AE, discussed her career as a Space Systems Engineer at Boeing, focusing on satellite communication. She highlighted her favorite aspects of her job, including the supportive community a...Show More
3) Paige Konieczny, Meteorology
Paige, an Embry-Riddle meteorology graduate from 2020, shares her journey through the world of weather forecasting, starting at the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and now working at the N...Show More
4) Jennifer James, Space Physics
Jennifer James (2022, Space Physics) is now a PhD candidate at Vanderbilt University, currently working on the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider in New York. Her role involves plenty of internal communi...Show More
5) Grace Brown, Global Security and Intelligence
Grace Brown (Global Security and Intelligence, 2024) works at Raytheon in Tuscon as a security analyst. She loves the variety in her work and sense of collegiality among her coworkers. In this episode...Show More
6) Edward Pinos, Global Security and Intelligence
Edward Pinos (2018, Global Security and Intelligence) now works as a security analyst at CrowdStrike. In this episode he tells us about his work investigating insider risks, writing detailed analytica...Show More
7) Austin Johnson, Global Security and Intelligence
This week, Owen talks with Austin Johnson, a law enforcement officer who majored in Global Security and Intelligence and graduated early in 2023. In law enforcement, every day brings a new and excitin...Show More
8) Jeff Bloom, Computer Science
This episode features Jeff Bloom (1988, Computer Science graduate). Jeff shares his experiences working with NASA's mission control as a software engineer, especially the challenge of transitioning fr...Show More
9) Shinji Maeda, Safety Science
Shinji Maeda (2005), founder of the nonprofit Aero Zypangu Project, discusses his career journey and experiences. A Boeing flight engineer, he graduated from Embry Riddle with a master's in safety sci...Show More
10) David Hadley, Mechanical Engineering
David Hadley (2024) now works at Garmin Aviation Technologies. Along with a Mechanical Engineering degree, he also has his pilot’s license. David fondly recounts his senior design capstone project—the...Show More