carefree roaring twenties
Ms Genae Jefferson is a 36 year old confident woman who definitely relates with the era of the Roaring Twenties.
She obtained her Bachelors of Science in Physics and a Specialization in Astrophysics from UC Irvine, and a Masters in Engineering Management from USC.
Her dream has always been to work in the space industry, and Imaging Sensors for Space Satellites was perfectly aligned with that dream. She balances that with delving into the Los Angeles live music scene, which is where she identifies the most with the Twenties “Flapper Girl” personality.
"I’m a Jazz & Blues girl... It speaks of this spirit that screams: “I’m going to be alright, don’t you know it!”
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Ceres: Where do you work? What do you do?
Genae: Well, I am currently the Chief Engineer for a weather satellite program; we provide the imaging sensors for them. It’s a great industry, you get to be a part of the design of a system, then realize it through assembly, and verify it through test. Then one day you deliver it to your customer. Finally, you may get to watch it launched into space. The satisfaction of seeing a completed project is exhilarating. I love my job.
Ceres: What's your background? Where are you from?
Genae: My father’s side of the family is from New Orleans, LA. I spent my young childhood there, and still go and visit my grandparents there. It’s how I ended up stuck in Hurricane Katrina. My mother’s side of the family is from Elkhart, IA. I only had one opportunity to visit for a family reunion; it certainly felt like a one-horse town to this city girl, but everyone was so inviting. I mainly grew up in the Inland Empire, which was interesting to say the least. Not flashy, or glamorous, but we kept ourselves entertained in the neighborhood. Although, my particular cul-de-sac could be described as the ghetto (we did have a crack house down the street), it never felt that way to me. There was the neighborhood group of friends that you went to elementary, junior high, and high school with—and their parents knew you and my parents knew them. My mother was a total advocate for “Keep Your Children Busy!” We did everything
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