MEC1281

Dear Professor Brad, My name is Bryant and I am a student from Singapore Institute of Technology pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. My passion for engineering was inspired by my dad. Being an aerospace engineer, he often brings home parts to work on and I would sit alongside him and observe. Moreover, I enjoyed finding out how things worked, and engineering allows me to adopt that drive to solve problems and improve people's lives. I previously graduated from Mechatronics Engineering in Nanyang Polytechnic and served 2 years in the army. I also worked as a technician in a semiconductor company where I had the opportunity to create operating instructions, work on component testing and resolve any software issue that crop up. One takeaway from this experience is that I learnt how to think like an engineer and acquire critical analysis skills. My greatest weakness is that I can be too critical of myself. I have noticed that since young, I always focused on wha

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