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Hey everyone, my name is Bill, and I'm a junior at OU. I am majoring in Computer Engineering. I decided to become a computer engineer because I've always had a passion for creating things as well as emerging technologies. I grew up in Ada, OK. (It's that town that Blake Shelton and Jeremy Shockey came from.) I attended kindergarten through high school at Latta schools. The best description I can give of my high school is that I had a graduating class of 56, and that was biggest class in years. When I was in high school, I discovered my passion for engineering through the FIRST robotics competition. I was on team 2352 Metal Mayhem.
I'm a complete computer nerd. I love everything about computers. I starting learning how to program when I was 12, and I built my first custom computer when I was 14. In my free time, I like to play video games, watch movies, draw, and work on robotics and electronics projects. I've also done some judo, practiced guitar and piano (poorly), painted, cooked, programmed, and done some welding/metalworking as well as some old school blacksmithing. I'm basically a jack of all hobbies and most definitely a master of none.
I'm currently the President of OU Robotics Club as well as the IEEE (Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Student Chapter. I'm also an officer in Engineer's Club and Sooner Competitive Robotics. I've been heavily involved in student orgs since my freshman. I'm really passionate about these and the other organizations at OU because to me, organizations represent one of the most important parts of the college experience through the opportunities and extracurricular activities that they offer. Helping my fellow students find these opportunities is a huge thing for me because, coming from a very small high school, I know what it's like to not have those kinds of opportunities presented to you.
I'm currently working as an undergraduate TA for the College of Engineering. This semester, I'll be a TA for the Circuits for Non-Majors classes.
My favorite food is free food, and chocolate pie. Speaking of which, I can make a from-scratch chocolate pie that's better than grandma's (trust me, she told me so.). My favorite color is iridescent. Some of my favorite books include The Hobbit, The Life of Pi, The Count of Monte Cristo, and the C Programming Book. I like listening to music from the 90's and watching really good movies like the The Phantom Menace, Battlefield Earth, and the Constantine movie with Keanu Reeves.
