Georgia Engineering Foundation: I met Ashely Moore the summer of 2020. She was one of my Summer Manufacturing Engineering Interns working on the 3GT and 4GT platforms here at Johnson & Johnson Vision. Ashley at the time was enrolled in the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Georgia, and we hired her to help with some of our mechanical engineering projects during that time. Ashley had some reservations initially – mainly due to her being a civil engineering student. But she interviewed extremely well and had a fantastic attitude that we knew we had to hire her. I made sure to let her know that engineers are taught from the very beginning to be problem solvers. And that a lot of mechanical engineering structural concepts will overlap with civil engineering. The amount of growth Ashley had during her rotation was phenomenal. She displayed an enormous amount of emotional intelligence from the beginning. Her abilities to interact and seek out answers and navigate unknown territories was incredible. Ashley was able to take highly technical problems and break them down into smaller solutions sets and was able to articulate the technical foundations to a wide audience. But the biggest takeaway I received from her internship was for myself and how I approach recruiting. We knew from the beginning that Ashley’s creativity and appetite to learn was higher than most. And because we took a chance on her we were able to cultivate a learning opportunity that she was able to grow from, and the business was able to benefit from. It made me realize that sometimes the person we are seeking may not be in the typical resume pile – but rather somewhere else that is right in front of us. Ashley is a very bright young woman with massive potential in the STEM field. I hope that this recommendation letter can provide insight into her ability to perform, and for her overall scholarship eligibility. Sincerely, Phillip Sotomayor Staff Engineer
Georgia Engineering Foundation: I met Ashely Moore the summer of 2020. She was one of my Summer Manufacturing Engineering Interns working on the 3GT and 4GT platforms here at Johnson & Johnson Vision. Ashley at the time was enrolled in the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Georgia, and we hired her to help with some of our mechanical engineering projects during that time. Ashley had some reservations initially – mainly due to her being a civil engineering student. But she interviewed extremely well and had a fantastic attitude that we knew we had to hire her. I made sure to let her know that engineers are taught from the very beginning to be problem solvers. And that a lot of mechanical engineering structural concepts will overlap with civil engineering. The amount of growth Ashley had during her rotation was phenomenal. She displayed an enormous amount of emotional intelligence from the beginning. Her abilities to interact and seek out answers and navigate unknown territories was incredible. Ashley was able to take highly technical problems and break them down into smaller solutions sets and was able to articulate the technical foundations to a wide audience. But the biggest takeaway I received from her internship was for myself and how I approach recruiting. We knew from the beginning that Ashley’s creativity and appetite to learn was higher than most. And because we took a chance on her we were able to cultivate a learning opportunity that she was able to grow from, and the business was able to benefit from. It made me realize that sometimes the person we are seeking may not be in the typical resume pile – but rather somewhere else that is right in front of us. Ashley is a very bright young woman with massive potential in the STEM field. I hope that this recommendation letter can provide insight into her ability to perform, and for her overall scholarship eligibility. Sincerely, Phillip Sotomayor Staff Engineer
Georgia Engineering Foundation: I met Ashely Moore the summer of 2020. She was one of my Summer Manufacturing Engineering Interns working on the 3GT and 4GT platforms here at Johnson & Johnson Vision. Ashley at the time was enrolled in the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Georgia, and we hired her to help with some of our mechanical engineering projects during that time. Ashley had some reservations initially – mainly due to her being a civil engineering student. But she interviewed extremely well and had a fantastic attitude that we knew we had to hire her. I made sure to let her know that engineers are taught from the very beginning to be problem solvers. And that a lot of mechanical engineering structural concepts will overlap with civil engineering. The amount of growth Ashley had during her rotation was phenomenal. She displayed an enormous amount of emotional intelligence from the beginning. Her abilities to interact and seek out answers and navigate unknown territories was incredible. Ashley was able to take highly technical problems and break them down into smaller solutions sets and was able to articulate the technical foundations to a wide audience. But the biggest takeaway I received from her internship was for myself and how I approach recruiting. We knew from the beginning that Ashley’s creativity and appetite to learn was higher than most. And because we took a chance on her we were able to cultivate a learning opportunity that she was able to grow from, and the business was able to benefit from. It made me realize that sometimes the person we are seeking may not be in the typical resume pile – but rather somewhere else that is right in front of us. Ashley is a very bright young woman with massive potential in the STEM field. I hope that this recommendation letter can provide insight into her ability to perform, and for her overall scholarship eligibility. Sincerely, Phillip Sotomayor Staff Engineer