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Nathan LaWarre is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergrad at <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#808080;">'''Serving as UIF Since:'''&nbsp;Spring 2017<br />'''School:&nbsp;'''Western Michigan University. He is majoring in electrical engineering with a [[File<br />'''What he does now:Nathan UIF Profile.JPG|thumb]]minor in environmental studies '''&nbsp;Partner and sustainability. Nathan is originally from Grand Rapids, MI, but moved to Kalamazoo, MI, in 2015 to attend college. He currently works Firmware Engineer at Velocity Research<br />'''What that means:'''&nbsp;Business partner helping run the business as a tutor in the Kalamazoo high schools and at an architectural engineering firm well as an intern. Nathan hopes to one day work in the renewable energy field researching firmware engineer helping design and creating more efficient sources of energy.improve products</span></span>
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<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#808080;">'''Contact him about:'''&nbsp;Student run Makerspaces, Makerspace startups, design thinking workshops, recruiting new fellows at your school, emotional support, or literally anything to do with food&nbsp; &nbsp;<br />'''Email:&nbsp;'''nathan.lawarre@gmail.com<br />'''Phone:&nbsp;'''<span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;">(616) 902-8802</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size:small;">Nathan LaWarre is a University Innovation Fellow and graduate from Western Michigan University. He graduated in December of 2019 with a Bachelors degree in computer engineering with a minors in computer science, math, and environmental studies and sustainability. Nathan is originally from Grand Rapids, MI, and still lives in the area. He currently works as a partner and firmware design engineer at Velocity Research. As a partner he helps with the day to day of running a new business. As a firmware engineer he designs and creates embedded software for many different projects.</span>
<span style="font-size:small;">In his college days, Nathan is was an active member of the sunseeker team at WMU which is a team of students that come together to build a solar powered race car. Through this club he has learned how to solder and incase solar panels, work with PCB boards, and work within a team. Nathan is was also on the executive board and founder of the Innovation club at WMU which he helped to start. The innovation club strives to get students excited about learning and giving hands on experience. They have created a makerspace for students as well as a fund that alleviates the financial burden of projects for students. He has helped to create a design thinking workshop for incoming freshman that which is taught in many entry level courses. Nathan is was also apart of the math club and financial board at his church. He volunteers volunteered with Disabeled Disabled Students Services on his campus, driving physically disabled students from class to class. He also volunteers volunteered with Drive Safe Kalamazoo, giving safe rides home to students on the weekends. Nathan is was also a memeber member of the Lee Honors College and at WMU. Outside of school work he enjoys creating lasting relationships, being with friends, and experimenting with his arduinomicrocontrollers. Nathan has two younger sisters in high school, four six dogs, and two cats, which were all left at his parents house (thank goodness).</span>
<span style="font-size:small;">Nathan has always been very passionate about leadership and communication. He strives to merge these passions with his interest in helping others to better the lives of people around the world through technology. Nathan, while in school, strived to do this through the Innovation Club on his campus, holding speakers, seminars, workshops, and pop-up classes. He now is bringing these passions into his work space in anyway he can. UIF has been a key part in furthering his goals.</span>
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Nathan has always been very passionate about leadership and communicationGraduated Fellows:&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation. He strives to merge these passions with his interest in the natural environment to better educate people on the impacts of climate change. He plans to do this through the Innovation Club on his campusorg/Persefoni%20Lauhon Persefoni_Lauhon], holding speakers[[Zach Crawford|Zach_Crawford]], siminars, workshops&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Mackenzie%20Preston Mackenzie Preston], and pop-up classes. He hope University Innovation Fellows will help him along this path&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Jill%20Puckett Jill Puckett]
= Related Links = Graduated Current Fellows:&nbsp;[http://universityinnovation.org/Persefoni%20Lauhon Persefoni_Lauhon]'''Nathan LaWarre, &nbsp;[[Zach CrawfordSaleh Mohamed|Zach_CrawfordSaleh_Mohamed]] Current Fellows:,&nbsp;[[Mackenzie PrestonMegan miller|Mackenzie PrestonMegan_miller]], &nbsp;[[Jill PuckettDaniel Mozel|Jill PuckettDaniel_Mozel]], &nbsp;[[Nathan LaWarreAndreas Hobelsberger|Nathan LaWarreAndreas_Hobelsberger]]'''
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