Carolyn Begnoche

Product Definition Engineer/Checker, Collins Aerospace

Product Definition Engineer/Checker| Collins Aerospace

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What I Do

I check drawings that other Engineers draw for completeness before parts can be purchased or Manufactured.
Why Engineering?

I am a first generation graduate in my family. I have always loved mechanical things and I like to solve problems.
School Days

I graduated from a secondary school with a diploma in Mechanical Drafting.
I received my Associates degree in Engineering Technology from the College of Southern Maryland
this year 2020 I graduated with me Bachelors of Sciences in Manufacturing/Operations.
My Day At Work

I volunteer with all of our Engineering resource groups
I am involved with take your child to work day
I plan activities and challenges for the Engineers to compete at STEM challenges
I am one of the organizers of Introduce a girl to engineering event
I volunteer a few times a year with the company to support Junior Achievement
I am on our Spirit team and a member of our Employee engagement team
Best Part

Being able to have conversations about subjects and have it be a good conversation.
I look forward to my job everyday and I enjoy helping other solve problems.
Proud Moments

I am the winner of the 2017 STEM Achievement award given by the Connecticut Science Center
I am the winner of the 2016 Women of Innovation award given by the Connecticut Technology Council
Challenges

I was one of twelve girls in a class of 147 when I graduated from Tech School. The schools had just started to let girls lean a trade.
My Family

I am from a very large family. I had 3 brothers and 4 sisters growing up.
Dreams and Goals

I just graduated this year and am currently taking a break. It took me 13 years to get my Associates and 6 to get my Bachelors.
I am the Chair of the Hartford American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) section
I have been the Outreach chair for the Hanford Society of Women Engineers since 2012
Inspiration

My Dad probably had the most influence
Want to be an Engineer?

We are all problem solvers. If you like to solve problems, tinker around with things or are curious about how things work or what things are made of, you can be an engineer. Look around you. Any item you see has been engineered. Many smells have been engineered and also many of the foods you eat have been engineered.
Hobbies

I love to plant a garden each year
I Love to cook and I am very good at it
I Love to color and I Love to paint

My name is Carolyn Begnoche and I work at Collins Aerospace as a Drawing checker. I get to check drawings that other people draw. Some of the parts I can draw are of Airplane Engines. When you sit on an airplane and look out on the wing and you see an engine with a big fan than spins very fast, I get to draw and check drawings that make them. As the Outreach Chair for the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Hartford section since 2012. I teach and do STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities with grades K-12 and all levels of Brownies and Girl scouts. I am also a very active member of: Women in Aviation International (WAI). We teach young women about Aerospace and that there are no limits on what a person can do. I am a FIRST robotics Judge for the New England District (Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine). Students compete their robots for first, second and third place. This competition is held at Hartford high school in Hartford CT each year. I am also a Connecticut Invention Convention Judge through Pratt and Whitney and SWE: Hundreds of students bring their inventions to UCONN Storrs campus. Pratt and Whitney awards top three for best use of Power, and SWE gives four top SWENext awards for design and innovation.