南, then North and to Space
Posted on June 22, 2020 by 托马斯Becnel
![Martavious来自, a spring 2020 computer science graduate, 他在美国国家航空航天局的一个团队工作,该团队利用卫星信息改进短期天气预报. data-lightbox='featured'](/departments/publicrelations/pressreleases/images/2020/062220hails750.jpg)
#我的第一份工作是一个关注十大玩彩信誉平台2020届毕业生的系列节目 who are beginning their careers.
Martavious来自, a 2020 computer science 毕业于十大玩彩信誉平台,花了三个暑假实习 high-tech companies in Huntsville.
他的职业生涯也是在那里开始的,他是雅各布斯太空公司的一名承包商 美国宇航局马歇尔太空飞行中心的探索小组.
Hails在美国宇航局一个名为SPoRT的团队工作——短期预测、研究和过渡 该中心利用卫星信息改进短期天气预报.
“基本上,”他解释说,“我们从地球静止环境中获取天气数据 然后想办法传输和显示它.”
他未来的计划包括攻读计算机科学硕士学位. 总有一天他会 like to work for Google. 他认为他会喜欢住在亚特兰大或加州.
22岁的海尔斯来自蒙哥马利,他的母亲是那里的教育服务主管 for the state Department of Corrections. He attended Brewbaker Technology Magnet High 他在学校学习平面设计,并参加了学校的招聘之旅 南阿拉巴马州.
“After that, I was hooked,” he said. “I liked the campus and the people were cool. I liked Mobile and the history of Mobile.”
在南学院,海尔斯住在校园里的德尔塔宿舍楼. He was a resident assistant 两年了.
他说:“有时会变得非常忙碌。. “If you don’t like dealing with people, 和人打交道,那你就不会喜欢那份工作.”
她辅修了 数学. 他活跃于全国黑人工程师协会,是分会副会长 以及Collegiate 100,这是一个由100名美国黑人支持的项目 论师徒关系下学生的发展.
“那是我的两个主要组织,”他说. “We’re still a minority in my field, there definitely needs to be improvement. But companies are opening up, things are 变得更好.”
在亨茨维尔,他还是新来的,但一个朋友已经为他找到了一个做志愿者的地方.
“现在,我正在和一个童子军一起工作,”他说. “Just being a role model, 给他们找个和他们年龄相仿的人,做正确的事.”
Hails仍然是一个年轻的游戏玩家,他可以花几个小时在电脑上玩火箭联盟 或《十大信誉彩票平台》. Online, he’s always been “martydude15.” He enjoys competing and catching up with his friends.
在现实生活中的亨茨维尔,他是数千名年轻科技工作者中的一员. Night life includes 抛掷斧头. 抛掷斧头?
“抛掷斧头,” he said. “秘诀就是不要扔得太用力,不要扔 太软了.”
他的女朋友正计划搬到纳什维尔,离亨茨维尔不到两个小时的车程. She’s also a 2020 graduate of 南. 他们通过黑人工程师协会相识.
目前,海尔斯独自一人在阿拉巴马州北部. His mom taught him at least one go-to recipe for meals at home.
“我做了一些很棒的红糖鲑鱼配米饭和四季豆,”他说. “It hits every time.”
He stays away soft drinks and coffee.
“Water, juice and willpower,” he said. “I don’t want that caffeine addiction.”
大学期间,海尔斯在哈德逊阿尔法研究所(HudsonAlpha Institute)暑期实习 Biotechnology in Huntsville. There was no pressure. He could imagine a bright future with a forward-thinking company.
“It was fun, the coolest thing ever,” he said. “Most of the people I worked with were 太棒了.”
临近毕业,他开始在充满挑战的就业市场寻找工作. It was frustrating. 她听到他在几十次采访中说过同样的话.
直到雅各布斯和美国宇航局在亨茨维尔解决了所有问题.
“My best interview ever,” he said. “太棒了。. I kind of knew the area, so 我能说出一些名字,还有一些正在发生的事情.”
Hails got the job, graduated and moved north. He’s still adjusting to corporate life. The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t helped.
像许多南方毕业生一样,Hails在家工作.
“It’s weird,” he said. “You just roll out of bed and you’re at work. 我有 强迫自己在一天结束的时候停下来. I’m the kind of person who, if I have 一个问题,我就会坐在那里工作,直到我解决它.”