• Internship Abroad (2003): Materials Research & Development at Siemens Healthcare in Erlangen, Germany.

• Summer Abroad (2001): DAAD Scholar at Technische Universität München in Munich, Germany.

• Executive Leadership:

  • President, Vice President and PR Manager of 600+ member International Student Organization;
  • Student Chair for Campus Quality of Life Strategic & Implementation Committee of WIU.

• Completed degree while working 20 hours per week as Distance Learning Teaching Assistant, Database developer, Content Developer and Research Assistant.