CTE Graduate Profile

CAREER PATH

Brandon M. Cuevas

Education:

Project Lead the Way (1st, 2nd year course) – B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology from Northern Illinois University. Internship: - Sciaky Inc., Electrical Assembler Jun. 2019 - Aug. 2019

Employment:

Sciaky Inc., Test Engineer Jan.- Dec. 2020 Sciaky Inc., Electrical Engineer I Dec. 2020 -

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HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDED

EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS NEEDED FOR THIS CAREER

J. Sterling Morton West High School Berwyn, Illinois – Cook County

Leadership, Confidence, Integrity, Ability to work well under pressure, Good Technical Abilities

CTE DEPARTMENT/CLASSES ENROLLED IN DURING HIGH SCHOOL

PLTW/Introduction to Engineering Design (IDE), Principles of Engineering (POE)

ADVICE TO HIGH SCHOOL CTE STUDENTS

CURRENT JOB TITLE

Advice I would provide to CTE students is take these classes seriously as they will see and do a lot of the things they are completing in college and further down in their career path.

Electrical Engineer I/Test Engineer

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

Sciaky, Inc. Chicago, Illinois

CAREER PATHWAY

HOW HAS CTE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR LIFE/CAREER?

Manufacturing, Engineering, Technology and Trades

Instant challenges where students are given a task to complete with a variety of constraints such as materials and time. This allowed me to work well under pressure, collaborate with peers on design models, and forced me to apply principles learned in class.