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Joe VanderBroek is a University Innovation Fellow and Electrical Engineering student at Grand Valley State University. His career focus is in Medical technology and embedded systems, while his personal focus is bringing innovation and the maker movement to Grand Rapids. He grew up in Grand Haven, Michigan, where he was first introduced to engineering in 5th grade. After experimenting in different specialties he decided to focus on Electrical Engineering while pursuing coding applications in his free time.