Susi was born and raised in Colombia and lived in Louisiana, Florida and Paris for a few years before graduating from High School. After graduating from college with a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Universidad de Los Andes, she joined Soletanche Bachy, a French company specialized in geotechnical work designing deep foundations and tunnels in South America and the Caribbean. After two years in the workplace, she then moved to Ithaca to pursue her Masters in Engineering Management.

What inspired you to explore STEM when you were young?

I was raised by an Engineer and I was really good at math and enjoying

What do you enjoy most about what you do in your STEM career?

Making a difference in people’s lives.

What is a fun, bizarre or insightful STEM fact about your field?

We impact more than energy supply, natural gas is used to produce medical devices and surgical instruments, clothing, cleaning supplies.