The Closer: Computer Science Grad Takes Every Project to the Finish Line
Graduating computer science major Ashley Baird is the kind of person who thrives on completing what she starts — and crossing the commencement stage on Saturday, April 25, will be the culmination of multiple achievements checked off of her personal Husky bucket list.
Baird’s drive to see things through resulted in a successful Humane Interface Design Enterprise project for the U.S. Department of Defense, working with retired astronaut William H. Shepherd. She also landed an internship at Nissan, working on the team that developed an industry-first personalized sound app.
The app hit the Google Play Store late last year, and Baird is still wrapping her head around how the work she did with Nissan manifested in such a rapid, tangible, widespread way.
“It’s honestly crazy! I was working on it with the mindset that it was a real project that was going to eventually get developed even if I didn’t work on it. But it’s just awesome to know that it’s out there,” she said. “Like, I made that!”
Learn more about Baird’s achievements and find out what’s next for the soon-to-be graduate at Stories from Husky Nation.