INTERVIEWS!!!

Name: Oscar Gómez

Date: 05/02/2009

1. Could you please define Engineering in your own words?

I think more than a career, Engineering it a way of thinking, they teach you methods to solve problems, but all these methods are based in the same analitical way of thinking, so you can used them in other areas of your life.

2. What influenced you to pursue Electronics engineering, industrial ingeneering, computer science engineering or informatics engineering?

It seems the world is going to be ruled by technology and information, so it´s important to have the knowledge to be succesful in such a scenario, and studiyng Computer Science is a way to achieve this goal.

3. Could you please describe the educational process required to become an Engineer?

First of all you have to love maths and numbers, in the process you´ll be provided with tools to handle most of the situation you going to find in your job.

4. What are the skills you need to be a good engineer?

A big dose of curiosity and analitical thinking would be useful.

5. What job considerations were you looking for after you completed your education?

Nowadays, the world economical crisis is a mayor factor to take into account, because unemployement is rising, and specially in a country that depends on one single product to export the crisis will affect all the productive areas. So the most important job consideration is that it represent a challenge and an opportunity.

6. What's something of your school life that you enjoy the most?

Hanging on with friends, that is something that you can only do in the school life.

7. from your perspective, what is the most difficult part of being an engineering student?

Economically can be hard, because sometimes you need books or devices that you cannot afford.

8. What are your plans for the future?

Triyng to keep studying and get a job that allow me to improve my life style.

9. Point out your most personally gratifying moment in Engineering school.

The Friends you make in school are the ones that going to be with you for the rest of your life, I going out with some of them to make serenades to the girls!!!

10. Why would you recommend Engineering as a career?

It´s a wonderful experience and economically really pays of. It worths all the sacrifices.