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| − | [[File:NahomF Profile IMG.jpeg|thumb]]Nahom Fissaha was born in Ethiopia and moved to America when he was five. Since being born he has been curious and enjoyed tinkering by nature. Imagine the number of toys and household items he broke and frantically trying to fix them before his parents found out at age 11....now double that number. He is always trying to learn something and often has his nose buried in YouTube's HowTo section or listening to peoples stories. As a young DIYer who loves working with people, majoring in general engineering at JMU's project based program and felt natural for him. An avid traveler and explorer of culture and natural wonders he also is working on a double minor in environmental and geographic science to protect them. Currently expanding his knowledge in these fields so he can transform his HowTo mindset, to a more technical understanding of systems and design processes at play. | + | [[File:NahomF Profile IMG.jpeg|thumb|NahomF Profile IMG.jpeg]]Nahom Fissaha was born in Ethiopia and moved to America when he was five. Since being born he has been curious and enjoyed tinkering by nature. Imagine the number of toys and household items he broke and frantically trying to fix them before his parents found out at age 11....now double that number. He is always trying to learn something and often has his nose buried in YouTube's HowTo section or listening to peoples stories. As a young DIYer who loves working with people, majoring in general engineering at JMU's project based program and felt natural for him. An avid traveler and explorer of culture and natural wonders he also is working on a double minor in environmental and geographic science to protect them. Currently expanding his knowledge in these fields so he can transform his HowTo mindset, to a more technical understanding of systems and design processes at play. |
He loves to generate new ideas and feasible solutions with the resources he is given. | He loves to generate new ideas and feasible solutions with the resources he is given. | ||
| − | Just as expanding his technical skills are important, being able to work and engage with a variety of people is just as important to him. Thanks to working at his mothers convenience store and farmers market stand at a young age, his learning curve on how to work and communicate with people to reach goals was shortened. Having an amazing mother who happened to be an entrepreneur gave him a window to running small | + | Just as expanding his technical skills are important, being able to work and engage with a variety of people is just as important to him. Thanks to working at his mothers convenience store and farmers market stand at a young age, his learning curve on how to work and communicate with people to reach goals was shortened. Having an amazing mother who happened to be an entrepreneur gave him a window to running small businesses. All the amazing characteristics he saw in his mother were ones of a true leader which peaked his interests in learning them. First by learning how it feels to work under authority through high school sports such as wrestling and football and now onto more serious leadership roles. His first being Fundraising Chair of Alpha Phi Omega-Chi Gamma which gives him the chance to collaborate with community partners. He also is working on a leadership certificate through the Madison Engineering Leadership program where he has been given the opportunity to mentor 13 freshmen engineers. |
When he is taking a break from school work, he can be found wondering the trails of the Shenandoah National Park with friends, painting away in his room, improving his coffee roasting skills, rock climbing or working at a non-profit called Our Community Place in downtown Harrisonburg. | When he is taking a break from school work, he can be found wondering the trails of the Shenandoah National Park with friends, painting away in his room, improving his coffee roasting skills, rock climbing or working at a non-profit called Our Community Place in downtown Harrisonburg. | ||
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Revision as of 15:27, 2 October 2015
Nahom Fissaha was born in Ethiopia and moved to America when he was five. Since being born he has been curious and enjoyed tinkering by nature. Imagine the number of toys and household items he broke and frantically trying to fix them before his parents found out at age 11....now double that number. He is always trying to learn something and often has his nose buried in YouTube's HowTo section or listening to peoples stories. As a young DIYer who loves working with people, majoring in general engineering at JMU's project based program and felt natural for him. An avid traveler and explorer of culture and natural wonders he also is working on a double minor in environmental and geographic science to protect them. Currently expanding his knowledge in these fields so he can transform his HowTo mindset, to a more technical understanding of systems and design processes at play.
He loves to generate new ideas and feasible solutions with the resources he is given.
Just as expanding his technical skills are important, being able to work and engage with a variety of people is just as important to him. Thanks to working at his mothers convenience store and farmers market stand at a young age, his learning curve on how to work and communicate with people to reach goals was shortened. Having an amazing mother who happened to be an entrepreneur gave him a window to running small businesses. All the amazing characteristics he saw in his mother were ones of a true leader which peaked his interests in learning them. First by learning how it feels to work under authority through high school sports such as wrestling and football and now onto more serious leadership roles. His first being Fundraising Chair of Alpha Phi Omega-Chi Gamma which gives him the chance to collaborate with community partners. He also is working on a leadership certificate through the Madison Engineering Leadership program where he has been given the opportunity to mentor 13 freshmen engineers.
When he is taking a break from school work, he can be found wondering the trails of the Shenandoah National Park with friends, painting away in his room, improving his coffee roasting skills, rock climbing or working at a non-profit called Our Community Place in downtown Harrisonburg.
