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Jones (Continued from Page 1) Green (Continued from Page 2) Outside of work, what do you do for fun? I spent two years in South Florida for work and, while I was there, got into saltwater fshing. I was lucky to be within steps from some of the best fshing in the world and was able to catch 100+ lb tarpon within view of my condo. I also spent a good deal of time offshore fshing for mahi-mahi (dolphin), sailfsh, roosterfsh, kingfsh, grouper, and snapper. In addition, I’ve taken the time Billy playing as an LSM for Georgia Tech against Georgia State. since graduation to travel to places like the decide to stop playing. Once I graduate I hope Bahamas, Costa Rica, Tahiti, Bora Bora, to get back into some sort of a non-checking and am planning a trip to hike the Inca Trail men’s hockey league or start coaching high to Machu Picchu in Peru. school lacrosse. Where have you traveled to that What type of work did you do for NASA surprised you most? during your co-op? Mahi-mahi caught in Florida. My trip to Costa Rica was a spur of the I worked for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory industry adopted a strategy to ensure moment decision after seeing a fshing in Pasadena, California, which is a NASA that lessons learned in Japan are applied show flmed there and being stuck at work Center. While I was there, I worked on the effectively at America’s reactors to mitigate late that night. I really had no idea what to Mars Science Laboratory Mission, which beyond design basis external events. expect and was blown away by the amount sent the rover Curiosity to Mars. My main ENERCON has been an industry leader in of wildlife, scenery, and the friendly locals. job was to help test the drill and sampling implementing this “FLEX” strategy at plants system, which was conducted in a thermal throughout the country and I’m currently the What advice can you give our vacuum chamber to simulate the Martian lead engineer on the project to implement alumni and young actives about the environment. Some of my main jobs were to this strategy at one of the nuclear sites here importance of maintaining their Iota build equipment, do general maintenance on in the southeast. relationships? the chamber, as well as run the drill through the designed tests. It was a great experience While attending college, I never had to and I will be going back this summer to do think about building and maintaining my fourth co-op term and work on the next relationships. They simply came about as Mars mission, Mars 2020. a result of being involved on campus and in the fraternity. Following graduation, we Any plans for after graduation? all naturally go in different directions both I have just started looking for a job after professionally and personally. It is important graduation and I plan to do a lot of job to remember the support structure we built searching this summer. Right now I am as actives and take steps to maintain it so looking for a research and development job that we can continue to beneft each other or a mechanical design job. Sailfsh caught in Costa Rica. as brothers. Save the Homecoming 2014 Date! Saturday November 1st GT vs. Virginia Time – TBA Alumni communication services provided by Te Laurus Group | www.thelaurusgroup.net | 770-903-3987 | @thelaurusgroup