User:Megan Fritz

I am currently a third year Mechanical Engineering student at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. I have previously worked at QinetiQ North America (previously known as Foster Miller) as a mechanical design co-op for 6 months where I contributed to two major projects. I have been involved with the student run group Engineers Without Borders at Northeastern University (EWB-NEU) since my freshman year. Throughout the years, I have continued to hold higher positions within the group. I started as the secretary, advanced to the Culture and Education Committee Head and now I am currently the Design Lead for one of our projects located in Honduras. Through this group, I have learned a lot about civil engineering including surveying, how to design gravity fed water distribution systems. I have learned how to write technical reports, gather data, become a leader, learn about project management and how to weekly speak in front of an audience. I have traveled to Honduras for two projects at two weeks at a time and therefore I have some experience communicating with people a part of a completely different culture and how bringing technology can make a huge impact if done correctly.

Some possible articles I am interested in adding to Citizendium include one that relates appropriate technology and culture. I am extremely interested in how technology can affect a community in a positive and negative depending on how the project is managed and implemented.