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\"\"<\/a>Choosing\u2014And Achieving\u2014A Perfect Path:\u00a0Kirstin Olesen, University of Oklahoma<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kirstin Olesen has a very challenging job, but her accomplishments in college suggest that she\u2019s more than up to the task.<\/p>\n

Olesen, 23, is a software engineer for Boeing working in the B-52 Weapons division, where she focuses on systems work such as writing requirements and tests for software programs and maintaining the related documents. She said she isn\u2019t allowed to go into specifics about the program but enjoys the work and is glad that it\u2019s helping the U.S. military.<\/p>\n

It might sound like a lot of responsibility for someone one year removed from college, but Olesen was no ordinary student. She was the valedictorian at Noble High School in Oklahoma and as a senior in 2014 was named one of 100 Oklahoma Academic All-State Scholars. Her grades earned her several college scholarships, and she went to the University of Oklahoma, where she earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in industrial and systems engineering, graduating in 2018 with a perfect 4.0 GPA.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I started college, I knew that I wanted to graduate with a 4.0 and walk the stage wearing the medallion given to all who do,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Olesen said she became interested in the material handling industry through her high school calculus teacher, who had been an industrial engineer before going into teaching.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe told us about her previous engineering work, and my interest was piqued,\u201d Olesen said. \u201cThe combination of technical work and problem solving sounded perfect. Going into college, I still wasn\u2019t sure what career I wanted, so I chose the hardest major that I thought I could want to turn into a career: industrial and systems engineering. The classwork intrigued me, and I never changed my major.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love the concept of improving processes to improve outcome and minimize effort. There are so many systems embedded in society that we all rely on. I wanted to be a part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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