Her Story
About Ellie
Ellie Easy is an Assembly Process Engineer currently based in Colorado. She holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology, a master's degree in physics from Zahara University, and an undergraduate degree in physics from Bonai University. She was a PhD candidate in physics in Iran before immigrating and transitioning her focus to mechanical engineering to apply fundamental knowledge in practical applications. Ellie began her professional timeline in 2016 during her graduate work and has held roles in R&D at Meta and Fieldline Medical, as well as positions at Corning Incorporation where she took ownership of critical processes including a high-precision stress measurement machine for glass and components of advanced transistor manufacturing equipment. She founded a nonprofit to teach low-income students and volunteers by walking dogs at a local shelter. Ellie values organization and scheduling, which allow her to balance a successful career with personal well-being, and she advises others to trust their capabilities and persist through unfamiliar challenges.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Ellie
01What do you attribute your success to?
I always put myself through predicaments and I don't need to know everything. When I'm joining a project there might be a lot of parts that I have not had a chance to work in that aspect. However I always have the drive to go learn and employ. The best and most important success in my life is I have never had a project that I haven't finished and optimized the process. Regardless if that topic has been taught to me in school or not I always have the fire in me to go learn it and employ it in my project and bring it home.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Are you afraid of things you don't know? Keep it going and trust yourself. And you would see the miracle of persistency and diligency.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Never let anyone to tell you what you are capable of doing or not. Always trust your gut and trust your capabilities. I had it throughout my career that men's were really trying so hard to tell me what I mean. But it's what they think is better. Usually women know better.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
With two PhDs your opportunities are unlimited. R&D is usually the best to go to with my background. However when I was in R&D at Meta and then at Fieldline Medical I have learned very quickly that as soon as they get what they need you're not gonna make it within the team no more. They are paying extra for your knowledge and now that you have resolved the problem you might not cut it to the next surfing. So I have moved to production as a stable environment for me.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Being organized in general is the most important thing to me. It's I have an organizing mindset I can manage my personal and professional life in a very meaningful manner without the hecticness and I value scheduling and being organized a lot. I managed to go on travels I managed to go to gym on a daily basis I managed to be very good at my job the way that I'm very respected at my job. Scheduling that makes me to have nice life. We are eating a very good healthy meal daily that I can cook at home and yet be a successful engineer.
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