 Philip Conley
On the team from 2004 through 2005, Philip led the electrical team.
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"Currently, I am employed with Delta Electric Power
Association which has a main office in Greenwood, MS. I received a bachelor's in May 2003, and completed
graduate work in May 2005.
The Challenge X experience especially helped me in
the management aspect of my employment. After
supervising different teams and groups with Challenge
X, the supervisor role in my current employment came
without thinking. All the complexities of dealing
with a project with multiple groups and factors were
greatly reduced after going through an experience like
Challenge X. Also, the Challenge X experience helped
me with multi-tasking. In my current position, I am
called upon to do a number of different assignments on
a daily basis, and Challenge X helped prepare me for
that challenge.
My new job does not deal with automotives, but the
skills gained during Challenge X carry over into any
assignment that I have now.
I do hope that the team progresses and finishes the
course with great success. Even though no longer an
active participant of the project, it is my sincere
hope that end of the journey is a prosperous one."
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 Jimmy Mathews
Jimmy was apart of the team from 2005 through 2006.
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"I work for a Tier I automotive supplier in the Detroit region. I am
primarily involved in development of software algorithms for automotive
controls. Additionally, I help in system integration tasks at various
levels. I also support other design and development activities and I get to
work with some very experienced and extremely talented engineers who've been
in this field for the past few decades.
I was on Challenge X from 2005 through 2006. I graduated with a master's degree in December 2006. ChallengeX provided me with some
wonderful hands-on, real-project experience. Additionally, I got to meet some wonderful people from the
industry, who are now like my personal friends. cX has been a Win-Win
situation for everybody involved, including yours truly. Besides the technical aspect of things, Challenge X has taught me the
importance of conforming to project requirements and technical specs to the
minutest details within the specified time frame. As they say, "always dot
your i's and cross your t's". I use this philosophy on a daily basis at
work.
All the very best to the newbies on the team and at the Year III
competition!!"
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