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Q : How did you end up working at BETA Technologies ?
A : I was born in Berlin , Vermont , and I moved to Essex for high school . BETA Technologies ’ Founder , Kyle Clark , was one grade ahead of me at Essex High School . After graduating high school , I went to UVM , where I majored in Electrical Engineering . I ’ ve always been good at math and science , so it was a logical step for me . After I graduated from UVM in 2003 , I moved to Connecticut . I returned to Vermont in 2007 to work at General Dynamics in Williston , where I worked on classified military projects as a systems engineer . I took some time off when I was pregnant with my first child in 2010 , and I took a job at Dynapower later that year . At the time , Kyle Clark was working as the Director of Engineering at Dynapower . It was a nice moment when I first saw him , because I recognized him from high school . I started off as a technician at Dynapower , then moved up to a documentation role and eventually a planning role . In 2017 , Kyle offered me a job at BETA Technologies . It was a timely transition , because I was ready to get back into full-time engineering work . I saw it as an exciting opportunity to try something different , so I joined BETA Technologies as one of its earliest team members .
Q : How would you describe the nature of the work that you do at BETA Technologies ?
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A : I work with our manufacturing department to build the batteries for the aircraft . My job is to take what the design team comes up with and make sure that we can actually build it . I work on the build line and take the batteries from a single-cell level all the way up to the pack level . I maintain the batteries and make sure that they are healthy and functional . I also participate in flight tests . Just the other
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