Amanda Sathiaraj is working as a Strategic Operations Engineer at Power Plant Services in Illinois and was recently promoted from her role as Manufacturing Process Engineer. She has a master’s degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago and her specialization is in Design and Manufacturing. She is a certified QuickBase App Builder and is an experienced engineering and process improvement professional. Amanda is active on advocating STEM education and Space Sciences to school students, college students and professionals through work with organizations like Project Exploration, the International Space University and the Space Generation Advisory Council. She is passionate about constantly learning and driving operational efficiency. Prior to this, Amanda completed her undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering and is the first Indian Student Ambassador for StudyAdelaide, Australia and was sponsored to study in Adelaide. She has two international paper publications. In her free time she enjoys travelling and reading books.