Rick Walker - Electrical Engineer

Rick Walker
Born July 11, 1972 in Champaign, IL

Education: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from ODU

Favorite Teacher: Mrs. Leavitt - She made learning fun!

Favorite TV Show: The Practice

Favorite Hobbies: sports, computer games

Favorite Sport: soccer

Something You Don't Enjoy: eating vegetables - yuck!

Current Job: Electrical Engineer, Aerospace Technologist (AST)

What do you do? I design and integrate remote sensing techniques on aircraft by using the Global Postioning System (GPS).

What is the best thing about your job? It's challenging: always learning something new.

Coolest equipment you use? Satellites: They enable you to look at the Earth from a different perspective.

How do you use mathematics in your job? Calculate position using radio waves.