
Savanna Silva
Mechanical Engineer
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground
Yuma, AZ USA
“Any adversity that you go through is only going to make you a stronger person...No matter what adversity I’ve gone through in life, it’s made me the person I am today.”
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground
Yuma, AZ USA
“Any adversity that you go through is only going to make you a stronger person...No matter what adversity I’ve gone through in life, it’s made me the person I am today.”
Mechanical Engineer
I perform ground testing of combat vehicles in the test & evaluation process.
At the beginning of the day, I prepare by coming up with a plan of action based on prior day’s activities. Then I will head out to execute the plan with the platform I am testing. I am generally with the platform all day to facilitate on the spot resolutions and analyze crude data. Towards the end of the day, I return back to my office to document my findings and to do some preparations for the next test day.
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